Porter Wagoner (March 2006)
Gene Watson's peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east
Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as
'the singer's singer' - and rightly so!
All of Gene's Peers who were contacted in 2006 were most gracious with
their time & words. It is here, within this special
part of gene-watson.com, that you have an opportunity to
read
Porter Wagoner's quote, which he submitted to this site on Wednesday 22 March 2006.
I (Sean Brady)
would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Porter Wagoner who has made a special contribution to a unique part
of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
 Porter
Wagoner
This quote was submitted on Wednesday 22 March 2006
'I am proud to send a quote about my friend Gene Watson.
Gene is a singers singer. I'm so glad that he recorded
one of my songs ('Tennessee sunshine') during his career.
It's always a thrill to introduce Gene Watson at the Grand
Ole Opry'.
Thank you,
Porter Wagoner,
for your support of Gene Watson.
About Porter Wagoner...
Porter Wagoner was born (in August 1927) of Irish-German heritage in the Ozark
Mountains of Missouri near the Arkansas border and is a
country music icon.
The 'Thin Man from West Plains' (Missouri) is renowned for his grand showmanship, his rhinestone suits, his loyalty to
the Grand Ole Opry, his championing of
Dolly Parton, his unique singing voice, his exquisite
recitations, his song-writing and his record production.
Porter Wagoner's collection of hit country songs include 'A
satisfied mind' (No. 1 in 1955), 'Carroll county accident', 'Skid
Row
Joe', 'Trouble in the amen corner', 'Company’s coming', 'Green
green grass of home', 'Ole slew foot', 'The cold hard
facts of life', 'Sunny side of the mountain' & 'Misery loves
company', the latter track reaching No. 1 in 1962.
In 1967,
Dolly Parton
became a member of Porter Wagoner's entourage and they
immediately became a major force within country music.
They charted 21 singles on the Billboard country music
singles chart between October 1967 & October 1974,
fourteen of
which reached the Top 10.
In 2002, Porter was inducted into the Country Music
Hall Of Fame in 2002. January 2006 saw the release of the 'Gospel
2006' album. The single 'The dream (a true story)'
received great reviews, along with airplay from
many of the top classic & Christian country radio stations across
the USA.
 Gene Watson recorded Porter Wagoner's 'Tennessee Sunshine' & included the track
on his 'Paper Rosie' album, which was released on Capitol Records in 1977.
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