Porter Wagoner (Carroll County Accident)

[@auntkiki82]

I miss country songs like this that actually told a story.

[@larryduvall9475]

white mans blues of that era

[@mackbrowning5464]

It reminds me of my dad his name is Browning also

[@mackbrowning5464]

Yep

[@itislona5868]

Yes

[@lorettajohns1555]

​@@larryduvall9475 😊

[@beverlymccollum8861]

Such a great pleasure hearing Porter sing. These older songs are the best. Aren't like the silly ones we endure today.

[@markowen3114]

Hello dear,how’re you doing? Greetings from California 😊

[@blackholeentry3489]

Once saw him play in Branson, MO.

[@boffo63]

My dad raised me watching Porter's show till he passed when I was 6. He gave me the Cincinnati Reds too. After every Sunday at church we watched Porter then the Reds. Porter gave me Dolly.

[@krystalphillips255]

This was one of my dad's favorite songs it will forever live on with his memory

[@honestj820]

Hello how are you doing today..?

[@edwardkelly581]

PORTER WAGNER NEVER GOT ENOUGH CREDIT FOR HIS TALENT!! I LOVE TO LISTEN TO ALL OF HIS SONGS

[@blackholeentry3489]

Saw him play once in Branson, MO. My 1st wife was born in Mountain Grove, MO...so we made several trips there, and of course, always spent a few days in Branson.

[@robbiefrantz8170]

A great song sung superbly by Porter. What a smooth voice he had! Love it!

[@darrell1934]

Porter was a fantastic singer! I love so many of his songs!

[@JohnnyC10071959]

I am a heavy metal fan, but this man has a voice. I am old and I figure PW is long gone but this is a great performance.

[@norbie6]

My faorite by Porter. He left us so many beautiful songs. He is missed.

[@maristone8915]

one of my favorites as a kid they told a story an actual ballad i loved these old songs with stories told...

[@anthonypirtle5687]

I love this old tune! Been listening for years!

[@toddholmes4480]

Growing up in Cincinnati in the 1960s, my mom and I would watch The Poter Wagoner Show on Saturday afternoons. It was broadcast from Dayton, so our reception was not so great, but that didn't matter, we could still hear the music.

[@aaronjschaefer]

I was so lucky to meet him at the country music hall of fame shortly before his passing... RIP

[@rdmineer1]

Never heard a banjo sound that way. Unbelievable!

[@TheFishdoctor1952]

That was Buck Trent with his electric banjo. I believe it was the first of its kind.

[@jacebrogden3490]

I’m 31 and my grandma started me ok. Old country music. One of the best things to happen to me. One of best storyteller singers

[@kygal1960]

Grew up listening to Porter and Dolly. This ballad was onne of my favorites along with his many gospel songs

[@TheFishdoctor1952]

I was a kid of single digits back then, but can still hear Porter introducing pretty Miss Norman Jean. 50 plus years ago.

[@Karlfed1]

im 15 and this stuff is the only music i listen to

[@deborahr3732]

I grew up on this, my parents listened to it, it's still good, I came from Harper Valley PTA and Ode to Billy Joe to here

[@chookieist]

Fantastic isn’t it

[@johnbernays-b5y]

im 74 Wears old and this stuff is the only music i listen to when I was 14 Years old. I learn to play thee Guitar listen at Hillbelly music. Then I herd of Jazz Berney Kessell live in My Home Town MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA I took Lessons from Barney Kessell

[@keketsomolaoa8287]

way to go my young friend. I was around your age when I fell in love with country music. I'm 49 now. Greetings from south Africa

[@claramccormick8701]

Porter was Great Singer of Country Music!

[@percyoved5540]

One of the greatest songs

[@gwatson789]

I remember watching the Porter Wagoner show when I was a child in the sixties. Thanks for posting

[@tnee14]

my granny used to sing this to me when i was a little girl and it has stuck with me all these years love this song!~

[@Kickinpony66]

Whenever this song came on the radio me and my older brother would get quiet and quietly sing along with our Mom and Dad. It wasn't until the early 2000's that I learned Porter was from West Plains, Missouri; just a "Stones Throw" from where my Dad was born, in Van Buren, Mo :) Such wonderful memories :)

[@bluegtturbo]

The best songs always have a good story.... That's why I love country music and Chuck's rock n roll.. I'm not convinced by Porter's oath of secrecy though... He's just told the whole world what happened... 😁

[@msbigdog1460]

😂😂😂😂👍

[@flybob63]

