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Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School, a magnet school in Little Rock, Arkansas

Parkview Community College of Technology, a secondary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England

Parkview School District, a school district serving areas of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States

Parkview School (Edmonton), a school in the Parkview community of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Other meanings

Parkview Square, an office building in Singapore

Parkview (SEPTA station), an interurban rapid transit station in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania

name	Porter Wagoner |
background	solo_singer |
birth name	Porter Wayne Wagoner |
alias	Mr. Grand Ole Opry |
born	August 12, 1927 West Plains, Missouri, USA |
died	October 28, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee, USA | | instrument acoustic guitar |
genre	country music, gospel |
occupation	country music singer and songwriter |
years active	1951–2007 |
label	RCA Victor (1951 – 1980) Shell Point (2000 – 2002) TeeVee (2003 – 2006) Anti (2007)
associated acts	Norma Jean Dolly Parton|
website	porterwagoner.com |
past members	|
notable instruments	| }}

Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced a young Dolly Parton on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet team throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983; and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Biography

Early career

thumb|left|180 px|Wagoner (l) with Red Gale and Don Warden in a 1956 publicity photo Wagoner's first band, The Blue Ridge Boys, performed on radio station KWPM-AM from a butcher shop in his native West Plains, Missouri where Wagoner cut meat. His big break came in 1951, when he was hired by Si Siman as a performer on KWTO-AM in Springfield, Missouri. This led to a contract with RCA Victor.

With lagging sales, Wagoner and his trio played schoolhouses for the gate proceeds; but in 1953, his song "Trademark" became a hit for Carl Smith, followed by a few hits of his own on RCA. Starting in 1955 he was a featured performer on ABC-TV's ''Ozark Jubilee'' in Springfield, Missouri. He often appeared on the show as part of the Porter Wagoner Trio with Don Warden and Speedy Haworth. Warden, on steel guitar, became Wagoner's long-time business manager. In 1957, Wagoner and Warden moved to Nashville, Tennessee, joining the ''Grand Ole Opry''.

Like many of his contemporaries in country music, Wagoner traveled and performed outdoors for fans at American Legion houses in rural towns. Fans sat on wooden benches facing what was often a makeshift stage. Wagoner would mingle with the audience during performance breaks and usually remembered the names of the towns he visited.

Chart success

Wagoner's 81 charted records include "A Satisfied Mind" (No. 1, 1955), “Misery Loves Company” (No. 1, 1962), “I've Enjoyed as Much of This as I Can Stand” (No. 7, 1962–1963), “Sorrow on the Rocks” (No. 5, 1964), “Green, Green Grass of Home” (No. 4, 1965), “Skid Row Joe” (No. 3, 1965–1966), “The Cold Hard Facts of Life” (No. 2, 1967), and “The Carroll County Accident” (No. 2, 1968–1969).

Among his hit duets with Dolly Parton were a cover of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind" (1967), "We'll Get Ahead Someday" (1968), "Just Someone I Used to Know" (1969), "Better Move it on Home" (1971), "The Right Combination" (1972), "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" (No. 1, 1974) and "Making Plans" (No. 2, 1980). He also won three Grammy Awards for gospel recordings.

Television series

His syndicated television program, ''The Porter Wagoner Show'', aired from 1960 to 1981. There were 686 30-minute episodes taped; the first 104 (1960–66) in black-and-white and the remainder (1966–81) in color. At its peak, it was featured in over 100 markets, with an average viewership of over three million. Reruns of the program currently air on the rural cable network RFD-TV, and its sister channel in the UK Rural TV.

The shows usually featured opening performances by Wagoner with performances by Norma Jean, or later Parton, and comedic interludes by Rhodes. During Parton's tenure, she and Wagoner usually sang a duet (Wagoner did not perform any duets with Norma Jean). Each episode also featured a guest who would usually perform one or two songs. A spiritual or gospel performance was almost always featured toward the end of the show; generally performed by either Wagoner or Parton, or the show's guest star, or occasionally the entire cast.

The shows had a friendly, informal feel, with Wagoner trading jokes with band members (frequently during songs) and exchanging banter with Parton and Howser. During their duets, Parton and Wagoner both frequently changed lyrics on one another try throw the other off course. Parton wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" after Wagoner suggested she shift from story songs to focus on love songs.

