Grand Ole Opry member and country music legend Porter Wagoner has died at the age of 80. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer and listed in serious condition and was released from a Nashville-area hospital to a hospice to be with his family.
In May, he celebrated his 50th anniversary as an Opry member during a special segment of the show hosted by Marty Stuart and featuring guest appearances by Patty Loveless and Wagoner’s longtime duet partner, Dolly Parton. Wagoner [...]
This is just brief rundown on events here in Nashville at the Americana Music Association conference. I will add more detail next week.
Meeting Barbara Lamb, Sunny Sweeney, Chip Taylor, Kendal Carson, Gurf Morlix , Stacy Earle and Janet Reno!
The Halloween tribute to the memory of Porter Wagoner with Mark Ferris, Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale and Emmylou Harris.
Seeing Darrell Scott at the Station Inn.
The AMA Awards at the Ryman Auditorium (the Mother Church of Country Music) featuring Joe Ely, Guy [...]
“Guitar Town Bound”