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Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80 (AP)

Porter Wagoner is shown at his home in Nashville, Tenn., on July 19, 2007. Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton by hiring her as his duet partner, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007. He was 80. (AP Photo/Ed Rode)AP - Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the ’60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton.

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