FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Opening of Porter Wagoner show #148. Program opens with Wagoner and Wagonmasters Mack Magaha, Buck Trent, Speck Rhodes, Don Warden, and George McCormick as well as Dolly Parton onscreen singing "Howdy Neighbor Howdy" in front of the "Wagon House" set, built to resemble a country barnyard. Over brightly colored title card decorated with drawing of Wagoner, announcer Don Howser exclaims: "And now, in color, it's The Porter Wagoner Show, starring Porter Wagoner and The Wagonmasters, with Speck Rhodes and Dolly Parton. Special guest Conway Twitty. Bringing you your favorite songs and stars of the Grand Ole Opry!" Howser enters and shakes hands with Porter, who wears an orange Nudie suit covered in rhinestone cacti and wagon wheels. Howser and Wagoner clown around for a second, then Howser introduces Wagoner saying that at a recent awards ceremony, the band voted Porter the "most promising artist." Porter acts indignant, then Howser says: "they said that you'd promised them a raise, a vacation, and everything else." Then accompanied by The Wagonmasters (in matching blue western-themed Nudie suits of their own), Porter and Dolly sing a spine-tinglingly sweet duet on "The Last Thing On My Mind," their first hit as a duet (which was recorded only a week before this performance).
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Dolly Parton, Anne Murray and Randy Parton sing Dobie Gray's hit "Drift Away."
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Opening of The Dolly Show #110 with special guests Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. To the strains of Dolly's record "Love Is Like A Butterfly" fade up on a plastic prop butterfly lit with pulsating pastel blue and violet lights. Camera pulls out to reveal the butterfly as part of a giant sparkly sign that reads simply "Dolly." As the sign rises into the rafters, the lights come up on the set and Dolly Parton is lowered from the ceiling on a swing as a voice-over announces her. Applause; Dolly steps off the red velvet swing in a sparkly white dress and sings "Proud Mary." Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., dressed in captain's uniforms, brandish life preservers that read "Proud Mary." McCoo and Davis do introductory bit.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Wearing a stylized pin-striped gangster suit, Dolly says "In the 30s it was Hollywood, and in the 70s its Nashville. This place draws kids like a magnet," she says, talking about the dreams and aspirations of young Music Row hopefuls. Curtains part behind Dolly to reveal chroma-key screen in which appears clip shot on location on Music Row where Dolly sings "Rhinestone Cowgirl" (Rhinestone Cowboy cover) Nice music video-like sequence with Dolly in 1970s Nashville locations including exterior of Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum sign.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Dolly Parton and Family perform "In The Sweet By And By," take two. Tape runs out as Dolly prepares to close show.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Porter Wagoner wearing black rhinestone-studded Nudie suit, introduces Dolly Parton and her sisters Stella Mae and Cassie Parton. Dolly and her sisters, wearing bright red dresses, sing "Break My Mind" accompanied by Dolly playing acoustic guitar and The Wagonmasters (off camera). Parton's mother Avie Lee Parton and grandfather Lloyd Valentine, applauding. Dolly needles her sisters a bit during the song, about not having rehearsed enough. Wagoner introduces Parton's mother and grandfather; he thanks Dolly's sisters and cuts to commercial break.
FOR FULL CLIP WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Dolly Parton, her uncle, Louis Owens and Porter Wagoner narrate "Dolly Parton Day" film, shot on April 25, 1970. Sevierville, Tennessee courthouse; several adult Caucasian men seated on ledges in front of courthouse. Dolly on a passenger bus, wearing a frilly green dress greeting adult Caucasian men and women who traveled from Nashville; Caucasian male child bends over and looks in the camera briefly in FG. Elderly adult Caucasian woman selling Dolly Parton programs on sidewalk in front of Carr's clothing store; adult Caucasian man and woman standing to the side, woman reading from program, cars passing by in FG. Parton looking out bus window. Teenage Caucasian female baton twirlers preparing for parade, standing in a row on street. Parton getting off bus, male Caucasian boys follow behind. Sevier County High School marching band with teenage Caucasian female color guard. Parton seated in the back of a red convertible, talking to someone off camera.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Dolly Parton sings "Dumb Blonde" backed by The Wagonmasters; Buck Trent guitar solo.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Host Ralph Emery chats with Dolly Parton. Dolly talks about her husband and Porter Wagoner.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Dolly Parton bounces in enthusiastically wearing a gilded bright green jumpsuit and a blonde afro wig. Dolly asks The Hues Corporation to do a song with her and Flubert says they want to do a Nashville song. They perform a "soul" version of Merle Haggard's country standard "Today I Started Loving You Again." The Hues do a funky unison dance step and Dolly says "I can't get that heavy, my britches are too tight."
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. RCA Records’ Studio B in Nashville. Magnetic tape spool rolling on an analog 24 track recorder. Engineer Bob Ferguson and producer Porter Wagoner at mixing board in engineer’s booth. Dolly Parton, accompanying musicians, and backup singers in recording studio. Dolly Parton performs “He Would Know." Porter stops take, Dolly picks up performance. Take is wrapped and Porter says, “It’s a hit.” Cut back to Dolly studio set, K.C. happily yelling and running around to members of The Sunshine Band, “It’s a hit!”
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO. PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Dolly Parton seated on stage surrounded by a group of young Caucasian and African-American boys and girls. Dolly tells the children she was raised in a family with lots and lots of love and kids, and that kids are still her favorite people. Dolly Parton performs "Me and Little Andy. Audience applauds.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt perform "Apple Jack" (live); Dolly Parton plays banjo, Linda Ronstadt plays tambourine, and Emmylou Harris plays acoustic guitar. Cutaways of studio audience clapping along.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Dolly Parton performs "Jolene;" wearing orange blouse and floral pattern skirt.
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT MPI. Porter Wagoner jokes about looking like a pop star the way he is holding his microphone. Porter introduces Dolly Parton, singing a beautiful ballad; Porter and Dolly Banter about her song. Dolly performs "I Will Always Love You;" wearing red dress with rhinestones, sequins. Studio audience applauding; Porter thanks Dolly.
