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Hace 19 horas · Parton recorded “Jolene” in May 1973 and released it in October of the same year. It went on to be her second No. 1 single. However, the song is much more important than its chart performance.
Hace 19 horas · Dolly Parton’s most homespun hit (and her frequently avowed favorite) effortlessly transplants the biblical story of Joseph to the postwar Tennessee of Parton’s girlhood, celebrating the unselfconscious pride in a patchwork garment her mama fashioned out of rags. Parton wrote the song on Porter Wagoner’s tour bus — and on Wagoner’s dry-cleaning receipt, the only paper […]
Hace 19 horas · Written by the Bee Gees, the country crossover event of 1983 was originally a Motown-style R&B song intended for Diana Ross. It ultimately landed with Kenny Rogers, who spent four fruitless days in an L.A. session attempting the tune on his own. To salvage the song, the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb suggested some assistance from Dolly Parton who ...
Hace 6 horas · Dolly Parton announced a new album called “Dolly Parton & Family: Smokey Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables” is in the works. It will explore the origins and legacies of both sides of her ...
