Porter Wagoner - Skid Row Joe

[scarletribbons2003]

great singing there porter wagoner.

[rmorte62]

This is the real deal. It doesn't get more country than this.

[arinvests]

He could be singing about any of a dozen plus, Country singers, they were all great ,in there own way. Arthur

[landrykkb]

This was written by Freddie Hart,or at least co-written by him.

[poopstain565]

This is real country music. Not like todays trash that they try to pass off as country.

CARL

[wheatman1367]

R.I.P Porter

[1971ed1]

thanks jack for the info i thought i heard it mentioned in the song and was just wandring

[norbie6]

It's so good to hear true country!

[MrHunkydoryman]

A Great Performance

[jerry327]

this is true country music.

[matbroadwayjunior]

This is what country music is all about

[1971ed1]

@matbroadwayjunior can anyone tell me who skid row joe is porter makes refrences that this is person that he knew in the music world

[JackGrider]

@1971ed1 I think it's just a song. I've never heard of it being a true story, man.

[papawx3]

@1971ed1 I had always heard the song was loosely written around the rise and fall of Lefty Frizzel. He died in his forties from an alcohol related stroke, flat broke and living with relatives.

[1971ed1]

@papawx3 thanks for the information i was also thinking it was a song about someone in the country music world i got porters cds loaded in my player in my garage and they get turned on almost everyday and i have severel of his albums i play on my old stereo so glad theres others out there who appricate true country music

[fuzzysdad]

This is REAL COUNTRY