Porter Wagoner To Receive IFCO Tex Ritter Award

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ IFCO) - IFCO (the International Fan Club Organization) announced today that they will present the 2007 IFCO Tex Ritter Award to Porter Wagoner at the 40th Annual IFCO FunFest Show on Monday, June 4 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The legendary Tex Ritter was a friend, supporter and long-time member of IFCO. Following his death on January 2, 1974, IFCO collaborated with his wife, Dorothy, to establish the IFCO Tex Ritter Award.
The honor was created to recognize an artist, individual or group for their contribution to country music, the music community, and fans everywhere. Nominations are accepted from IFCO-affiliates and industry professionals. Previous winners have included Mother Maybelle Carter, Ernest Tubb, Ralph Emery, Roy Clark, the Oak Ridge Boys, Louise Scruggs, Robert K. Oermann, Bill Anderson and Jim Halsey, to name a few. Porter Wagoner is among the most recognized names in all of country music.
His grand showmanship, rhinestone suits, and loyalty to the Grand Ole Opry have culminated in numerous awards (including four Grammy awards), and a role in the Clint Eastwood movie, Honkytonk Man.
IFCO congratulates Porter not only for being this year's IFCO Tex Ritter Award recipient, but for recently being honored as a 350 Year2 member of the Grand Ole Opry.