The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
The Porter Wagoner Show #91 with special guest Stonewall Jackson.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Promo for Porter Wagoner Show #91 with special guest Stonewall Jackson. Opens with Jackson singing "Waterloo," pulling out to reveal Porter who introduces Jackson saying "Join us, won't you?"
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Introduction to Porter Wagoner show #91. 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!" Wearing rhinestone-studded Nudie suit, Wagoner welcomes audience, then plays guitar and sings a short version of "Jimmy Brown The Newsboy" backed by The Wagonmasters. CU Trent's acoustic guitar. Slight blooper as director misses cue to go to Trent's solo. Nicely low-key performance sans fiddle and steel, and an atypical show opener.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Porter introduces Stonewall Jackson, who plays guitar and sings "Waterloo" backed by The Wagonmasters and joined on vocals by Eddie Ware.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Mack, George, and Buck play us out of the commercial, kicking up some dust on an instrumental version of "Black Mountain Rag."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Wagoner introduces Pretty Miss Norma Jean, who plays guitar and sings "Let's Go All The Way" backed by The Wagonmasters. MS Buck Trent on banjo.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Porter gathers the boys around him to accompany as he plays guitar and sings an abbreviated version of his 1955 hit "A Satisfied Mind." Porter introduces commercial break.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Coming out of the commercial we see Porter with Norma Jean's daughter Roma Lynn perched adorably on his shoulder. Wagoner has her make some funny faces, then asks if she knows who's up next and she whispers "Speck." Gap-toothed comedian Speck Rhodes, wearing his trademark checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat, places a call on his old-time crank style telephone. Speck chats with fictional girlfriend/ operator Sadie and stale and corny old-fashioned jokes ensue.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Norma Jean comes on and thanks Speck, doing a subtle impersonation of Porter as she says "That's a good job Speck, real good." Norma plugs the show's souvenir booklet #4, "The Porter Wagoner Show Hits The Road!", containing songs and stories and pictures. It can be yours for only fifty cents by mail. Nice graphic of an envelope addressed to Wagoner.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Porter returns and, backed by the Wagonmasters, sings a hymn from the book, the oft-requested 1956 hit "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came To Your House)."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Porter introduces shy, unassuming Eddie Ware, who sang a little earlier with Stonewall Jackson. Jackson returns and Porter tells of his history, of how he came from the cotton fields and made a name for himself in Nashville. Backed by The Wagonmasters, Stonewall plays guitar and sings his latest record, the Harlan Howard composition "The Minute Men (Are Turning In Their Graves)." The number lambastes anti-Vietnam war protestors and claims that "Washington and Jefferson are crying tears of shame" because these cowardly men won't defend their homeland. "Dear Lord I've got one little prayer/I pray in years to come/don't ever let those kind of people/serve in Washington." At the end Porter says "Isn't that great? Fine song, Stonewall."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 91
Porter introduces Buck, Mack and George as "Ike, Mike, and Spike" and has them play a bit of "Columbus Stockade Blues" to fill out the show before he has to wrap it up. Porter returns to close the program. As the Wagonmasters play instrumental show outro and announcer signs off, Wagoner shakes hands with Norma Jean and guests, then waves goodbye as Magaha fiddles and dances us off the air. End title super reads: "Produced by Show Biz in cooperation with WSM-TV."