And listen to the great Buck Trent on that electric banjo. One of the best sidemen in the history of country music. He should be in the hall of fame himself for his work with Porter, Roy Clark, Hee Haw and session work.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1969 {January 5th} Porter Wagoner's "The Carroll County Accident" peaked at #2* {for 4 weeks} on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, for the four weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those four weeks was "Daddy Sang Bass" by Johnny Cash... And on February 3rd, 1969 "The Carroll County Accident" reached #1 {for 3 weeks} on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart... Between 1954 and 1983 the West Plains, Missouri had fifty-eight records on the Billboard Country charts, fourteen made the Top 10 with two reaching #1, "A Satisfied Mind" for four weeks in July of 1955 and "Misery Loves Company" for two non-consecutive weeks in March of 1962... Porter Wayne Wagoner passed away at the age of 80 on October 28th, 2007... May he R.I.P. * "The Carroll County Accident" was Porter Wagoner's second of two of his records to peak at #2, his other #2 record was "Cold Hard Facts of Life" for one week in April of 1967... Plus in a duet with Dolly Parton he had a third record peak at #2, "Making Plans", for two weeks in August of 1980... And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the Hot Country Singles' Top 10 on January 5th. 1969: At #3. "I Take A Lot of Pride In What I Am" by Merle Haggard & the Strangers #4. "When The Grass Grows Over Me" by George Jones #5. "Smokey Bear" by Hank Thompson #6. "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell #7. "Your Squaw Is On The Warpath" by Loretta Lynn #8. "Yours Love" by Waylon Jennings #9. "The Ballad of Forty Dollars" by Tom T. Hall #10. "They Don't Make Love Like They Used To" by Eddy Arnold

[@geocoop60]

55 years ago

[@tracey921]

Rest in peace Papa Smurf ! My pops passed away this morning N this used to b his favorite song He used to play it all the time when I was a kid So I came to listen to this for him Rest easy Papa Smurf You were the best dad ever

[@drakehonest9]

Hello how are you doing today?😊

[@anthonyridio5234]

Alex, your heart & eye for song and lyrics are amazing. Can't wait to hear you reinventing this classic. Love Dad ❤

[@lohitakshtrehan6379]

i am a 90,s kid, still i love this kind of songs :)

[@thetiger489]

my dad passed away 6 weeks ago and this was one of his favorite songs

[@drejarg]

Rest In Peace

[@brennabouvierbaker8012]

Mine also.

[@evanperryman8727]

So sad

[@carolynridlon3988]

My mom always listened to Porter Wagoner, she was from Neosho, MO (west side of the Ozarks) Porter was from the east side in West Plains. I remember mom playing many of his albums on Sundays.

[@carolynridlon3988]

Classic country sound & loved many of his songs - he also had a great backup band. I watched many of his TV shows on a Saturday afternoon -

[@lizziepiercey2897]

Beautiful music you,ll never see again

[@dmoor10]

love this kind of music.

[@gurrando3a6]

My daughter and I met Porter one time. He was super friendly.

[@MegaJeff101]

this song is based on a true event in caro county michigan. written by my moms friend about her father.

[@jennifursun3303]

wow

[@jeffreyhershey5754]

Got him a little bit on the side eh good for him 👍

[@Dougland214]

They usually are based on true events...ya know us hotblooded gypsies are all about love music and passion la Familia ✨️🎆

[@tncountryboy06]

Sorry Jeff, but you’re wrong. This was written about Carroll county Tennessee

[@pegbars]

Your mom's friend lied. This song was written by Bob Ferguson, according to the label on the 45.

[@frankfriedrichheckmannqual4890]

Wunderfu reallityl Song drin Porter.Very Nice.One of the best Country Songs.

[@grammadee9443]

THANKS enjoyed. This is the star k saw the most at one of our local ranches always liked this song

[@lindamitchum454]

I Loved To Hear Porter Wagner Sing.. I Miss COUNTRY SONGS❤

[@drakehonest9]

Hello how are you feeling today?

[@percyoved4284]

Today country music sucks.now this is country music

[@percyoved4284]

Don't hear music like this today

[@blueycarlton]

This song was a Top 10 hit in Australia in 1969 by Bobby Bright and Laurie Allen.

[@blackholeentry3489]

My 2nd wife is an Aussie, and must have been there when this song was popular. I'll have to ask her about this. Stay tuned!

[@tomkuykendall1210]

Wish more people would sing these songs!!!!

[@VidarLund-k5q]

The LP with this title is my first album with Porter. Buck Trent on his electric five string banjo.

