WAGONER, PORTER
(*1927)
WAGONER, PORTER (b. near West Plains, Mo., August 12, 1927) Wagoner is a country singer/songwriter who hosted a pioneering syndicated country-music program and boosted the career of DOLLY PARTON . He represented the apex of commercial country music in the 1960s and 1970s, maintaining just enough country twang in his vocals to separate him from mainstream crooners. The son of a farmer, Wagoner was exposed to country radio from an early age, and soon was singing and playing along with his…