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 ...

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 ...

Before Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner parted ways entirely, she agreed to let him produce her solo albums. She had more freedom on these records than she had in her duets with Wagoner. Still, she ...

NASHVILLE — Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the 1960s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Porter Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton by hiring her as his duet partner, died Sunday. He was 80. Wagoner, who had ...

This fall, Dolly Parton celebrated her 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a major milestone that she marked with a special Opry show. Before taking the stage for an unforgettable ...

Porter Wagoner, the blond pompadoured, rhinestone-encrusted personification of Nashville tradition, host of the longest-running country-music variety show in TV history and mentor to Dolly Parton, ...

While growing up in the late 60's and 70's in Birmingham there was three programs that were staples in households I would visit: Country Boy Eddie, Hee Haw and The Porter Wagoner Show. My parents were ...

Like many older performers, his star had faded in recent years. But his death from lung cancer Sunday, at 80, came only after a remarkable late-career revival that won him a new generation of fans.

Country Legends Make Rare Appearance to Honor Porter Wagoner originally appeared on Parade. On August 12, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, held another of its special celebration nights ...

U.S. country singer Porter Wagoner, lanky Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the '60s, has died. By Reuters, ...