Porter Wagoner
by J Poet
Porter Wagoner, known for his flashy rhinestone-studded Nudie suits (designed by clothier to the stars Nudie Cohn) and discovering Dolly Parton, help propel country music into the consciousness of mainstream America with his syndicated Porter Wagoner Show. At its height in the 1960s the show was seen on more than 100 TV stations nationwide reaching an estimated four million viewers. Long before Hee Haw, Wagoner’s one liners and rustic stage sets celebrated the values of down home Southern America, while the show’s popularity helped propel 81 Wagoner tunes up the charts. Wagoner got James Brown a gig on the Grand Ole Opry, produced a rhythm & blues album for Joe Simon, appeared in Clint Eastwood’s Honkytonk... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- West Plains, Missouri, United States
- Genre:
- Country
- Birthdate:
- 08/12/1927
- Death date:
- 10/28/2007
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