Wagoner was born in West Plains, Missouri, United States, the fifth and last child, as well as the second son of Bertha May (née Bridges) and Charles E. Wagoner, a farmer. His first band, the Blue Ridge Boys, performed … See more

Wagoner was married twice, to Velma Johnson for less than a year in 1943 and to Ruth Olive Williams from 1946 to 1986, though they separated 20 years before the divorce. He fathered three children, Richard, D… See more

Dolly Parton performed a concert at her theme park Dollywood in Wagoner's memory after his death.
Porter Wagoner Boulevard, a road in his native West Plains, Missouri, is named in his honor. … See more