Parton was unquestionably grateful for the impact Wagoner had on her career. Still, she wondered if he got a bit too much credit for her success. She believed her uncle did more to get her started as ...

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner collaborated for years, releasing 13 total albums together. Their final album didn’t come out until years after they went their separate ways, though. Initially, the ...

The mentor-mentee relationship has always been historically significant, from the student-teacher bond to entertainment, sports, and any other professional field. The connection is also the essence of ...

Many more than just the two of them cared when Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton released their second collaborative studio album, Just the Two of Us, on RCA Victor, on this day—September 9—in 1968. The ...

Porter Wagoner, a Grand Ole Opry institution and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died Sunday (Oct. 28) at 8:25 p.m. at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Known as the Thin Man From West Plains, he ...

Country Legends Make Rare Appearance to Honor Porter Wagoner originally appeared on Parade. On August 12, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, held another of its special celebration nights ...

Dolly Parton has opened up about her complicated relationship with her early mentor, country star Porter Wagoner. The music icon was just 21 when she joined Wagoner’s variety television series The ...

Dolly Parton feels that her early mentor Porter Wagoner considered her a threat. The country music legend landed a regular slot on the entertainer's TV series The Porter Wagoner Show in 1976 at the ...