The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
The Porter Wagoner Show #290 featuring special guests The Osborne Brothers.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #290 featuring special guests The Osborne Brothers. Speck Rhodes sits in the audience with a young girl on his lap and announces the week's guests and invites us to tune in. Fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #290. Standard pre-recorded opening begins with CU of Porter s shiny red boots walking down hallway, which cuts to rear view of Wagoner s garish green Nudie suit festooned with rhinestone wagon wheels and cacti. Montage of smiling Porter happily walking through WSM-TV studio as stage hands and technicians prep show. Don Howser s voice over reads: "Direct from Nashville Tennessee, here s The Porter Wagoner Show!" Quick shots of regulars as Howser announces them: "Starring Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Speck Rhodes, Don Howser, The Wagonmasters, and today s special guest star." Momentary pause in VO (presumably left for Howser to read the guest star s name on air), then prerecorded segment ends with Howser s "...and now, here s Porter." Cut to live portion as Porter, wearing dazzling, rhinestone-studded red Nudie suit, plays guitar and sings "I'm Gonna Feed You Now" (from his "Thin Man From West Plains" LP) accompanied by Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little and Speck Rhodes, all but Speck in matching white Nudie suits. Colorful shots of audience applauding. MS Buck's twangy banjo solo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Porter introduces his guests Bobby and Sonny, The Osborne Brothers, who perform "Listening To The Rain" backed by their own band Dale Sledd (guitar) and Ronnie Reno (bass). Them boys sure can play! If you can listen to those harmonies without getting chills, then you got somethin' besides blood runnin' through your veins, hoss. Afterwards Porter says he wants to see that "'37 Ford," a request that has the band in stitches. Bobby clenches his teeth in a grin that resembles the grille from the car in question and it's pretty funny, but the sadly the director chose not to go in for a close-up.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Leading The Wagonmasters, Mack fiddles us out of the commercial on a brief unidentified instrumental breakdown.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Now it's time for the beautiful little lady to sing one of the songs that she wrote, so backed by The Wagonmasters, Dolly Parton plays guitar and sings "I Couldn't Wait Forever."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Great little accidental moment where we can see Dolly rearranging the Pepsi crate she stands on when she's dueting with Porter. Once Dolly gets settled (Porter says "You're growing up fast there, kid"), she and Porter perform "Run That By Me One More Time" together, backed by The Wagonmasters. Buck Trent gets a little carried away during his solo, at one moment hammering away at the strings like a madman who can't keep up with himself. Steady there, boy!
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Porter introduces gap-toothed cornpone comedian Speck Rhodes, who ambles in wearing his usual checkered suit and bowler hat and scratching himself. When Porter asks him what he's doing scratching himself, Speck says "I'm the only one knows where I itch." Backed by The Wagonmasters, ol' Speckle sings "When It's Long Handle Time In Tennessee," an old-timey novelty number about wearing long winter underwear. Speck dances to Buck's banjo playing. Shots of audience applauding.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Porter displays a copy of the Osborne Brothers' LP "Favorite Hymns," calling it one of the greatest country albums that has ever been made. He then gives them the honor of performing the week's sacred song, and The Osbornes perform a terrific version of "How Great Thou Art" that promises to give you religion, brother. Testify!
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 290
Porter thanks the Osbornes again and plugs the Country Music Hall Of Fame, then awkwardly launches into "You Got-ta Have A License" backed by his trusty Wagonmasters before wrapping up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters and Bobby Osborne play the instrumental show outro, Don Howser signs off, and credits roll as Mack dances and fiddles us off the air.