[@richardxander5283]

One of my all-time favorites

[@johnsewell8408]

Old Country Music at it's best just Awesome !!!!

[@tomcooper6108]

Love a song by Porter! Such a man.

[@msbigdog1460]

I agree. There will never be country singers as good as the ones from this era. George, Waylon, Charley Pride, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Loretta....but thankfully we have their recordings. I am so glad that I grew up on this music.

[@maggiemay1927]

what a singer

[@runnersworld6531]

I remember listening to Dolly Parton on the Porter Waggoner Show

[@georgeroberts6453]

Love Porter,👍

[@joepoupore2633]

l remember this song from my youth but what year?

[@magbrown1]

This is a great song, I have not heard it for awhile. Thanks Jim

[@julieramsey7915]

Classic County nothing better

[@rabid4graphs]

one of my faves

[@tmcge3325]

The son realized when he found the ring, his dad Walter Browning and Mary Ellen were having an affair! Location, I believe since both Wagner and Ferguson (the song writer) are from Missouri bordering Carroll County Arkansas.....I'm only speculating and could be wrong, but this is my best guess.

[@bluegtturbo]

So Porter's real name is Browning and not Wagoner?

[@tmcge3325]

@@bluegtturbo nope, the song is about a local tragedy that probably happen in the early 50's or maybe the 40's. I remember a bunch of songs like this one, they all told a story that actually happen years earlier. Folk music! Or Ballad.

[@Dougland214]

Browning is the gun manufacturer

[@tmcge3325]

@@Dougland214 Also an adulterer.

[@cathieh.7225]

​@@bluegtturboit's just a story maybe loosely based on a true story buy not necessarily about the singer.

[@katierear8113]

Awesome song!!

[@joebennett2545]

I miss songs like this too

[@drejarg]

I'm 14 and love this

[@jamesavery9581]

I assumed Carroll County,Ky...Lol

[@shobudsteeler]

According to the writer, Bob Ferguson, it was Carroll County, MS. He was driving from Nashville TN to Philadelphia MS, and when he went through Carroll County TN, he got the idea for the title, and when he saw the sign for Carroll County MS, the song was complete.

[@jamesavery9581]

shobudsteeler That's good to know.Thank you.Carroll Co.must be every where.Sure is a lot of them.lol.

[@shobudsteeler]

@James Avery. You're welcome. There are a number of Carroll counties in the U.S. and I guess it must have just had a certain ring to it that appealed to the writer of the song.

[@gpshaggin77]

R.I.P. Porter Wagner

[@davidbeiler7520]

I know the writer (Bob Ferguson) always said this fictional, that he got the name by passing a highway sign for Carroll County, TN. But it seems strange that the most famous person to come out of that low-population county was longtime congressman, two-time Tennessee Gov. Gordon Browning (1937-39, 1949-53). I'm surprised he didn't sue.

[@Dougland214]

Good old boys club la Familia generations moved west and took their town names with them...just like Carmel

[@sammartin7467]

An excellent bad jam! Still to this day!!!

[@reginaharrison5389]

Love Porter

[@RAYANDERS-w4t]

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@timzahniser2102]

the bloody seats, the broken glass, the tangled mess, one of the first songs i remember iI off the radio I think I was 5 or?

[@the-Salty-Slayer]

Carroll county Arkansas is God's Country.

[@aaronpaterson1615]

GOD BLESS BUCK TRENT AND HIS ELECTRIFIED BANJO ON WHICH HE PLAYS THAT GREAT LICK THROUGHOUT THIS SONG

[@colt1948]

Music has taken a downward spiral since this generation. Love music that can actually tell a story instead of the crap they play on the radio these days. Can barely understand a darn word...

[@jonimichalski69]

Old fashioned Country Soap opera Radio song

[@shadow5boxer]

I'm looking for a song, just before dawn is the title I think. Anybody?

[@anniegrady3409]

I like this song an the man

[@drakehonest9]

Hello how are you feeling today?

[@mikedavis847]

Country music at its best

[@peterstorck5349]

INDEED! WE'LL STICK TOGETHER MY FRIEND!

[@byronumphress3805]

✝️🌹🕊GOD BLESS ALL

[@darlenesmith6693]

the late great debonair Porter Wagoner and The band was ausome and I love the song but sad ....

