The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Porter Wagoner Show #43 with special guests Lonzo and Oscar.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #43. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick plus Norma Jean onscreen singing "Howdy Neighbor Howdy." Over title card decorated with drawing of Wagoner, announcer Hairl Hensley introduces Wagoner and The Wagonmasters, show regulars Speck Rhodes and Norma Jean, and "your favorite songs and stars of the Grand Ole Opry!" Wide shot of Wagonmasters playing, Speck Rhodes dancing. MS Little Jack Little and Buck Trent's flashy banjo playing. Wearing rhinestone-studded Nudie suit. Wagoner welcomes audience, then plays guitar and sings the Hank Williams song "Jambalaya" backed by The Wagonmasters. MS Speck, Don, and George. CU Don's steel guitar.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Wagoner introduces "The Winston County Pea-Pickers," comedians John "Lonzo" Sullivan and Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan who wear matching outfits of loud shirts and pants with suspenders and funny hats. Backed by The Wagonmasters, they play guitar and mandolin and sing "The Bicycle Wreck," which Oscar says is better known as "Dear Mother You've Worked All Your Life For Us Children, Now Get Out And Do Something For Yourself." Oscar hits some very sour notes and Lonzo jokes about it. Wagoner returns and intros commercial.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Buck Trent plays flashy solo banjo on a short instrumental version of "Home Sweet Home" backed by The Wagonmasters. MS of Wagoner and Wagonmasters enjoying Trent's playing. Tempo picks up suddenly halfway through the number.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Wagoner introduces pretty Miss Norma Jean, who plays guitar and sings "Foggy Mountain Top" accompanied by The Wagonmasters. CU Trent's flashy guitar solo. Wagoner plugs the song as appearing on the album "Porter Wagoner - In Person," which was recorded live in his home town of West Plains, Missouri.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Wagoner introduces his newest RCA recording (the "a" side of the "Sorrow On The Rocks" 45), then plays guitar and sings "The Life Of The Party" accompanied by The Wagonmasters. CU Don's steel guitar, Buck's banjo. Wagoner intros commercial message.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Wagoner introduces gap-toothed comedian Speck Rhodes, who makes call on old-time crank telephone wearing his trademark checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat. Talks with his girlfriend, operator Sadie, tells corny old fashioned jokes about eating dinner with Lonzo & Oscar, and eavesdropping on other tables. Wagoner returns and has George McCormick pitch the show's souvenir booklet, available for only fifty cents by mail.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Wagoner introduces the week's sacred song, then plays guitar and sings "I Thought Of God," from the "In Person" LP, backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 43
Wagoner returns and talks about Nugget Records, Lonzo and Oscar's own label, then holds up a 45 from the label with a sleeve decorated with a pot of gold and a rainbow, on which the label's address is written by hand (Box 400, Goodlettsville, TN). The duo returns to play the 45, "I Worship The Ground You Walk On" (so "You Shouldn't Walk On Me") backed by The Wagonmasters. Wagoner wraps up show as Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and announcer signs off.