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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. In 1967, he introduced a then little known Dolly Parton on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Wagoner was born in West Plains, Missouri, the son of Bertha May (née Bridges) and Charles E. Wagoner, a farmer. His 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. In 1951, 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.
Willie Hugh Nelson (pronounced /wɪli nɛlsən /; born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed at the end of the 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.
Porter Wagoner -- Carroll County Accident
Porter Wagoner - Green Green Grass of Home
Porter Wagoner - A Satisfied Mind
Porter Wagoner Cold Hard Facts Of Life
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton Just Someone I Used To Know
Porter Wagoner Show - Guest, Mel Tillis & Faron Young
Dolly Parton, Patty Loveless, Marty Stuart and Porter Wagoner - "I WIll Always Love You" | Opry
Porter Wagoner Show - Guest, Webb Pierce (1969)
Willie Nelson on The Porter Wagoner Show
Porter Wagoner -- Charley's Picture
Dolly Parton vs. Porter Wagoner Feud
Porter Wagoner - Committed To Parkview
Country Music Porter Wagoner Greatest Hits Porter Wagoner Best Songs Full Album by Country
Porter Wagoner - I've Enjoyed as Much of This as I can Stand (with lyrics)