The bitter tears of Johnny Cash Nov 10, 2009
" - - - - - - - - - - - - Antonino D'Ambrosio is the author of Related Stories Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon let it burn, burn, burn -- and do their own singing! -- in this inspiring Johnny Cash biopic. By Stephanie ZacharekWednesday, Dec 31, 1969 16:00 He was the Man in Black and the man with the voice that sounded like black coffee. America's greatest protest singer, a seminal figure in both rock and country, is dead at 71. By Stephanie ZacharekWednesday, Dec 31, 1969 16:00 Rosanne... (Salon)
Country Stars Appeal To FCC Oct 12, 2009
At an FCC hearing in Nashville are (clockwise, from back row, left): Cowboy Troy, John Rich, Kenny Alphin, Harold Bradley, Porter Wagoner, Jenny Toomey, George Jones, and Naomi Judd ... Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner said "clear channel" used to mean a powerful coast-to-coast radio signal like the one that used to broadcast the Opry. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Carlton couple convertsbarn into music hall Aug 26, 2009
We had Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb," Drake said of Shoal Creek, located in Hart County and operating in the 1950s and '60s as a country music park that also attracted stars such as Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. Drake said he came to know many musicians and singers through the years. "Me and Bill (Monroe) was good friends. I was sick when he died, and I wasn't able to go to the funeral. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Singer and Actress Dolly Parton's G... Aug 25, 2009
Later that same year she appeared for the first time on the Porter Wagoner Show ... Over the next nine years, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner would record several songs together ... Before her professional partnership with Porter Wagoner ended in 1976, Dolly had won her first Country Music Association (CMA) Female Vocalist of the Year Award. (Suite101.com)
Parton: 'I know I'm a bit over-exaggerated' Aug 19, 2009
Parton introduced herself to the country music charts in 1967, at the age of 21, with her debut album "Hello, I'm Dolly." A successful partnership with Porter Wagoner, the host of the television show of the same name, put her on the national stage. Don't Miss. (CNN)
Mote brings Christian sound to Scott County Jul 16, 2009
Some of his work has included playing with Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Lee Greenwood, Trisha Yearwood, Tanya Tucker, Bill Gaither and Grand Ole Opry legend Porter Wagoner. Others who have benefitted from his talents include Rascal Flatts, Randy Travis, The Martins, Mark Lowry, Trace Adkins, The Gaither Vocal Band and Kenny Chesney. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
PICK OF THE WEEK: Young Davy Knowles is climbing the 'Walls' May 27, 2009
The former X frontman confronts death, drinkin' and cheating on this plaintive version of the Porter Wagoner classic. Work to DoCarl Allen & Rodney Whitaker. (USA Today -- Life)
Second Cup Cafe: Collin Raye May 3, 2009
I remember seeing Porter Wagoner agonmasters with Dolly Parton, George Jones ones Boys, Merle Haggard, Charley Pride and Conway Twitty, all on the same bill. Ray Price, Buck Owens, I loved them all. (CBS News)
Country Couture photography exhibit opens at Country Music Hall of Fame Apr 8, 2009
Artists featured in Country Couture include Kix Brooks, Little Jimmy Dickens, the Hager Twins, Merle Haggard, Jim Lauderdale, Loretta Lynn, Ronnie Milsap, Lorrie Morgan, the Oak Ridge Boys, Pam Tillis, Tanya Tucker, Porter Wagoner and Dwight Yoakam. Story created Apr 07, 2009 - 14:47:23 EDT.. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Birthday bash for Bud Isaacs Mar 26, 2009
Isaacs says he also did recording sessions for Bing Crosby, Jimmy Dickens, George Morgan, Skeeter Davis, Porter Wagoner, Moon Mullican, The Wilburn Brothers, Red Sovine, Kitty Wells, Curtis Gordon, Foy Willing and with the Riders of the Purple Sage. After a long period of band and session work, Bud and his wife, Geri, started performing as a duo. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Discovered country music recordings prove to be a reel find Mar 22, 2009
Gems include Porter Wagoner tapes spiced with vocals by Dolly Parton and, according to announcements on another tape, a young Crystal Gayle sitting in on her older sister Loretta Lynn's show the night before Gayle started recording her first album. Then there's clever, funny John Hartford singing "(Good Old Electric) Washing Machine." A Feb. 10, 1968, show in Altoona, Pa. (Boston Globe)
Lisa's Walk The Talk Valentine's Day Show Two-Hour Romance Special Feb 14, 2009
Her guests include: Charlie Daniels, Porter Wagoner, Jim Owen, Pam Tillis, Aaron Neville, Tom Wilson (Ziggy), Dr. Toy's Stevanne Auerbach, Casting Crowns, Rush of Fools, Shauna Fleming (), Chris Gray, Jack Witteveen, Corb Lund, Pete Anderson (Little Dog Records), Rivers Rutherford, Aaron Tippin, Statler Brothers, Bellamy Brothers, Kathy Ireland, Captian lle, and more. Lisa's Walk The Talk Show broadcasts out of Rochester, Minnesota. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
