Though booking a job on Porter Wagoner’s show breathed life into Dolly Parton’s career, their working relationship became a weight on her. Parton had dreams for her music, and she couldn’t bring them ...

If he were still alive, Porter Wagoner would have turned 98 on August 12—proof that rhinestones never wrinkle and country legends never really fade away. Wagoner was known for his corny jokes, flashy ...

Long before Dolly Parton became one of the most recognizable stars in country music, she was a young singer trying to make her way in Nashville. One country legend played an important role in helping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, duet partners from 1967 to 1974, are pictured together in 1970, left; 1969, top of the second row ...

The duo didn’t take long to make their way to the Opry. She made her first appearance on Wagoner’s TV show in September 1967. A month later, they released “The Last Thing on My Mind” as their debut ...

Country legend Porter Wagoner died yesterday (Oct. 28) in Nashville, just a few weeks after being hospitalized with lung cancer. Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial… ...

Editor’s note: John Howie Jr., frontman of the Two Dollar Pistols, got sick around Oct. 28, the day Grand Ole Opry legend Porter Wagoner, 80, died. He was still recovering at home in Mebane when he ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of ...

Porter Wagoner, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, has been released from the hospital and moved to hospice care. By Billboard Staff Porter Wagoner, who was recently diagnosed with lung ...