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Encyclopedia > Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner

Wagoner's last album Wagonmaster
Background information
Birth name Porter Wayne Wagoner
Also known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry
Born August 12, 1927(1927-08-12)
West Plains, Missouri, USA
Died October 28, 2007 (aged 80)
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre(s) Country Music
Occupation(s) Country music artist
Instrument(s) Acoustic Guitar
Years active 19512007
Label(s) RCA Victor
(19561980)
Website www.porterwagoner.com
Members
Country Music Hall of Fame
The Grand Ole Opry
Notable instrument(s)
Acoustic Guitar

Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suits and blond pompadour, Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show. Together, "Porter and Dolly" were a well-known duet team for many years. Parton wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" after Wagoner suggested she shift from story songs to focus on love songs. [1] Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wagonmaster is an album by American country music artist Porter Wagoner. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Contents

Early career

His first band, The Blue Ridge Boys, performed on radio station KWPM from a butcher shop in West Plains, Missouri where Wagoner cut meat. Wagoner's big break came in 1951, when he was hired as a performer by station KWTO in Springfield, Missouri. This led to a contract with RCA Records. With lagging sales, Wagoner and his trio played schoolhouses for the gate proceeds. Butcher shop in Valencia A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. ... West Plains is a city in Howell County, Missouri, United States. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... KWTO refers to two radio stations in Springfield, Missouri, USA. On AM, KWTO can be found at 560 kHz, where it airs a news/talk format. ... Hammons Tower in downtown Springfield Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. ... RCA, formerly an acronym for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark owned by Thomson SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Thomson. ... Williamson School was a one-room school in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, England and Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...


In 1953, his song entitled "Trademark" became a hit for Carl Smith, followed by a few hits of his own on RCA. He was a featured performer on ABC's Ozark Jubilee and moved to Nashville and joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1957. Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Note: This article is about a musician. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The Ozark Jubilee was the first national country music show on television. ... “Nashville” redirects here. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...


Television show

The Porter Wagoner Show ran on syndicated television from 1960 to 1981. There were 686 thirty minute episodes filmed, the first 104 being shot in black and white, the remainder 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. In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Black-and-white is a broad adjectival term used to describe a number of monochrome forms of visual arts. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... RFD is a full-time United States satellite and cable television network devoted to rural issues, concerns, and interests. ...


The regular cast included

Buck Trent on banjo and guitar
George McCormick on rhythm guitar
Don Warden on steel guitar
"Little" Jack Little

replaced by Norma Jean Beasler (Pretty Miss Norma Jean), born January 30, 1938 in Wellston, Oklahoma, recorded and sang professionally simply as Norma Jean. She had her own radio show in Oklahoma as a teenager and first attracted national attention on Red Foleys Ozark Jubilee television series in 1958. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Mel Tillis (born Lonnie Melvin Tillis August 8, 1932 in Tampa, Florida) is an American Country Music Singer. ... Gilbert Ray Speck Rhodes (born July 16, 1915, in West Plains, Missouri; died March 19, 2000) was a country music comedian and entertainer. ... Charles Wilburn Buck Trent (born February 17, 1938) is an American country music instrumentalist. ...

Mack Magaha on fiddle
Michael Treadwell on bass

Chart success

The Best of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA, 1971)

