Gilbert "Speck" Rhodes, best known as the bumbling country bumpkin on 'The Porter Wagoner Show', was born on July 16, 1915.

The track, which still resonates with listeners today, topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, where it stayed for ...

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner worked together for close to a decade. Her position on his television show brought her increased exposure and lifted her career to new heights. They released celebrated ...

A behind-the-scenes Nashville conflict would go on to become one of the most defining turning points in country music history and a pivotal moment in a superstar’s rise.

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 ...

If he were still alive, Porter Wagoner would have turned 98 on August 12—proof that rhinestones never wrinkle and country legends never really fade away. Wagoner was known for his corny jokes, flashy ...

The year 1969 was a significant one for Dolly Parton, who became a member of the Grand Ole Opry that January. It was also a year in which nearly every other major success she experienced was as part ...

This fall, Dolly Parton celebrated her 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a major milestone that she marked with a special Opry show. Before taking the stage for an unforgettable ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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. Wagoner, who had ...

Two generations of country music shared the stage at Safari Sam's on Sunday as modern traditionalist Marty Stuart and Grand Ole Opry stalwart and Country Music Hall of Fame member Porter Wagoner ...

The track, which still resonates with listeners today, topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, where it stayed for ...