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Porter Wagoner Takes on Los Angeles

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Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner.


Porter Wagoner's performance last night at the Grammy Foundation's "The Soul of Country" event, marked the first time he has ever performed in Los Angeles. "It just takes me a while, I guess," Porter tells The Tennessean. "I never had an occasion to play here. I've been here many, many times before, but I never played here before. I'm enjoying the sunshine out here in beautiful L.A."

Last night's show was hosted by Marty Stuart, who produced Porter's upcoming album for the punk rock label Anti-Records. The two visited the label's headquarters Wednesday so the staffers could meet the Opry legend. "It was so wonderful yesterday to see the kids come out of their offices and just melt in Porter's presence," Marty says.

Porter was stunned by the reaction. "In my many years of country music business, I've never been so touched by a bunch of young people," he says." They came out and it's like they had been waiting to meet me. They had the excitement like they had a new Elvis record. It was just unbelievable."

Porter is flying back home today but will return to L.A. next week to perform a show with Neko Case. "It's just an exciting place for me to be right now," he says.

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