[@countryboyatheart426]

hey hey watch the language. if you don like it then dont watch, but keep it clean for those of it that like and respect the greatporter wagner

[@jonimichalski9193]

Good song

[@markowen3114]

Hello dear how’re you doing? Greetings from California 😊

[@kimpaul5948]

I remember going to see where my cousin crashed. The old days maybe because everyone didn’t have a car or a phone. If you had a phone you ran down the road to say someone is on the telephone

[@markowen3114]

Hello dear,how’re you doing? Greetings from California 😊

[@carriereaves719]

This was country music the real thing.

[@maxharrison257]

Hello there Carrie Nice meeting you here

[@georgejeddry6477]

love it

[@terrygarcia897]

I used to watch the show and sometimes dolly was on the show.

[@malloryames6928]

Is that don warden on the steel ?

[@joshuaary3191]

never quote understood what this song was about until I was older.

[@hangblague]

Me too. As a kid I'd listen to this tune over and over on my K-Tel record, trying to understand the conclusion.

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@hangblague That's the thing about growing up...the magic disappears.

[@Grahamgusbull]

Warp those strings Buck👍

[@williammark3051]

Some young, aspiring country singers could get ahead today if they go "back to the future" and study some of the greats of country music a generation or two ago.I'm also getting tired of all of the blue jeans and black shirts and black hats. So many country artists today are country-rock artist and so many of them are copyingeach other.

[@blackholeentry3489]

The same story can be told only so many times w/o losing its direction....or, something like that!

[@flomurdock]

Sad story with lots of twists and turns.

[@65kowalski]

Now THAT is country picking!

[@traBylliB]

Walter Browning, (his dad), and Mary Ellen were having an affair.

[@timharr2860]

Rest in peace, Buck Trent on electric banjo

[@davidcawrowl3865]

Wasn't it about a couple who were kilt in car wreck and the officer found a match box and inside that match box was a wedding ring.

[@dulizardglasses3170]

I was born, raised and grew up in Carroll County.

[@hangblague]

There are no fewer than 13 Carroll counties in the U.S.

[@dulizardglasses3170]

@@hangblague I believe where the song takes place

[@blackholeentry3489]

du lizard...Quite a few of us will pray for you! Don't want anyone to have to deal with the ghost of"Good Ole Boy Porter W. looking for them!

[@fineblumcb]

Carroll County where? I live near Carroll County Maryland. Just curious.

[@tallone09]

@MegaJeff101 was about Carroll County tn need check the history offf the song

[@kathleenzalewski6935]

Great country music, dont make country music like this anymore. Classic country 50s-70s are best.

[@markowen3114]

Hello dear,how’re you doing? Greetings from California 😊

[@kathleenzalewski6935]

@@markowen3114 enjoying this blessed day with my husbsnd.

[@markowen3114]

@@kathleenzalewski6935 that’s good to know

[@markowen3114]

@@kathleenzalewski6935 where do you live?

[@marcusstroup6533]

Who is the writer? A good song.

[@17blueskies]

Wow. I live in Carroll County.

[@hangblague]

There are no fewer than 13 Carroll counties in the U.S.

[@beatroot5471]

Also I will always love you also :)

[@robyngibson1710]

My Mom had a boss in the late 60s that my Dad could not stand. This guy happened to be from Carroll County so my Dad called him the Carroll County accident. (Yeah I know it's a serious song.)

[@Dougland214]

Is he related to the Indiana Delphi accident I'm hoping it's not a black sheep in the mix in Carroll lol...

[@robyngibson1710]

@@Dougland214 this was in Indiana, but it wasn't about an accident. my Dad just said the guy was an accident.

[@Dougland214]

@@robyngibson1710 lol...that's funny...but I was being serious about the blacksheep bloodlines and the links that they share to the towns they frequently live in...closed society and their misogynistic views usually lead to some incest and doubling down on psycopathies

[@robyngibson1710]

@@Dougland214 I never heard of this before. How sad,

[@roadrunner3867]

Good one!

[@Jimbo8348]

Sad this song is about a affair.

[@Clint8179]

Could someone please tell me the TRUTH about the Carroll County Accident. What was the real story?? Been hearing this sing for over 40 yrs and still am not sure if I have it figured out.

[@tmcge3325]

The son realized when he found the ring, his dad Walter Browning and Mary Ellen were having an affair!

[@RoyalMintz]

Little did they know there was an accident in Carrol county

[@thattruckguy]

what was the truth?

[@malloryames6928]

Guns&Gearz listen to the lyrics

[@RedSoxFan3591]

I agree ^5 :) TFS

[@markowen3114]

Hello dear😊

[@oldermusiclover]

wasnt this based on a real story

[@Mcrafty1]

Ahhh, huh...so the truth is out!!!!!! Lol.