The Essential Recordings

Porter Wagoner was renowned for his flashy handmade rhinestone 'Nudie' suits, colourful cowboy boots, huge blond pompadour hairdo, and for discovering a young Dolly Parton.

But behind the extravagant suits and glitz and glamour was a performer who enjoyed huge popularity thanks to his unstinting adherence to a straightforward and unadorned style of classic Country Music.