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Porter Wagoner

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The Resume

    (August 12, 1927-October 28, 2007)
    Born in West Plains, Missouri
    Singles included 'Settin the Woods on Fire' (1952), 'Company's Coming' (1954), 'Satisfied Mind' (1955), 'Misery Loves Company' (1962), 'I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand' (1962), 'Sorrow on the Rocks' (1964), 'Green, Green Grass of Home' (1965), 'Skid Row Joe' (1965), 'The Cold Hard Facts of Life' (1967), 'The Carroll County Accident' (1968) and 'The Rubber Room' (1972)
    Dueted with Dolly Parton on 'The Last Thing on My Mind' (1967), 'We'll Get Ahead Someday' (1968) and 'Better Move It On Home' (1970)
    Hosted his own syndicated TV show (1960-81)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was married at age 16, but it was annulled after a year.
    He was committed to Parkview psychiatric hospital for 'exhaustion.' (1966)
    He had a bitter professional break-up with Dolly Parton.
    Parton wrote 'I Will Always Love You' about him.
    Many of his songs were morbid, such as 'Green, Green Grass of Home' (about death row), 'The Cold Hard Facts of Life' (about adultery and murder) and 'The Carroll County Accident' (about adultery and a fatal car crash).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 50 years.
    His TV show introduced Doly Parton and Mel Tillis to the public.
    He and Parton reconciled.
    At 79, he recorded the best-reviewed album of his career, 'The Wagonmaster,' and opened for the White Stripes at Madison Square Garden.
    Pam Tillis explained his resurgence by saying, 'When you're classic like Porter, you don't go out of style.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 11.76% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 51 Votes: 49.02% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 212 Votes: 44.81% Annoying