Naturally, Dolly Parton never meets a stranger. Regardless of whether the entertainment marvel and philanthropic force for good is in a corporate boardroom or on a familiar stage, Dolly Parton makes time to get to know the people behind and in front of the stage. With ease, the Tennessee treasure handles the adoration with hospitality
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By now, no one takes notice of Dolly Parton’s detractors. Least of all, the country music queen and global philanthropist herself– she’s too busy spreading light and goodness to lend any time to negativity. Already, this fall is one of the busiest ever for the It’s Almost Too Early For Christmas artist. Dolly more than
From the first note to the last of Wednesday’s CMA Awards this week, Loretta Lynn smiled down on every moment of the festivities. The passing of the First Lady of Country Music came not unexpectedly on October 4, yet still stunned the country music world and all of the music industry as a whole. The
Without question, both as an artist and in her body of work, Dolly Parton transcends every musical category. Consistently, the country music marvel credits her sense of timing for her career success. For whatever reason, the Guinness World Record-honored performer as the most successful woman in music felt that she failed to “earn” induction into
Assuredly, Wynonna Judd owns a place all her own among country music queens. She loves nothing more than the sight of faithful fans, side-by-side, wearing those “vintage” shirts proclaiming faithfulness to The Judds through their remarkable reign in the 80s. At this juncture in time, however, those T-shirts serve a much greater purpose for half
Without question, John Prine possessed an immaculate gift for mining pure gold in his songs. From Hello In There to the incomparable Muhlenberg County, with gems like Sins Of Memphisto and All The Best thrown in here and there over his five decades as an artist in country music and Americana, the beloved and lauded
Unflinchingly, country music original, Ashley McBryde, writes with all the grit and glorious abandon that makes life palpable. From the piercing ridicule of her breakout song, Girl Goin’ Nowhere to be unwavering personal and artistic resolve of Never Will, she takes listeners on a purely authentic journey of emotion. This morning, Ashley McBryde looked bright-eyed
Very likely, cultural icon and country music marvel, Dolly Parton, has no interest in counting all the many glimmering pieces of hardware that fill the mantles and walls of her homes. Remarkably, the unparalleled songwriter only estimates that she’s written between 3000 to 4000 songs, and some of her trademark classics came on the same
Across her more than six decades as a queen of country music and cultural icon, Dolly Parton likely loses count of all her visits to the Windy City of Chicago. Fortunately for fans, Dolly stays as delightfully, down-home authentic whether her travels take her to the “roots of her raising” in Sevier County, Tennessee or
It’s hardly surprising that country music’s Renaissance man, Tim McGraw, approaches music and his many acting roles with confidence. From The Blind Side to his searing portrayal of the abusive father in Friday Night Lights, the versatile McGraw draws on his own storehouse of personal experience and keen character awareness and study to create magic
When it comes to the needs of people, Dolly Parton does more than talk about the problem. On the contrary, the country music legend steps into action with an impact that rivals white lightning from a Tennessee mountain still. The country music marvel has no patience for mealy-mouthed hand-wringers, she aims for solutions, with a
Without question, Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus define all it means to share a mutual admiration society in the fullest sense of the phrase. The two lovingly share the mythical storybook word “fairy” in front of their titles of godmother and goddaughter. In truth, however, Miley Cyrus and the legendary country music queen dubbed family
Despite the endless public speculation and presumptions, Dolly Parton consistently makes it abundantly clear that Carl Dean is the man who holds her heart for life. She met the striking and strapping young man in the paving business just one day after her arrival in Nashville in 1964, outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat. As they
In these times, even the concept of a silver anniversary seems like a foreign entity in the entertainment world, much less in country music, where heartbreak songs far outnumber the blissful choruses proclaiming “three chords and the truth.” Harlan Howard had the prescription for a solid Country song, but Faith Hill and Tim McGraw surely
No matter the countless times Dolly Parton recounts her true-life stories of her hardscrabble upbringing with her parents and 11 siblings in Sevier County, Tennessee, fans never tire of learning more. Along the same lines, the story of her courtship with her devoted husband, Carl Dean, remains a constant source of inspiration and curiosity. Carl
No matter the age or era, no country music fan claims a proper education in the genre without a full repertoire of Alan Jackson songs etched into his or her consciousness. Whether it’s the youthful, summertime abandon of “Chattahoochee” or the pure honky-tonk satisfaction in “Chasing That Neon Rainbow,” every listener feels that Alan Jackson
Astoundingly, it feels impossible to comprehend how Mickey Guyton took the stage of the 2020 ACM Awards almost exactly a year ago. She not only made history and shook audiences to their core with her rendition of “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” as the first black woman to be a solo performer at the
Above and beyond her status as an unrivaled country music queen, Dolly Parton holds the podium in countless hearts as the pandemic hero for all eternity. When the world fell in the throes of worry and lots of fearful talks but little action, Dolly Parton put up a million reasons to drive the mission to
Willie Nelson loves to relax on his Luck Ranch in Texas. As for this past weekend, though, the country music legend demonstrates that he’s still got the unmistakable tenor of his vocals, the twinkle in his eye, the same long braids of the hair, now gone from gleaming red to gray, the same unquenchable spirit,
Any Dolly Parton fan knows how the Tennessee treasure and petite entertainment dynamo packs enough personality and sparkle to outshine any song partner without making them feel like second fiddle. The pandemic hero and unparalleled songwriter rose to prominence before a national audience as half of a very noteworthy country music duet, but life behind
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