Wagoner was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. His 81 charted records include "Satisfied Mind" (#1, 1955), “Misery Loves Company” (#1, 1962), “I've Enjoyed As Much of This As I Can Stand” (#7, 1962–1963), “Sorrow on the Rocks” (#5, 1964), “Green, Green Grass of Home” (#4, 1965), “Skid Row Joe” (#3, 1965–1966), “The Cold Hard Facts of Life” (#2, 1967), and “The Carroll County Accident” (#2, 19681969). 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), "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" (#1, 1974) and "Making Plans" (#2, 1980). He also won three Grammy Awards for gospel recordings. Image File history File links The Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, RCA, 1971 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links The Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, RCA, 1971 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This official history of the Country Music Hall of Fame skirts the scandals well-documented by veteran Music Row historian Stacy Harris. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... See also: 1954 in country music, 1955 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events 1955 was one of the most prolific years for new artists, many of whom would revolutionize country music. ... See also: 1961 in country music, 1962 in music, other events of 1962, 1963 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1966 in country music, 1967 in music, other events of 1967, 1968 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Thomas R. Paxton was born October 31, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest child of Burton and Esther Paxton. ... See also: 1966 in country music, 1967 in music, other events of 1967, 1968 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1967 in country music, 1968 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1968 in country music, 1969 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1973 in country music, 1974 in music, other events of 1974, 1975 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March – The Grand Ole Opry moves from The Ryman Auditorium, its home of the past 41 years, to the newly constructed... See also: 1979 in country music, 1980 in music, other events of 1980, 1981 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // January 25 – At age 84, octogenerian comedian George Burns becomes by far the oldest performer (to that time) to have a single... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


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. [1] During the mid 1980s, Wagoner formed an all girl group called The Right Combination which was named after one of Porter and Dolly's hit records. He also hosted "Opry Backstage" during the 1990s on the Nashville Network where he interviewed guests. He also made a guest appearance on the HBO comedy series Da Ali G Show, being interviewed by the fictional character Borat in its second season. Though Parton's departure caused some animosity on both sides, the two reconciled in the late 1980s and have appeared together a number of times in the years since; Parton inducted Wagoner into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. For other persons named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Joe Simon (born 1915) was a comic book author and cartoonist who created or co-created many memorable characters in the Golden Age. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ... ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... Da Ali G Show was the name of two related satirical TV series starring British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and featuring the character Ali G. The original (single season) series was made by Channel 4 in the UK, and the second (two season) series by Channel 4 in the UK... Borat Sagdiyev (Kazakh and Russian: Борат Сагдиев) is a fictional Kazakh journalist portrayed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. ... This official history of the Country Music Hall of Fame skirts the scandals well-documented by veteran Music Row historian Stacy Harris. ...


On July 14, 2006, Wagoner was hospitalized and underwent surgery for an abdominal aneurysm. is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Post surgical photo of brain aneurysm survivor. ...


Wagoner was honored on May 19, 2007 at the Grand Ole Opry for both his fifty years of membership and his 80th birthday. This was telecast on GAC's Grand Ole Opry Live that day with artists such as Stuart, Parton, and Patty Loveless. Grand Ole Opry Live host Nan Kelley was part of the birthday celebration as well. is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... Great American Country (or GAC), is a Nashville, Tennessee-based country music cable television network. ... Marty Stuart (born John Marty Stuart September 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is an American country music singer, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... Patty Loveless signing a shirt Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey on January 4, 1957 in Pikeville, Kentucky) is an American country music singer. ... Nan Kelley (born Nan Sumrall) is a former Miss Mississippi (1985) who later became a host and correspondent for the Great American Country (GAC) cable television network. ...


On June 05, 2007, Wagoner released his final album called Wagonmaster. The album was produced by Marty Stuart for the Anti-label. This album received the best reviews ever in Porter's career and briefly charted on the country charts. June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Wagonmaster is an album by American country music artist Porter Wagoner. ... Marty Stuart (born John Marty Stuart September 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is an American country music singer, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. ...


Wagoner also toured during the summer of 2007 to promote the album. One of these was opening for the rock group The White Stripes at a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This article is about the American duo. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... New York, New York redirects here. ...


Last illness and death

Wagoner's publicist Darlene Bieber announced on October 19, 2007 that the singer had been hospitalized and was in very serious condition. WSMV-TV reported that Wagoner was admitted earlier that week for observation from an illness. Bieber gave no further information but said that the country star was asking for prayers from his family and fans. is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


On October 21, 2007, his publicist confirmed that Wagoner had been diagnosed with lung cancer.[2] is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ...


