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Norma Jean Beasler (born January 30, 1938) [1] is an American country music singer who was a member of The Porter Wagoner Show from 1961–1967. She had 13 country singles in Billboard ' s Country Top 40 between 1963 and 1968, recorded twenty albums for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1973, received two Grammy nominations, and was a Grand Ole Opry member for several years.
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.
The comic actor Jim Varney joined the cast in the final season, as the show retooled as a "country music club", with Varney acting in comedy sketches featuring Tom T. Hall and the show's musical guests. The show also moved from the Opry House to Opryland USA's Gaslight Theater. [2] It is also considered as a spin-off of The Porter Wagoner Show.
Chet Atkins (1957–58) Gene Autry (1956, 60) The Ballentines, harmonica players (1956) Molly Bee (1960) Carl Belew (1959) Jimmy Belken, fiddle (1955–60) Boyd Bennett (1957–58) Roger Berger; Mo. Lt. Gov. Jim Blair (1956) The Bob Bohm Trio (1960) Johnny Bond (1955–56) Pat Boone (1955–59) Chuck Bowers (1955–58) Margie Bowes; The Braga ...
The Porter was the most nominated show at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards, leading with 19 nominations, and winning a record 12. [17] [18] Despite interest from the CBC, The Porter was canceled after one season due to the BET Media Group pulling out of financing.
[21] If that did not work, Atkins would instruct Porter to turn the offending player down in the mix. When Porter left RCA in late-1964, Atkins said, "the sound was never the same, never as great." [21] Atkins's trademark "Atkins style" of playing uses the thumb and first two or sometimes three fingers of the right hand.
During the 1960s, he worked as an old-time fiddler on The Porter Wagoner Show [4] and later worked with the aspiring female star on the show, Dolly Parton. [2] Among the later songs Magaha wrote, "We'll Get Ahead Someday" provided a top-ten country single for Wagoner and Parton in 1968, one of their first duet hits.
Cashbox published a review of the album which said, "After one duet smash with Porter Wagoner, and another just beginning to make the climb, Dolly Parton makes her first RCA solo flight with this LP. Soaring to some pretty heady heights with a dozen well-chosen tracks, the lark spreads her wings like a veteran, especially on such tracks as "Try ...