From "The King of Country Music" to "The Queen of Fado" to "The Godfather of Soul", AND Plenty Porter Wagoner, too!
Monday, March 30, 2009
PORTER'S FIRST DOLLY
Before Miss Dolly Parton joined the Porter Wagoner Show, Porter had another "girl singer" named Pretty Miss Norma Jean. Ultimately, she left to get married, leaving a void. Dolly joined the show, launching her career and boosting Porter's, who was ahead of his time with possibly the most popular country music TV show ever--it ran for 20 years. Notice how comfortable Porter is on-camera and the friendly, unscripted ribbing that would never make it on TV today, unfortunately. Pretty Miss Norma Jean, "Walking Advertisement For The Blues": Porter Tubb
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