Folk Music And Social Comment Is Vital To Country Music!
As a seasoned singer-songwriter, I must admit that I have been very naive regarding my understanding of American music and country music in particular. I have confessed elsewhere that I was a "country snob" 40 years ago, and I was ignorant of how many 50s era top 40 artists where actually country artists who's music "crossed-over" to the "pop" charts.
Porter Wagoner was not one of those artist. He was not even on my musical radar until I discovered Dolly Parton on his long-running syndicated television program titled "The Porter Wagoner Show." Although I did enjoy their duets, I was not a Porter Wagoner fan.
That all changed in 1975 with a very technicolor dream starring Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, and myself, of all things! In this dream, I saw what was to be my real-life experience, and that true story is one among many stories in my upcoming book titled Dream Lover. In that dream, I had intimate conversations with Dolly regarding her troubled partnership with Porter Wagoner. She called him a "control freak," among other things.
Every scene of that dream came to pass, even to this day, September 3, 2009, as we celebrate a serious of events that are the fruition of that 40 year dream. We are humbled by the overwhelming response to our musical collaboration with Porter Wagoner, Jim Colvard, and Tom Pick. The "Real American Country" project truly demonstrates Wagoner's broad range of musical interests. I was truly blessed to be mentored by these musical geniuses!
Porter Wagoner was not one of those artist. He was not even on my musical radar until I discovered Dolly Parton on his long-running syndicated television program titled "The Porter Wagoner Show." Although I did enjoy their duets, I was not a Porter Wagoner fan.
That all changed in 1975 with a very technicolor dream starring Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, and myself, of all things! In this dream, I saw what was to be my real-life experience, and that true story is one among many stories in my upcoming book titled Dream Lover. In that dream, I had intimate conversations with Dolly regarding her troubled partnership with Porter Wagoner. She called him a "control freak," among other things.
Every scene of that dream came to pass, even to this day, September 3, 2009, as we celebrate a serious of events that are the fruition of that 40 year dream. We are humbled by the overwhelming response to our musical collaboration with Porter Wagoner, Jim Colvard, and Tom Pick. The "Real American Country" project truly demonstrates Wagoner's broad range of musical interests. I was truly blessed to be mentored by these musical geniuses!
Posted by Howard Lips at 9/3/2009 8:49 PM 
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Categories: Folk Country Blues Rock
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