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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: RGMike on October 29, 2007, 11:44:35 AM

Title: RIP Porter Wagoner
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2007, 11:44:35 AM

The country singer who gave Dolly her start, wrote "Green Greeen Grass of Home", and recorded one of my all-time faves, "The Carroll County Accident", was 80.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/arts/music/30wagoner.html?ref=us

Title: Re: RIP Porter Wagoner
Post by: Gazoo on October 30, 2007, 07:18:29 AM

Quote from: "RGMike"

The country singer who gave Dolly her start, wrote "Green Greeen Grass of Home", and recorded one of my all-time faves, "The Carroll County Accident", was 80.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/arts/music/30wagoner.html?ref=us

Another obit had a great line from Dolly, from a roast, about her departure from him: "We had creative differences," she explained. "I was creative, and he was different."