On October 26, 2007, Porter was released into hospice care.[3] He died two days later in Nashville, Tennessee.[4] is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Palliative care is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing a cure. ... “Nashville” redirects here. ...


Up until his illness and death, he appeared regularly on the Grand Ole Opry and toured actively. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ...


Discography

Albums

Year Title US Country US
1956 Satisfied Mind
1962 A Slice of Life
1962 Sing Duets (with Skeeter Davis)
1963 The Porter Wagoner Show 13
1963 A Satisfied Mind
1963 Y'All Come 17
1963 In Person 5
1964 The Bluegrass Story
1965 An Old Log Cabin for Sale
1965 The Thin Man From West Plains
1965 Grand Old Gospel (with The Blackwood Brothers)
1966 Your Old Love Letters
1966 On the Road
1966 The Best
1966 Confessions of a Broken Man 6
1966 I'm Day Dreamin' Tonight
1967 Soul of a Convict 7
1967 The Cold Hard Facts of Life 4 199
1967 More Grand Old Gospel (with The Blackwood Brothers)
1968 Green, Green Grass of Home
1968 Just Between You and Me (with Dolly Parton) 8
1968 The Bottom of the Bottle 19
1968 In Gospel Country (with The Blackwood Brothers)
1968 Just the Two of Us (with Dolly Parton) 5 184
1969 The Carroll County Accident 4 161
1969 Country Feeling
1969 Me and My Boys 38
1969 Always, Always (with Dolly Parton) 5 162
1970 Howdy Neighbor Howdy
1970 You Gotta Have a License 9
1970 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca (with Dolly Parton) 4 137
1970 The Best 2 31
1970 Skid Row Joe/Down in the Valley 22
1970 Once More (with Dolly Parton) 7 191
1971 Country
1971 Two of a Kind (with Dolly Parton) 13 142
1971 Simple As I Am 11
1971 The Best of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (with Dolly Parton) 7
1971 Sings His Own 29
1971 Blue Moon of Kentucky
1972 The Right Combination/Burning the Midnight Oil (with Dolly Parton) 6
1972 What Ain't to Be Just Might Happen 29
1972 Ballads of Love 26
1972 The Silent Kind
1972 Together Always (with Dolly Parton) 3
1972 Experience 37
1972 We Found It (with Dolly Parton) 20
1973 I'll Keep on Loving You 42
1973 Love and Music (with Dolly Parton) 8
1973 The Farmer 34
1973 Tore Down 28
1974 Porter 'n' Dolly (with Dolly Parton) 8
1974 Highway Headin' South 28
1975 Sing Some Love Songs Porter Wagoner 48
1975 Say Forever You'll Be Mine (with Dolly Parton) 6
1977 Porter
1979 Today
1979 When I Sing For Him
1980 Porter & Dolly (with Dolly Parton) 9
1982 Porter Wagoner
1982 Down Home Country
1982 Viva
1983 One for the Road
1986 Porter Wagoner
1993 Thin Man From the West Plains
2007 Wagonmaster 72

