http://www.metafilter.com/tags/parton Posts tagged with 'parton' at MetaFilter. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:47:02 -0800 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:47:02 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/66002/Its%2Dgood%2Dto%2Dtouch%2Dthe%2Dgreen%2Dgreen%2Dgrass%2Dof%2Dhome Porter Wagoner has <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/arts/music/30wagoner.html?ex=1351396800&en=d81facb92d79bb90&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">gone to his reward</a>. Known for his <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=MD89OBq95qU">flashy suits</a> and <a href="http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/14/184923.php">lurid songs</a>, Porter Wagoner was a force in country music for decades. As the rhinestone studded host of the Porter Wagoner show, he brought us performances by young up-and-comers like <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=o2YIB30gG9k">Waylon Jennings</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCE48O6U4Yw">Jerry Reed</a> and <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H__fduPFTs8">Merle Haggard</a>, and introduced the <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bqx25Jhyc3Q">Dolly Parton</a>. The acrimony following her departure from the show <a href="http://www.theydeserveit.com/music/i-will-always-love-you.html">inspired</a> her classic song I Will Always Love You. Although he was in ill health, he released <a href="http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/porter_wagoner">Wagonmaster</a> last year, which became his critically best received album. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.66002 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:47:02 -0800 country dolly gospel nashville parton western smartyboots