Dolly Parton’s public life for the last 60 years has been like a daily act of performance art. While her interior life may or may not mirror the colorful, quirky exterior, there’s an air of rock & roll spectacle to the way she’s walked in those high-heeled shoes day after …
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Ahead of his new album Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1, due January 8th, Barry Gibb has released another track off the project: a collaboration with Dolly Parton on “Words.” Originally released as a single by the Bee Gees in 1968, the song was written by Barry, Robin and …
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Dolly Parton paid tribute to her “true friend” and duet partner Kenny Rogers Saturday morning following news of “The Gambler” singer’s death at the age of 81. “You never know how much you love somebody until they’re gone,” Parton wrote. “I’ve had so many wonderful years and wonderful times with …
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Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, and Reba McEntire opened the 53rd annual CMA Awards with their rendition of “Those Memories of You,” a song that Parton originally recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris for their 1987 Trio album. Following the easygoing rendition, the co-hosts’ trio quickly grew in number as …
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On March 31st, 1969, 50 years ago this weekend, Americans got their first chance to hear Dusty in Memphis, the new album by British singer Dusty Springfield and her first after signing with the powerful R&B-centric Atlantic Records. Although the early Sixties afforded her hits “I Only Want to Be …
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