He's back

He's an acquired taste, I will grant you. I listened to his music as a teenager, and when I went off to college, few of my friends understood why I listened to the guy. I listened to him while they played LPs and reel-to-reel tapes of the Beatles, the Allman Brothers and whoever else.


He wasn't the greatest poet, and he didn't have that great of a voice. But he was comfort food for the musical soul. He was who my family tended to watch every Friday at 7 p.m. (I think) on Channel 3 back in the '70s.


In the 1980s, his star went dim. A judge in Florida even suggested that as punishment, a convicted felon should be forced to listen to his music 24/7.


And now, according to the AP, he's back. I guess I'll have to buy his new CD.



Let's hear it for Porter Wagoner.


I'll buy his CD, but I'll have to listen to it away from the presence of my wife. She tolerates my collection of Bach, Mozart, John Hartford, A-Teens and Allison Krauss. She hasn't been exposed to my classic Glen Campbell stuff. But she draws the line at Porter Wagoner. Oh well, that's why they invented headphones.


Thanks for coming back, Porter.