Porter Wagoner said he was never romantically involved with Dolly Parton. The same could not be said about the singer on the show before her.

Dolly Parton wrote a song early in her career that impressed Porter Wagoner. He shared what it taught him about her.

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 was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton.

While Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton’s working relationship ended badly, they strongly supported each other during their collaboration. Wagoner insisted that his record label, RCA, take her on when ...

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, di… ...

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 night. He was 80. Wagoner, who had survived an ab… ...

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner’s relationship was platonic, but rumors abounded about a potential romantic connection between the two of them. Parton denied this on her end but acknowledged ...

Porter Wagoner, who was born 89 years ago today, solidified his place in television history about as strongly as he did in the country music history books. From 1960 to 1981, the Grand Ole Opry ...

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Porter Wagoner, the blond-pompadoured, rhinestone-encrusted personification of Nashville tradition, host of the longest-running country-music variety show in TV history and ...

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 ...

Despite the pair's close relationship and success with The Porter Wagoner Show, Parton had always dreamed of a solo career, and in the mid-'70s, she made the difficult decision to break from Wagoner.