Wagoner's stage alter ego was Skid Row Joe. The cast included:

Singer Norma Jean (1960–1967)

Singer Dolly Parton (1967–1974)

Singer Mel Tillis

Comedian/stand-up bass Curly Harris (1960–mid-60s)

Comedian/stand-up bass Speck Rhodes (mid-1960s onward)

Announcer Don Howser

The house band, The Wagonmasters:

: Benny Williams on guitar : Buck Trent on banjo and guitar : George McCormick on rhythm guitar : Don Warden on steel guitar : "Little" Jack Little on drums : Mack Magaha on fiddle : Ray Downs on rhythm guitar and vocal : Michael Treadwell on bass guitar After 1974: : Fred Newell on banjo/guitar/mandolin : Dave Kirby on guitar : Stu Basor on steel guitar/dobro : Bobby Dyson on bass : Jerry Carey on drums : Mack Magaha on fiddle : Linda Carol Moore vocals

Later career

Wagoner brought James Brown to the Grand Ole Opry, produced a rhythm & blues album for Joe Simon, and appeared in the Clint Eastwood film ''Honkytonk Man''. During the mid-1980s, Wagoner formed an all-girl group, The Right Combination, named after one of his hit records with Parton. He also hosted ''Opry Backstage'' during the 1990s on The Nashville Network. Though Parton's departure caused some animosity on both sides, the two reconciled in the late 1980s and appeared together a number of times in the following years; Parton inducted Wagoner into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002.

Wagoner made a guest appearance on the HBO comedy series ''Da Ali G Show'' in 2004, its second season, interviewed by Borat Sagdiyev.

On July 14, 2006, he underwent surgery for an abdominal aneurysm.

Wagoner was honored on May 19, 2007 at the Grand Ole Opry for both his 50 years of membership and his 80th birthday. It was telecast on GAC's ''Grand Ole Opry Live'' that day with artists such as Parton, Stuart and Patty Loveless. ''Grand Ole Opry Live'' host Nan Kelley was part of the birthday celebration as well.

On June 5, 2007, Wagoner released his final album called ''Wagonmaster''. The album was produced by Marty Stuart for the Anti- label. The album received the best reviews of Wagoner's career and briefly charted on the country charts. He also toured during the summer of 2007 to promote the album. One of these was to open for the rock group The White Stripes at a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Family

Wagoner was married twice, to Velma Johnson for less than a year in 1943; and then to Ruth Olive Williams from 1946 to 1986, though they separated 20 years before the divorce. He was survived by his three children, Richard, Denise and Debra.

Death

Until his illness and death, Wagoner appeared regularly on the ''Grand Ole Opry'' and toured actively. He died from lung cancer in Nashville on October 28, 2007. Wagoner's funeral was held November 1, 2007 at the Grand Ole Opry House. He is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.

Dolly Parton performed a concert at her Tennessee theme park, Dollywood, in his memory after his death.

Porter Wagoner Boulevard in his native West Plains, Missouri is named in his honor.

Discography

Awards

Vocal Duo of the Year Vocal Duo of the Year Vocal Duet of the Year Vocal Duet of the Year Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance Vocal Duet of the Year Vocal Group of the Year Grammy Award for Best Gospel PerformanceGrammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Year !! Award !! Awards	Notes
2002	Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1998
1971	|	CMA	with Dolly Parton
1970	|	CMA	with Dolly Parton
1970	|	Music City News Country	with Dolly Parton
1969	|	Music City News Country	with Dolly Parton
1969	Best Gospel Performance || Grammy
1968	|	Music City News Country	with Dolly Parton
1968	|	CMA	with Dolly Parton
1967	Best Gospel Performance || Grammy
1966	Best Sacred Recording (Musical) || Grammy

References

External links

Wagoner albums and photos

Porter Wagoner MySpace page

Porter Wagoner at the Country Music Hall of Fame

Porter Wagoner obituary

Porter Wagoner obituary in ''The New York Times''

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Name	Marty Stuart
Landscape	Yes
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	John Martin Stuart
Born	September 30, 1958Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.
Instrument	Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Genre	Country, Bluegrass, Southern rock, Gospel
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, musician
Years active	1972–present
Label	Sugar Hill, Columbia, MCA, Universal South, Superlatone
Associated acts	Travis Tritt, Connie Smith, Johnny Cash, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan, Clarence White, Leroy Troy
Website	Official Site
Notable instruments	Clarence }}

John Martin "Marty" Stuart (born September 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Mississippi), is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. In the early 1990s, he had a successful string of Country hits.

