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Rhinestone Cowboy: A Visit to Nashville's Flashiest Boutique

Park at the foot of Music Row. Step into the Nashville sun. Look left, look right. Squint. You miss it the first time, the place you’re trying to find, the stately storefront, the house of Manuel...  read more

Dana Jennings

Last June, as a guest of Marty Stuart, I got to sing a couple of my songs...  read more

Porter Wagoner: 1927-2007

Last week, we reported that country superstar Porter Wagoner was battling lung cancer. Yesterday, Wagoner lost that battle, dying in a Nashville hospital at the age of 80. Known for his rhinestone-studded wardrobe and sense of showmanship, Wagoner helped to define Nashville's Grand Ole Opry program for half a century. The lanky performer from West Plains, Mo. originally hit Music City in the mid-'50s on a contract with RCA, and quickly landed a regular gig on Ozark Jubilee, one of country music's first national TV showcases. By 1960, he had his own program - The Porter Wagoner Show. It lasted...  read more

Porter Wagoner hospitalized with lung cancer

Porter Wagoner remains hospitalized in serious condition as he battles lung cancer, his publicist told the Associated Press. The 80-year-old Wagoner, one of country music's most legendary stars and famed duet partner of Dolly Parton, has been a mainstay of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry music program for the past 50 years. His flashy, rhinestone-covered stage outfits made him one of Nashville's must recognizable performers. But Wagoner remains forever linked to Parton, whose career he jump-started in 1967 when she began appearing on his weekly television show as the lead female performer. Even after Parton moved out from beneath Wagoner's wing...  read more

Porter Wagoner - Wagonmaster

A legend worthy of the label scoffs at Father Time  read more

Music Legend Porter Wagoner Signs to Anti-

Fifty years into his legendary music career, Grammy winner and Country Music Hall of Famer Porter Wagoner has been signed to LA-based Anti- records, and is soon to release a Marty Stuart-helmed project celebrating his five decades as one of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry's best-loved performers. Wagonmaster, as the project is now titled, will mostly feature songs written by Wagoner himself-- the same tunes that have earned him a place in Americana music history, as well as numerous industry awards and accolades. But one song in particular, while not penned by Wagoner himself, holds a special place on the album's...  read more