When Porter Wagoner urged RCA Nashville head Chet Atkins to sign Dolly Parton, he took one major risk to ensure that it happened.

Dolly Parton was ready to leave her collaboration with Porter Wagoner. She shared how she felt after they parted ways.

Porter Wagoner was furious after Dolly Parton left him. He accused her of being willing to betray anyone in the pursuit of ...

Nashville — PORTER WAGONER strides calmly to the microphone set center stage on the wood plank floor of the Grand Ole Opry here, pretty much the same way he has most every week since he was invi ...

Porter Wagoner, the blond pompadoured, rhinestone-wearing personification of Nashville tradition, host of the longest-running country music variety show in TV history and mentor to Dolly Parton ...

Porter Wagoner, who was born 89 years ago today, solidified his place in television history about as strongly as he did in the country music history books. From 1960 to 1981, the Grand Ole Opry ...

12) through Saturday (Sept. 14) at the former home of Porter Wagoner and his son, Richard. Uptown Manor Estate is handling the first in a series of sales from the Wagoner family’s personal ...

Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton. Like ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Porter Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton by hiring her as his duet partner, died Sunday. He was 80.