2026Nominee
Best Performance
Dolly: An NBC News Special
Porter Wagoner
Actor
West Plains, Missouri, USA
August 12, 1927
Biography
Porter Wayne Wagoner was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, and they were a well-known vocal duo throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Porter Wagoner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Winner
Best Performance
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
2022Winner
Best Performance
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Career Highlights
1966Highlight
Best Performance
Road to Nashville
2007Highlight
Best Performance
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
Video
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You