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Biography Porter Wagoner
Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 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
throughout the late 1960s and early '70s. Parton wrote the song "I Will
Always Love You" after Wagoner suggested she shift from story songs to
focus on love songs. [LINK:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/28/AR2007102801814.html?hpid=entnews]
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Early career His first band, The Blue Ridge Boys, performed on radio
station KWPM from a butcher shop in his native 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
Discography
Porter & Dolly