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See also: 1969 in country music, 1970 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1969 in country music, 1970 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Once More was a duet album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton from 1970. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... Two of a Kind was a 1971 duet album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... The Best of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton was a 1971 compilation of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Partons duet material. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1971 in country music, 1972 in music, other events of 1972, 1973 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March — For the first time since 1967, Sonny James fails to hit the No. ... The Right Combination/Burning the Midnight Oil was a duet album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton from 1972. ... See also: 1971 in country music, 1972 in music, other events of 1972, 1973 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March — For the first time since 1967, Sonny James fails to hit the No. ... 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See also: 1971 in country music, 1972 in music, other events of 1972, 1973 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March — For the first time since 1967, Sonny James fails to hit the No. ... See also: 1971 in country music, 1972 in music, other events of 1972, 1973 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March — For the first time since 1967, Sonny James fails to hit the No. ... We Found It was an album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, released in early 1973. ... See also: 1972 in country music, 1973 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Country musics most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, American Country Countdown, makes its debut. ... See also: 1972 in country music, 1973 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Country musics most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, American Country Countdown, makes its debut. ... Love and Music was a 1973 album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. ... See also: 1972 in country music, 1973 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Country musics most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, American Country Countdown, makes its debut. ... See also: 1972 in country music, 1973 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Country musics most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, American Country Countdown, makes its debut. ... See also: 1973 in country music, 1974 in music, other events of 1974, 1975 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March – The Grand Ole Opry moves from The Ryman Auditorium, its home of the past 41 years, to the newly constructed... Porter n Dolly was a duet album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton from 1974. ... See also: 1973 in country music, 1974 in music, other events of 1974, 1975 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March – The Grand Ole Opry moves from The Ryman Auditorium, its home of the past 41 years, to the newly constructed... See also: 1974 in country music, 1975 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March - The rocky marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette ends in divorce. ... 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See also: 1985 in country music, 1986 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events For the first time in its 42-year history, there is a new No. ... See also: 1992 in country music, 1993 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music // (as certified by Billboard magazine) 1 - No. ... See also: 2006 in country music, 2007 in music, other events of 2007, 2008 in country music and the List of years in Country Music // February 11 - It was a big night for country music artists at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, as they swept the awards... Wagonmaster is an album by American country music artist Porter Wagoner. ...

