The song, as a result, was very taboo for the time. Wagoner told her that no one would ever play it if she didn’t remove one verse. In it, Parton sings about having to leave home to work for an old ...

Dolly Parton realized she could make more money without Porter Wagoner. Her earnings skyrocketed when she left him.

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner's relationship was complicated. She shared why their years together were both good and bad for her.

Awkwardly humorous clip from a 1973 episode of 'The Porter Wagoner Show' has Wagoner and Dolly Parton singing "Run That By Me One More Time." ...

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.

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.

Country legend Porter Wagoner was Parton's mentorIn a file photo, Porter Wagoner is shown at his home in Nashville, Tenn., July 19, 2007.Porter Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who ...

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

Country star Porter Wagoner had his first No. 1 hit in 1955 with a song portending his own death, “A Satisfied Mind.” He’s been singing these same quasi-gospel lyrics for the last 52 years ...

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 ...