Sad News

Unique dresser and Blasphemes favorite Porter Wagoner has died.

Wagoner Facts:

• Wagoner helped launch the career of his duet partner Dolly Partner before she went on to become more famous than he. Porter sued her for $3 million. The case was settled out of court. Dolly claimed their split was over creative differences. "I am creative and Porter is different."
  
• Porter's syndicated TV show, "The Porter Wagoner Show" was on the air for 21 years. It was best known for not being very well produced. This was in a time when interesting things happened on TV.
• In his last tour (mentioned here on Blasphemes) Porter opened for the White Stripes to promote his Wagonmaster album. He had a fleeting opportunity to become late career Johnny Cash with the younger crowd. It was not to be. Porter was writing original songs. Kids like it when you cover their songs and make them funny and twangy sounding.
• Porter had over 60 handmade sequined jackets in his wardrobe. "I get more compliments on my outfits than any other entertainer — except for Liberace."
  
• Was one of the funniest Borat interviews in the second season of Da Ali G Show.

Now that Porter and Liberace are gone there is an opening for a sequined lunatic to sing for us.