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Porter Wagoner Used 'Intimidation' to Get Dolly Parton to Agree With His Ideas

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Before Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner parted ways entirely, she agreed to let him produce her solo albums. She had more freedom on these records than she had in her duets with Wagoner. Still, she didn’t feel fully in control of her work. Parton’s guitarist said Wagoner still did everything he could to get his way in the studio. Porter Wagoner pressured Dolly Parton into doing things his way When Parton got to work on her solo career in the 1970…

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Dolly Parton Pushes Back Against Claims That Porter Wagoner Made Her A Success

Dolly Parton has always dismissed Porter Wagoner’s claim of being solely responsible for her success in music. While Wagoner helped increase her visibility through his television program, Parton noted that she had already worked on her career long before they met. Despite this, Wagoner often credited himself with influencing her early success. Porter Wagoner, popularly known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, charted 81 singles for over three decades. In th…

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