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Subject: Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/07 at 3:45 am
From BBC News Online
Country musician Porter Wagoner, who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton, has died in Nashville aged 80 after suffering lung cancer.
The singer, famed for his rhinestone suits, had his own US TV show which ran for 21 years until 1981.
From 1967-74, Parton performed duets with Wagoner until finding worldwide fame as a solo singer.
In 2002 he was inducted into the the Country Hall of Fame and marked his 50th year at the Grand Ole Opry in May.
Pete Fisher, general manager of the famous Nashville concert hall, said: "His passion for the Opry and all of country music was truly immeasurable."
Subject: Re: Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80
Written By: whistledog on 10/29/07 at 12:55 pm
R.I.P. to a GREAT country legend :\'(
Dolly Parton wrote the song 'I Will Always Love You' about him
Subject: Re: Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/07 at 1:49 pm
R.I.P. to a GREAT country legend :\'(
Dolly Parton wrote the song 'I Will Always Love You' about him
I thought that was Burt Reynolds?
Subject: Re: Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80
Written By: LyricBoy on 10/29/07 at 6:57 pm
I thought that was Burt Reynolds?
Nope. Dolly Parton wrote it.
Subject: Re: Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80
Written By: coqueta83 on 10/29/07 at 7:33 pm
My dad was a big fan of Porter Wagoner. RIP. :\'(
Subject: Re: Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80
Written By: whistledog on 10/29/07 at 7:38 pm
I thought that was Burt Reynolds?
She sang it (actually re-recorded it) for the 1982 film 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' which starred herself and Burt Reynolds. Ironically, the re-charted version reached the pop charts in both the US and Canada, something the original 1974 version never did