Early Life and rise to fame

Born as John Martin Stuart in Philadelphia, Mississippi on September 30, 1958, Marty Stuart has become known as one of country music's most eclectic artists, because he performs and records several widely diverse types of country music. He is of French, English, Choctaw, and Colombian descent. That is one of his reasons for his success in the 1990s, just when Traditionalism was making a comeback in country music.

From an early age, he was obsessed with country music. He was so obsessed, in fact, that he taught himself how to play the guitar and mandolin. At the age of 12, Stuart started performing with the bluegrass group The Sullivans. He later met Lester Flatt bandmember Roland White. White invited Stuart to play with him and the Nashville Grass at the Labor Day gig in Delaware in 1972. After this, White asked him to join the band permanently and Stuart accepted. This made White responsible for the rest of Stuart's education. Marty stayed with Lester Flatt until Flatt broke up the band in 1978 due to his failing health.

In 1979, Flatt died. Stuart pushed forward and worked with fiddler Vassar Clements. He also worked with guitarist Doc Watson. In 1980, he joined Johnny Cash's backing band. The previous year, Stuart made his first solo album, ''With a Little Help From My Friends,'' on Ridge Runner Records

In 1982, he released a second album called ''Busy Bee Cafe'' on Sugar Hill Records. Both of these albums were strongly Bluegrass albums, and they failed to garner any success for Stuart. In 1983, Stuart married Johnny Cash's daughter, Cindy. They divorced 5 years later. In 1985, Stuart left Cash's band to pursue a solo career.

Recording career in the 1980s & 1990s

In 1985, Stuart accompanied Johnny Cash to Memphis and played on the "Class of '55" album that also featured Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis. At the end of the session Perkins presented him with his guitar.]. Later that year, Stuart left Cash's band and landed a recording contract with Columbia Records. The following year, he released a self-titled album on the label, which produced a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country charts in the song "Arlene." Stuart garnered his first cover story in 1986, appearing in a Mid-South magazine article titled "Nashville's New Hopes.". Also in the article were Vince Gill, Sweethearts of the Rodeo and Lisa Angelle. Although he had a hit on his hands with "Arlene", the album itself didn't sell. Stuart recorded a follow-up album, ''Let There Be Country,'' but Columbia failed to release it after Stuart had a heated run-in with the label head over his decision to drop Johnny Cash from the Columbia roster.

His marriage to Cindy Cash ended in divorce in 1988, leading to Stuart's return home to Mississippi. Roland White invited Stuart to rejoin his band as their fiddler and this helped Stuart build his confidence to try again at becoming a singer.

Stuart soon returned to Nashville. He landed a deal with MCA Records in 1989, which was formerly Decca Records. That year, Stuart released his first album on MCA, ''Hillbilly Rock''. In 1990, he finally made it big with the album, when two of his songs from ''Hillbilly Rock'' became hits. The title track, "Hillbilly Rock," was his first Top Ten hit on the Country charts. The other song, "Western Girls," just broke the Top 20. The album received great reviews from critics, who compared Marty's work to that of country singer Dwight Yoakam. The album featured a cover version of the Johnny Cash hit "Cry! Cry! Cry!." In 1991, he released another album, ''Tempted'', and the title track became Marty's first Top 5 hit.

In 1991, Marty co-wrote a song with Travis Tritt called "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'." The song was recorded as a duet on Tritt's 1991 album ''It's All About to Change'', and that became Marty's biggest hit. In 1992, his former record company, Columbia finally released his album ''Let There Be Country''. That same year, Stuart released the album ''This One's Gonna Hurt You'' on MCA. The album's title track, a duet with Travis Tritt, was released as a single, and became another Top Ten hit for Stuart. ''This One's Gonna Hurt You'' became Marty's first gold album.

