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Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) [1] was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, The Porter Wagoner Show. She became part of a well-known vocal duo with him from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.
"Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr., and first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell in 1965, is a country song made popular by Porter Wagoner the same year, when it reached No. 4 on the Country chart. [2]
Cashbox published a review in the January 15, 1972 issue that said, "Judging from their popularity it's undisputable that Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton have the right combination to open the doors of success. Unlike most other C&W duets who spend most of the time harmonizing with occasional solos, Porter & Dolly are not only adept at their ...
Wagoner's version reached No. 8 on the Billboard country charts in the spring of 1956, [1] and was the higher of two competing chart versions released that year. Also in 1956, another up-and-coming country singer, Red Sovine , released his own version on Decca Records , which peaked at No. 15.
The album was reissued on CD in 1995 as 2Gether on 1 with Porter Wagoner and Parton's first collaborative studio album, Just Between You and Me. It was reissued in 2003 with new liner notes and two bonus tracks recorded for Parton's 1970 live album A Real Live Dolly, including her first live performance of "Coat of Many Colors".
Porter Wagoner, left, and Dolly Parton arrive for the CMA Awards banquet at the Municipal Auditorium on Oct. 16, 1970. She said Wagoner will be part of a musical for Broadway that she is working ...
Just the Two of Us is the second collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on September 9, 1968, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Bob Ferguson. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 184 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album spawned three singles.
Alex plays the Porter Wagoner song "Rubber Room", recorded live on May 21, 1986, with René Coman and Doug Garrison at the Vera club in Groningen, Netherlands. Shoeshine Chartbusters – (Shoeshine, 1997).