Porter Wagoner News

Elvis died 30 years ago, Aug. 16, 1977, at his beloved Memphis home, Graceland. But the legend lives on in the hearts of his still loving fans.

By Craig Moorhead Special to the Argus One wall of Lorraine and Lori Thillen's basement is a veritable country western music hall of fame.

New Release : 'DOLLY' Disc Three Celebrates Hits, Independence BMNN wrote: on Oct.

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 07, 2009: "Joshua" and "Coat of Many Colors" are only two in a series of stunners on disc two of the four-CD box set 'Dolly' . Starting with the declarative "Just the Way I Am," disc two spans the early 1970s - a period Parton remembers as "some of the best songwriting years of my life." For her audition with Porter Wagoner, ...

Patty Loveless: "The song is the character you become. I've either lived it or been associated with it." Details: Patty Loveless 8 p.m. Thursday, September 17.

Mark woke us at 6am due to the time change into central time. Had bagels for breakfast and then went to the Country Museum Hall of Fame.

New Release : Legendary Dolly Parton to Release a 4-CD Box Set October 27 BMNN wrote: on Aug.

New Release : Legendary Dolly Parton to Release a 4-CD Box Set October 27 BMNN wrote: on Aug.

Coco Levan will return to the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

Without a doubt, today's a festive day. August 12th happens to be the birthday of two monumental country music talents: Buck Owens and Porter Wagoner .

John Doe and the Sadies perform Saturday in Hawkins Amphitheater. The best Reno area concerts Veteran musician John Doe said he's looking forward to performing outdoors when he and The Sadies bring classic country songs to Reno's Hawkins Amphitheater on Saturday .

John Doe and the Sadies perform Saturday in Hawkins Amphitheater. The best Reno area concerts Veteran musician John Doe said he's looking forward to performing outdoors when he and The Sadies bring classic country songs to Reno's Hawkins Amphitheater on Saturday .

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2009 with 141 to follow. The moon is waning.

John Doe and the Sadies perform Saturday in Hawkins Amphitheater. The best Reno area concerts Veteran musician John Doe said he's looking forward to performing outdoors when he and The Sadies bring classic country songs to Reno's Hawkins Amphitheater on Saturday .

Doyle Mayfield is to country music what Nigel Tufnel is to heavy metal: an entire musical genre's clichs, banalities, and worst impulses wrapped in one oafishly clueless package.

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I grew up watching "The Porter Wagoner Show" on TV during dinner, and I would take the soundtrack of "O Brother Where Are Thou?" over the entire library of music that has come out of Nashville in the last 20 years.

"Pretty Miss Norma Jean" may be best remembered as Porter Wagoner's stage partner before he was paired with Dolly Parton, but she was also well known for an often hard-edged group of songs that spoke of poverty, hard work, and the instability of romantic relationships.

Sandstone, Minn. will never be mistaken for Nashville or even Branson. But on Saturday nights, country music fans around the country tune in to see who's on stage at the Midwest Country Music Theater there.

On their delightful new album, Country Club , John Doe and Canadian troublemakers the Sadies balance informal breeziness with snappy precision.