Singles

Year Title US Country US Hot 100 Album
1954 "Company's Comin'" 7 Satisfied Mind
1955 "A Satisfied Mind" 1 Satisfied Mind
1955 "Eat, Drink And Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)" 3 Satisfied Mind
1956 "What Would You Do? (If Jesus Came To Your House)" 8 The Porter Wagoner Show
1956 "Uncle Pen" 14 A Slice of Life
1956 "Tryin' to Forget the Blues" 11 Your Old Love Letters
1957 "I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name" 11 A Slice of Life
1959 "Me and Fred and Joe and Bill" 29 An Old Log Cabin for Sale
1960 "The Girl Who Didn't Need Love" 26 Thin Man From the West Plains
1960 "Falling Again" 26 Country Feeling
1960 "An Old Log Cabin for Sale" 30 In Person
1961 "Your Old Love Letters" 10 The Porter Wagoner Show
1962 "Misery Loves Company" 1 A Slice of Life
1962 "Cold Dark Waters" 10 I'm Day Dreamin' Tonight
1962 "I've Enjoyed As Much of This As I Can Stand" 7 The Porter Wagoner Show
1963 "My Baby's Not Here (In Town Tonight)" 20 In Person
1963 "In the Shadows of the Wine" 29 The Bottom of the Bottle
1964 "Howdy Neighbor Howdy" 19 In Person
1964 "Sorrow on the Rocks" 5 The Thin Man From West Plains
1964 "I'll Go Down Swinging" 11 The Thin Man From West Plains
1965 "I'm Gonna Feed You Now" 21 The Thin Man From West Plains
1965 "Green, Green Grass of Home" 4 On the Road
1965 "Skid Row Joe" 3 The Best
1966 "I Just Came to Smell the Flowers" 21 Confessions of a Broken Man
1966 "Ole Slew-Foot" 48 Green, Green Grass of Home
1967 "The Cold Hard Facts of Life" 2 The Cold Hard Facts of Life
1967 "Julie" 15 The Cold Hard Facts of Life
1967 "The Last Thing on My Mind" (with Dolly Parton) 7 Just Between You and Me
1967 "Woman Hungry" 24 (Single only)
1968 "Holding on to Nothin'" (with Dolly Parton) 7 Just the Two of Us
1968 "Be Proud of Your Man" 16 Country
1968 "We'll Get Ahead Someday" (with Dolly Parton) 5 Just the Two of Us
1968 "Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark" (with Dolly Parton) 51 Just the Two of Us
1968 "The Carroll County Accident" 2 92 The Carroll County Accident
1969 "Yours Love" (with Dolly Parton) 9 Always, Always
1969 "Big Wind" 3 Me and My Boys
1969 "Always, Always" (with Dolly Parton) 16 Always, Always
1969 "Just Someone I Used to Know" (with Dolly Parton) 5 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca
1969 "When You're Hot You're Hot" 21 You Gotta Have a License
1970 "Tomorrow Is Forever" (with Dolly Parton) 9 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca
1970 "You Gotta Have a License" 41 You Gotta Have a License
1970 "Little Boy's Prayer" 43 You Gotta Have a License
1970 "Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man" (with Dolly Parton) 7 Once More
1970 "Jim Johnson" 41 Simple As I Am
1971 "The Last One to Touch Me" 18 Simple As I Am
1971 "Better Move It on Home" (with Dolly Parton) 7 The Best of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
1971 "Charley's Picture" 15 Simple As I Am
1971 "The Right Combination" (with Dolly Parton) 14 The Right Combination
1971 "Be a Little Quieter" 11 Sings His Own
1971 "Burning the Midnight Oil" (with Dolly Parton) 11 The Right Combination
1972 "What Ain't to Be Just Might Happen" 8 What Ain't to Be Just Might Happen
1972 "Lost Forever in Your Kiss" (with Dolly Parton) 9 Together Always
1972 "A World Without Music" 14 Experience
1972 "Together Always" (with Dolly Parton) 14 Together Always
1972 "Katy Did" 16 Experience
1973 "We Found It" (with Dolly Parton) 30 We Found It
1973 "Lightening The Load" 54 I'll Keep on Loving You
1973 "If Teardrops Were Pennies" (with Dolly Parton) 3 Love and Music
1973 "Wake Up, Jacob" 37 The Farmer
1973 "George Leroy Chickashea" 43 Tore Down
1974 "Tore Down/Nothing Between" 46 Tore Down
1974 "Highway Headin' South" 15 Highway Headin' South
1974 "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" (with Dolly Parton) 1 Porter 'n' Dolly
1974 "Carolina Moonshiner" 19 (Single Only)
1975 "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" (with Dolly Parton) 5 Say Forever You'll Be Mine
1975 "Indian Creek" 96 (Single Only)
1976 "Is Forever Longer Than Always" (with Dolly Parton) 8 (Single Only)
1976 "When Lea Jane Sang" 66 (Single Only)
1977 "I Haven't Learned a Thing" (with Merle Haggard) 76 Porter
1978 "Mountain Music" 64 (Single Only)
1978 "Ole Slew-Foot/I'm Gonna Feed 'Em Now" 31 Today
1979 "I Want to Walk You Home" 34 (Single Only)
1979 "Everything I've Always Wanted" 32 (Single Only)
1979 "Hold On Tight" 64 Porter Wagoner
1980 "Is It Only Cause You're Lonely" 84 (Single Only)
1980 "Making Plans" (with Dolly Parton) 2 Porter & Dolly
1980 "If You Go, I'll Follow You" (with Dolly Parton) 12 Porter & Dolly
1982 "Turn the Pencil Over" 53 (Single Only)
1983 "This Cowboy's Hat" 35 Viva
2007 "Committed to Parkview" Wagonmaster

Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... See also: 1953 in country music, 1954 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Slowly by Webb Pierce becomes the first No. ... See also: 1954 in country music, 1955 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events 1955 was one of the most prolific years for new artists, many of whom would revolutionize country music. ... See also: 1954 in country music, 1955 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events 1955 was one of the most prolific years for new artists, many of whom would revolutionize country music. ... 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See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... See also: 1971 in country music, 1972 in music, other events of 1972, 1973 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March — For the first time since 1967, Sonny James fails to hit the No. ... See also: 1971 in country music, 1972 in music, other events of 1972, 1973 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March — For the first time since 1967, Sonny James fails to hit the No. ... 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Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... See also: 1977 in country music, 1978 in music, other events of 1978, 1979 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1977 in country music, 1978 in music, other events of 1978, 1979 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1978 in country music, 1979 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1978 in country music, 1979 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1978 in country music, 1979 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1979 in country music, 1980 in music, other events of 1980, 1981 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // January 25 – At age 84, octogenerian comedian George Burns becomes by far the oldest performer (to that time) to have a single... See also: 1979 in country music, 1980 in music, other events of 1980, 1981 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // January 25 – At age 84, octogenerian comedian George Burns becomes by far the oldest performer (to that time) to have a single... See also: 1979 in country music, 1980 in music, other events of 1980, 1981 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // January 25 – At age 84, octogenerian comedian George Burns becomes by far the oldest performer (to that time) to have a single... See also: 1981 in country music, 1982 in music, other events of 1982, 1983 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top hits of the year Number one hits (As certified by Billboard magazine) January 9 – Fourteen Carat Mind – Gene Watson January... See also: 1982 in country music, 1983 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March — In a span of two days, two major cable networks signed on the air. ... See also: 2006 in country music, 2007 in music, other events of 2007, 2008 in country music and the List of years in Country Music // February 11 - It was a big night for country music artists at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, as they swept the awards...

Awards

Year Award Awards Notes
2002 Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame Country Music Hall of Fame
1998 Living Legend TNN/Music City News
1971 Vocal Duo of the Year CMA with Dolly Parton
1970 Vocal Duo of the Year CMA with Dolly Parton
1970 Vocal Duet of the Year Music City News Country with Dolly Parton
1969 Vocal Duet of the Year Music City News Country with Dolly Parton
1969 Best Gospel Performance Grammy
1968 Vocal Duet of the Year Music City News Country with Dolly Parton
1968 Vocal Group of the Year CMA with Dolly Parton
1967 Best Gospel Performance Grammy
1966 Best Sacred Recording (Musical) Grammy

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See also: 1969 in country music, 1970 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... See also: 1968 in country music, 1969 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... See also: 1968 in country music, 1969 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance was awarded from 1968 to 1977. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... See also: 1967 in country music, 1968 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... See also: 1967 in country music, 1968 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... See also: 1966 in country music, 1967 in music, other events of 1967, 1968 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance was awarded from 1968 to 1977. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... See also: 1965 in country music, 1966 in music, other events of 1966, 1967 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // March 15 – Roger Miller wins six Grammy Awards, five of them related to his hit King of the Road. ... The Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance was awarded from 1962 to 1986. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

References

  1. ^ Eng, Steve. (1998). "Porter Wagoner". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 565-6.
  2. ^ http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/21/arts/NA-A-E-CEL-US-Wagoner.php
  3. ^ "Wagoner Released to Hospice Care" from CMT.com, October 26, 2007.
  4. ^ "Country Music Hall of Fame Member Porter Wagoner Dies" from CMT.com, October 28, 2007.

External links

  • Official Website
  • Official MySpace
  • at the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Porter Wagoner - Obituary
  • Obituary at the New York Times.
Persondata
NAME Porter Wagoner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mr. Grand Ole Opry
SHORT DESCRIPTION Country Music Artist
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH West Plains, Missouri, United States of America
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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Porter Wagoner Bio (1914 words)
Porter Wayne Wagoner was born August 12, 1927 of Irish-German heritage in the Ozarks of Missouri near the Arkansas border.
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Wagoner was born in an Ozark Mountains region of Missouri steeped in ancient English balladry.
Porter Wagoner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (410 words)
Porter Wagoner (born August 12, 1927, in Howell County, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains) is an American country music singer.
Wagoner's big break came in 1951 when he was hired as a performer by station KWTO in Springfield, Missouri.
Wagoner was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002.
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