PORTER WAGONER
Porter Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced then-obscure singer Dolly Parton on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known vocal duo throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Known as Mr. Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. (More from Wikipedia)
"Spirit in the Sky" by Jewish-American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum is one of the biggest Christian-themed songs in music. Norman Greenbaum remains a practicing Jew and was inspired to write and record the song while watching Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner sing a religious song on television.
(July 2014)
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One glance at the album cover for Saved proves beyond doubt that Bob Dylan was serious with his Christian period. The opening track, "A Satisfied Mind" is a rare cover by Dylan of someone else's song; "A Satisfied Mind" dates from the mid-1950's and was first recorded by Porter Wagoner. (Interestingly, the debut solo album by folksinger Hamilton Camp, Paths of Victory – which, at the insistence of Elektra Records, has seven covers of mostly obscure Bob Dylan songs – also includes a cover of “A Satisfied Mind”).
(August 2014)
