Dolly Parton – My Tennessee Mountain Home
About The Song “My Tennessee Mountain Home” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton.…
Every morning at her quiet Brentwood estate, long before the world wakes up, Dolly Parton still does the same simple thing she has done for nearly sixty years.
EVERY MORNING AT HER TENNESSEE HOME, DOLLY PARTON FIXES HER HAIR BEFORE ENTERING THE KITCHEN — KEEPING A SIX-DECADE PROMISE…
He was the man who shattered Nashville’s racial barriers… yet even Charley Pride couldn’t bring himself to pick up the phone.
HE BROKE COUNTRY MUSIC’S BIGGEST CULTURAL BARRIER BUT WAS TOO SHY TO ASK FOR A SONG — UNTIL DOLLY PARTON…
Dolly Parton – Love Is Like a Butterfly
About The Song “Love Is Like a Butterfly” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly…
In 1967, Carl Dean put on a tuxedo that felt like a straitjacket and walked into the BMI Awards for one reason only: to stand beside the woman he loved as she received her first songwriting honor.
FOR NEARLY SIX DECADES, DOLLY PARTON HAS WALKED THE WORLD’S BIGGEST RED CARPETS ALONE — BUT A SINGLE AWARDS CEREMONY…
She built an entertainment empire worth hundreds of millions, yet her favorite dates happened behind the wheel of a small camper rolling through the Tennessee hills.
DOLLY PARTON BUILT A GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE WORTH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS — YET HER FAVORITE EVENINGS UNFOLDED INSIDE A MODEST…
Dolly Parton – Islands in the Stream
About The Song “Islands in the Stream” is a song written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb of…
CMA to Host Live Television Tribute to Dolly Parton: A Joyful Celebration of an American Icon
In a heartfelt announcement that has already stirred emotion across Music City and far beyond, the Country Music Association (CMA)…
Dolly Parton – Here You Come Again: The Accidental Hit That Forced a Country Superstar Into the Pop Spotlight
Breaking Story / The Story Behind The Song In the fall of 1977, Dolly Parton stood at a career crossroads.…
Dolly Parton – Coat of Many Colors
About The Song “Coat of Many Colors” is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.…
On the 1980 movie set of 9 to 5, Dolly Parton sat between takes watching background actresses type away at metal desks, clicking her acrylic fingernails together to find the rhythm of an ordinary workday.
DOLLY PARTON CLICKED HER ACRYLIC FINGERNAILS ON A 1980 MOVIE SET — TURNING A DISMISSED DETAIL INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE AMERICAN…
Nashville spent the 1960s and 1970s trying to turn its female country stars into rivals, but Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn refused the script.
NASHVILLE EXECUTIVES SPENT A DECADE TRYING TO TURN THEM INTO RIVALS — BUT TWO APPALACHIAN GIRLS CHOSE AN ALLIANCE THAT…
Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You
About The Song “I Will Always Love You” is a song written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.…
He refused to walk another red carpet after 1966, yet behind closed doors he built a private museum just to hold his wife’s awards.
HE REFUSED TO WALK ANOTHER RED CARPET AFTER 1966 — BUT IN THE QUIET OF THEIR HOME, HE BUILT A…
Dolly Parton – 9 to 5: How a Typewriter Rhythm and a Film Debut Turned a Workplace Anthem into a Chart-Topping Crossover Smash
Breaking Story / The Story Behind The Song In the summer of 1980, while cameras rolled on the set of…
Dolly Parton – Jolene
About The Song “Jolene” is a song written and performed by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was produced…
In March 1991 a plane crash in San Diego took the lives of eight of Reba McEntire’s band and crew members, and the country music industry responded with the usual words of sympathy.
A 1991 MOUNTAINSIDE CRASH DISMANTLED REBA MCENTIRE’S TOURING FAMILY IN A SINGLE NIGHT — BUT DOLLY PARTON’S UNPRECEDENTED OFFER PROVED…
She was born in 1946 inside a one-room cabin with no electricity, and her father paid the doctor with a sack of cornmeal.
A DOCTOR WAS PAID WITH A SACK OF CORNMEAL IN 1946 — AND THE BABY GIRL BORN IN THAT CABIN…
In the 1960s, Nashville expected women to fight each other for the single spot on the radio. Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn refused to play that game
NASHVILLE IN THE 1960S EXPECTED FEMALE ARTISTS TO FIGHT OVER A SINGLE SPOT ON THE RADIO — BUT DOLLY PARTON…
In 1992, Dolly Parton was driving alone when a quiet, unfamiliar arrangement drifted from the radio.
DOLLY PARTON PULLED HER CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN 1992 — OVERWHELMED BY A VOICE TRANSFORMING HER…