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Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) [1] was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, The Porter Wagoner Show. She became part of a well-known vocal duo with him from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.
Norma Jean Beasler (born January 30, 1938) [1] is an American country music singer who was a member of The Porter Wagoner Show from 1961–1967. She had 13 country singles in Billboard ' s Country Top 40 between 1963 and 1968, recorded twenty albums for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1973, received two Grammy nominations, and was a Grand Ole Opry member for several years.
Speck got the job, and because he and Porter both come from West Plains, they had a natural chemistry that resulted in an association lasting over 20 years. After the Porter Wagoner television show ended, Speck worked alone for a few years until retiring in September 1996. He died at his home in Nashville on March 19, 2000, at age 84.
Nixon, who died in 1994, had a net worth of $988,522 in 1973, according to a Dec. 9 issue from that year by The San Francisco Examiner. That amounts to about $6.03 million in today’s dollars.
In 2006, Porter Wagoner said he had accumulated 52 Nudie suits, costing between $11,000 and $18,000 each, since receiving his first free outfit in 1962. [8] The Belgian entertainer Bobbejaan Schoepen was a client and personal friend; his collection of 35 complete stage outfits is the largest in Europe. [9] [10] [11]
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Porter died at the age of 47 on Thursday, November 15, at her home in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:40 a.m.
Porter Wagoner: Soul of a Convict & Other Great Prison Songs: 7: backing vocals 1967: Porter Wagoner: Cold Hard Facts of Life: 4: backing vocals 1968: Porter Wagoner: Bottom of the Bottle: 19: backing vocals 1968: Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton: Just Between You & Me: 8: backing vocals; lead vocal on chorus of 1967 single "The Last Thing on My ...