Porter Wagoner’s dazzlingly rhinestone-bedecked Nudie suits weighed an average of 35 pounds each. This is not an insignificant burden for an elderly man—or for a young man, for that matter. Those ...

The mentor-mentee relationship has always been historically significant, from the student-teacher bond to entertainment, sports, and any other professional field. The connection is also the essence of ...

Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the ’60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton. Like ...

On this day (October 28) in 2007, Porter Wagoner died in Nashville, Tennessee, after a long battle with lung cancer at the age of 80. Dolly Parton was there, along with Wagoner’s family, when he ...