The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
The Porter Wagoner Show #109 with special guest Stonewall Jackson.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #109 with special guest Stonewall Jackson. Spot opens with MS of Jackson singing "Don't Be Angry," then camera pulls out to reveal Porter, who introduces Jackson and invites us to tune in to the program.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #109. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Mack Magaha, Buck Trent, Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick as well as Norma Jean onscreen singing "Howdy Neighbor Howdy." Over brightly colored title card decorated with drawing of Wagoner, announcer Don Howser introduces Wagoner and The Wagonmasters, show regulars Speck Rhodes and Norma Jean, and "your favorite songs and stars of the Grand Ole Opry!" Howser enters and introduces "star of stage, screen and home movies", Porter Wagoner. Wearing one of his trademark garish rhinestone-studded, western-themed Nudie suits, Porter welcomes audience, then plays guitar and sings the Jimmie Driftwood song "Country Music Has Gone To Town" from his 1964 LP "The Bluegrass Story," backed by The Wagonmasters (who wear equally flashy bright blue western outfits). CU Buck's hot-shot banjo playing.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
Porter welcomes audience and introduces Stonewall Jackson, who plays guitar and sings "A Wound Time Can't Erase," from his 1963 LP "I Love A Song," backed by The Wagonmasters. MS George, Don, and Speck.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
Mack and Buck play us out of the commercial break on a frantic little breakdown of "Fire On The Mountain." At the end of it Porter cracks up, and says: "Tie that fiddler up, boys, he's gonna run off."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
"Now it's time for the pretty little lady," says Porter by way of introducing Miss Norma Jean. Norma plays guitar and sings "Go Cat Go" from her 1965 LP "Pretty Miss Norma Jean," backed by The Wagonmasters. Norma stumbles on a line in the first verse, but recovers. You go, girl!
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
Porter introduces "one of the older songs" he loves so much. Backed by The Wagonmasters led by fiddler Mack Magaha, Porter plays guitar and sings a slow, bluesy version of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky," which he recorded on his 1964 LP "The Bluegrass Story."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
"It's time for another interesting chapter in the life of Speck and Sadie," is Porter's introduction of gap-toothed comedian Rhodes. Wearing his trademark black & yellow checkered suit with bow tie and white bowler hat, Speck places a call on an old-time wind-up telephone and speaks with his fictional girlfriend, Sadie the operator. Sadie connects Speck to Greasy Miles' filling station and the corny old jokes come fast and furious. Throughout the bit somebody off screen (probably Mack) makes funny voices and sound effects in response to Speck's routine. Weird. Afterwards, Don Howser steps in and plugs the show's fifth souvenir booklet, containing songs and stories and pictures. It can be yours for only fifty cents by mail. Nice colorful graphic of an envelope addressed to Porter.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
Backed by The Wagonmasters, Porter recites the week's hymn, the oft-requested "Trouble In The Amen Corner." The lights dim sympathetically as Porter recounts the mournful story. The artfully-lit rural props on the set behind Porter touchingly evoke a country twilight.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
Porter thanks audience for patronizing sponsors, then reintroduces Stonewall Jackson. They talk about having brand new records out, and Stonewall plays his latest revival-styled number, "Help Stamp Out Loneliness," backed by The Wagonmasters. Cut-away shot of Don playing tambourine and George cracking up.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 109
Porter gathers up Norma and the boys to play a minute or so of "Foggy Mountain Top," just so he can see Don Howser dance along to it. Don steps up and does a spastic little chicken dance sort of step before Porter comes in wraps up the program with a reference to Hullabaloo, saying "Well folks, that wraps up the 'Porter Wagoner-A-Go-Go' Show." As the Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and Howser signs off, Wagoner waves goodbye as Magaha fiddles and Don and Norma square dance, and Speck does a little number around his stand-up bass.