Between 1991 and 1992 Marty and Travis went on the road for what they called the "No Hats" tour, referring to "hat acts," as it seemed at the time every mainstream country singer was wearing a cowboy hat on stage. Although Stuart built quite a fans following, follow-up success was hard to find. In 1994, Stuart contributed the song "Up Above My Head / Blind Bartimus" with Jerry Sullivan + Tammy Sullivan to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. The release of his 1994 album ''Love and Luck'' turned out to be less successful than he hoped it would be. Three singles were released from the album, but only one ("Kiss Me, I'm Gone") made the Top 40. His record sales began to slip. This led to MCA releasing the album ''The Marty Party Hit Pack'' in 1995. This also led to a series of "Marty Party" concerts on the Nashville network. The year 1996 saw the release of another album, ''Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best''. Once again, sales were less than hoped for. Stuart released three singles, with only one reaching the Top 40.

Career since the late 1990s

In 1997, Stuart married legendary Country Music singer Connie Smith. Connie and Marty met back in the 1960s, when he saw Connie performing at one of her concerts, and he told his mother that day, that someday he would marry her. In 1998, he helped produce Smith's comeback album on the Warner Bros. label, ''Connie Smith''. He also co-wrote 8 out of 10 songs on the album. Stuart released another album in 1999 called ''The Pilgrim'', along with another unsuccessful single, that failed to even make the Top 40.

In 2000 he did the voice of Reverend in Tom Sawyer (2000 film) Stuart left MCA in 2000, joining Columbia Records, releasing a new album in 2003; however, this album was credited to "Marty Stuart & the Fabulous Superlatives." The lead single just missed Top 40 status. In 2005, Stuart launched a custom record label, Superlatone Records, to issue overlooked Southern Gospel and Roots music recordings. Stuart released three critically acclaimed collections on Superlatone, ''Souls' Chapel'', ''Badlands'' and ''Live at the Ryman''. In October 2005, Stuart released a concept album, ''Badlands: Ballads Of The Lakota'', which pays tribute to the Sioux culture in what is now South Dakota.

His collection of music memorabilia and photography was exhibited at the Tennessee State Museum in 2007 as "Sparkle & Twang: Marty Stuart's American Musical Odyssey." In October, 2008, the "Sparkle & Twang" exhibit opened at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH. Also in 2007, Stuart produced country legend Porter Wagoner's debut album on the predominantly punk label Epitaph Records.

The Statehouse Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas hosted the "Sparkle & Twang: Marty Stuart's American Musical Odyssey" from April 4 through October 5, 2008. The exhibit was on loan from the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville.

Yvonne and Mavis Staples gave one of their father's, "Pops" Staples, guitars to Marty Stuart after Staples' death.

The Marty Stuart Show (2008)

Marty Stuart announced in August 2008 a new TV show that he would be hosting, featuring traditional country music in the vein of ''The Porter Wagoner Show'', ''Flatt & Scruggs'' and ''Hee Haw''. ''The Marty Stuart Show'' began airing at 8 P.M. on November 1, 2008 on cable's RFD-TV, and continued each Saturday through April 25, 2009.

Each episode featured music by Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, as well as his wife, Grand Ole Opry star Connie Smith, and guests.

"This show is about authenticity, from the artists who visit us in the studio every week to the people watching at home," said Stuart. "I want to establish a show that gives a voice and stage to traditional country music."

Stuart hosted and produced the 30-minute episodes, with WSM disc jockey and Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs as his sidekick. The show was part of the prime-time lineup with ''Hee Haw'' reruns, ''Postcards from Nebraska'' and ''Music & Motors''.

Writings

Stuart has written articles and published photos of Country singers for various magazines.

Country Music Foundation

Stuart is a member of the board of the Country Music Foundation, and is a past President. Stuart has also been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1993.

Personal life

Stuart has been married to country artist Connie Smith since July 8, 1997.

Discography

References

Marty Stuart Official Site on Sony Music

Superlatone Records

Himes, Geoffrey (1998). "Marty Stuart." In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music.'' Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 517.

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