Archive for October 28th, 2007

Opry star Porter Wagoner dead

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
October 28, 2007

Porter Wagoner
He had been admitted to an undisclosed Nashville-area hospital on Monday, Oct. 15 and it was announced he had lung cancer. Mr. Wagoner was released to hospice care on Friday, a Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman announced.
Wagoner’s contributions to country music are numerous. Marty Stuart, who produced this year’s much-heralded comeback album Wagonmaster, calls him [...]

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