- Porter and duet partner Dolly Parton had many hits from 1967-1974.
- On October 15, 2007, he was admitted to a Nashville, Tennessee area hospital and placed in Intensive Care in critical condition. On October 21, 2007 the Washington Post reported that he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
- Hospitalized with lung cancer and is in serious condition [October 20, 2007].
- Had an older brother, Glenn, who died before he was 20 from a heart ailment.
- His children include his son, Richard, and daughters, Denise and Debra.
- Appears in the infomercial, hosted by Marty Stuart and Nan Kelley, for TimeLife's "Opry Video Classics" collection. (2007)
- Idol was Hank Williams.
- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002.
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