Parton began working with Wagoner after he offered her a coveted spot on both his weekly TV program, The Porter Wagoner Show,...and in his traveling show, in 1967.

On March 13, 1999, Porter Wagoner inducted Yearwood into the Opry, saying she was the best female vocalist he'd ever heard...."This is a family," Yearwood said at a pre-show press conference.

Porter Wagoner officially inducted her, presenting Yearwood with a commemorative Hatch Show Print poster....She wrote down descriptions of the Opry stars and the show, so she could take it home and show her mom and dad.

After releasing the record, she caught the attention of Porter Wagoner and became a part of both his TV show and touring show,

That same year, Parton joined Porter Wagoner for his weekly TV show, The Porter Wagoner Show, as well as for his touring show....PICTURES: Dolly Parton Through the Years Following her professional split from Wagoner, Parton launched her own variety TV show

Parton first came to widespread national recognition on The Porter Wagoner Show in 1967, and she scored a string of hit singles...Love You," the latter of which she wrote for Wagoner upon breaking up their duo act for a solo career.

music prior to the release of Here You Come Again, but she was an artist closely associated with (and perhaps held back by) Porter...Wagoner.

of Fame and the friends and heroes that he already counts among its members, such as Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl, Loretta Lynn, Porter...Wagoner, George Jones, Merle Haggard and more.

albums in 1968: Just Because I'm a Woman, her second solo album (and first full-length for RCA Records), and two duet albums with Porter...Wagoner, Just Between You and Me and Just the Two of Us.

Kelsea Ballerini hosted the show, and the winners read like a Who's Who of contemporary country....MacKenzie Porter, "Thinking 'Bout You" (from CMT Campfire Sessions)Hozier & Maren Morris, "Take Me to Church" (from CMT Crossroads