Porter Wagoner

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Porter Wagoner was an American country music singer and television host best known for his flashy Nudie suits, his long-running TV show, and for launching Dolly Parton’s career as his duet partner.

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Porter Wagoner canonical 32
Porter Wayne Wagoner 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country music singer
human
television host
associatedAct Dolly Parton
The Wagonmasters
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel)

Grammy Award for Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Sacred Performance (Non-Classical)
birthName Porter Wagoner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Porter Wayne Wagoner
burialPlace Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Nashville
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-08-12
dateOfDeath 2007-10-28
dateOfGrandOleOpryInduction 1957
dateOfHallOfFameInduction 2002
duoPartner Dolly Parton
genre country music
gospel music
honky-tonk
hallOfFameInduction Country Music Hall of Fame
instrument vocals
introducedOnTV Dolly Parton
launchedCareerOf Dolly Parton
memberOf Grand Ole Opry
name Porter Wagoner self-link
notableAlbum Confessions of a Broken Man
Skid Row Joe
“The Carroll County Accident”
surface form: The Carroll County Accident

The Cold Hard Facts of Life
notableFor The Porter Wagoner Show
duet recordings with Dolly Parton
flashy Nudie suits
notableWork “A Satisfied Mind”
“Green, Green Grass of Home”
“Misery Loves Company”
“The Carroll County Accident”
numberOfChildren 3
occupation singer
songwriter
television presenter
placeOfBirth West Plains, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel RCA Records
RCA Victor
styleCharacteristic Nudie Cohn–designed outfits
rhinestone-studded stage suits
televisionShow The Porter Wagoner Show
televisionShowEndYear 1981
televisionShowStartYear 1960
yearsActive 1950s–2000s

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Dolly Parton associatedAct Porter Wagoner
Parton associatedAct Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: Dolly Parton
Porter Wagoner name Porter Wagoner self-link
Porter Wagoner birthName Porter Wagoner self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Porter Wayne Wagoner
The Porter Wagoner Show presenter Porter Wagoner
The Porter Wagoner Show starring Porter Wagoner
The Wagonmasters associatedWith Porter Wagoner
The Wagonmasters hasNotableMember Porter Wagoner
The Wagonmasters performerFor Porter Wagoner
“A Satisfied Mind” firstPopularizedBy Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: A Satisfied Mind
“A Satisfied Mind” notableRecordingBy Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: A Satisfied Mind
“A Satisfied Mind” coveredBy Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: A Satisfied Mind
“Green, Green Grass of Home” recordedBy Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: Green, Green Grass of Home
“Green, Green Grass of Home” associatedAct Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: Green, Green Grass of Home
“The Carroll County Accident” performer Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: The Carroll County Accident
“The Carroll County Accident” vocalist Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: The Carroll County Accident
“The Carroll County Accident” originalPerformer Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: The Carroll County Accident
“The Carroll County Accident” recordedBy Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: The Carroll County Accident
“Misery Loves Company” performer Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: Misery Loves Company
“Misery Loves Company” recordedBy Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: Misery Loves Company
“Misery Loves Company” isSignatureSongOf Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: Misery Loves Company
“Misery Loves Company” originalArtist Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: Misery Loves Company
Skid Row Joe artist Porter Wagoner
Skid Row Joe performer Porter Wagoner
The Cold Hard Facts of Life artist Porter Wagoner
The Cold Hard Facts of Life performer Porter Wagoner
Confessions of a Broken Man artist Porter Wagoner
Confessions of a Broken Man performer Porter Wagoner
West Plains, Missouri, United States hasNotablePerson Porter Wagoner
subject surface form: West Plains, Missouri
Porter hasNotableBearer Porter Wagoner