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| Dolly Parton |
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Dolly Rebecca Parton |
| Born |
January 19, 1946 (1946-01-19) (age 64)
Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres |
Country, country pop, bluegrass |
| Occupations |
Singer-songwriter, actress, author, philanthropist, musician, businesswoman, advocate for children's education (Imagination Library) |
| Instruments |
Vocals, guitar, banjo, autoharp, piano, drums, appalachian dulcimer, fiddle, harmonica, pennywhistle |
| Years active |
1959–present |
| Labels |
Goldband (1959–1965)
Monument (1965–1967)
RCA (1967–1986)
CBS (1987–1995)
Rising Tide (1995–1998)
Decca (1997–1998)
Blue Eye (1998–1999)
Sugar Hill (1998–2005)
Dolly (2006–present) |
| Associated acts |
Porter Wagoner, Kenny Rogers, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Shania Twain, Stella Parton, The Larkins, Altan, Billy Ray Cyrus, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss |
| Website |
dollypartonmusic.net
dollyparton.com |
.^ Working Man Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in Locust Ridge, Sevier County, Tennessee, on January 19, 1946.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946, one of 12 children...- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ What was Dolly's most successful single?- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ The other most successful ones have been Merle Haggard's country No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Billboard charts, so Dolly's total is also the record for any female on a major Billboard singles chart.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[4] .^ Reba McEntire was the most successful female recording artist in country music in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she scored 22 number one hits and released five gold albums, six platinum albums, two double-platinum albums, four triple-platinum albums, a quadruple-platinum album, and a quintuple-platinum album, for certified album sales of ...- Dolly Parton News - Topix 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.topix.com [Source type: General]
^ Yes, her first and only attempt at disco was a discotheque hit, also making it to No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Frequent collaborator Allison Krauss is first with 20 Grammy wins (more than not only any other country artist male or female but also more any other woman in music).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
1 singles in four consecutive decades.
[6]
She is known for her distinctive
soprano,
[7] sometimes bawdy humor, flamboyant dress sense and
voluptuous figure.
Early years
Childhood
- Willadeene Parton (b. 1940)
- David Parton (b. 1942)
- Denver Parton (b. .
- Dolly Rebecca Parton (b.^ FIRST GATHERING Artist: dolly parton .
- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ The First Noel Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ FIRST GATHERING By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
1946)
- Robert Lee "Bobby" Parton Jr. (b. 1948)
- Stella Parton (a singer, b. 1949)
- Cassie Parton (a singer, b. 1951)
- Randel Huston "Randy" Parton (a singer and businessman, b. 1953)
- Larry Parton (b. 1955, d. .
- Floyd Parton (a singer-songwriter) and
- Freida Parton (a singer) - twins (b.^ Standing just 5 feet 2 inches tall, country singer and songwriter Dolly Parton is as well known for her physical appearance and sense of humour as for her songwriting, singing or acting.
- Amazon.com: Dolly Parton: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ The children, in order of birth, are Willadeene, David, Denver, Dolly, Bobby, Stella, Cassie, Randy, Larry, the twins Freida and Floyd and the baby of the family, Rachel.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Parton 1946-, country singer, songwriter, and actress, b.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
1957)
- Rachel Dennison (an actress, b. 1959)
.^ COAT OF MANY COLORS song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album COAT OF MANY COLORS By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Since 1968 she has been an owner of Dollywood, a popular Great Smoky Mountain theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
Music formed a major part of her early church experience.
.^ Parton's grandfather was a preacher in a Pentecostal church and the family all played music and sang in the church.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ She was raised Pentecostal (her grandfather was a Pentecostal "Holy Roller" preacher), and while she says she's not a real "religious" person (ie.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[9] .^ This includes 63 studio albums, four live albums (one of which was with several other artists on which she performed five songs) and six "official" greatest hits collections.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Career discovery
.^ She was once locked in a coat closet at school as a child by schoolmates who were jealous that she sang on a local television show.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She began performing (1956-59) as a child star in Knoxville, Tenn., and later collaborated with Porter Wagoner on his television show (1967-74).- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ She got her first guitar when she was 8 and began singing on a Knoxville, Tenn., radio station at age 11.- Dolly Parton - Wiki - Pictures - Videos 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.flixster.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Knoxville TV and, at 13, she was already recording on a small label and appearing at the Grand Ole Opry.- Dolly Parton - Wiki - Pictures - Videos 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.flixster.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ When she was ten years old, Parton sang on the show in front of a live audience in Knoxville, Tennessee.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ This petite (5'0") beauty was a natural for television and, by the mid-1970s, Dolly was appearing frequently on TV specials and talk shows.- Dolly Parton - Wiki - Pictures - Videos 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.flixster.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Knoxville TV and, at 13, she was already recording on a small label and appearing at the Grand Ole Opry.- Dolly Parton - Wiki - Pictures - Videos 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.flixster.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Her autobiographical single "Coat of Many Colors" shows the poverty of growing up one of 12 children on a run-down farm in Locust Ridge, TN. At 12 years old she was appearing on Knoxville television; at 13 she was recording on a small label and appearing on the Grand Ole Opry.- Dolly Parton - Download Dolly Parton Music on iTunes 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Dolly Parton MP3 Downloads - Dolly Parton Music Downloads - Dolly Parton Music Videos - Dolly Parton Pictures - MP3.com 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.mp3.com [Source type: General]
^ Her first single was a song she and her uncle co-wrote called "Puppy Love," which was recorded in 1957 (she was 11) at the small indie label Goldband in Louisiana.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Herself Johnny Cash: The First 25 Years (1980) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
[10] .^ Yes, Dolly and Carl Dean met on her first morning in Nashville after moving there the day after high school graduation in 1964.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In high school, she played snare drum in the marching band, because that was the only instrument which didn't require one to read music.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Dolly is extremely successful in the fields of music, movies, entertainment, and has built a very popular vacation destination in eastern Tennessee - DollyWood.- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Bill Phillips hit in 1966.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In 1967, Parton's hit "Dumb Blonde" made it into the top ten on the country charts.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1966, Bill Phillips took two of Parton's and Owens' songs — "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" and "The Company You Keep" — to the Top Ten, setting the stage for Parton's breakthrough single, "Dumb Blonde."- Dolly Parton - Download Dolly Parton Music on iTunes 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
[11] .^ He also pressured her to leave Monument Records and sign with RCA, which she eventually did.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ Of her pop chart singles, only two have been No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her first-ever chart single was "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," which went to No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Her first adult contemporary chart single was "Jolene," which went to No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In 1967, Parton's hit "Dumb Blonde" made it into the top ten on the country charts.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ She was the first performer to hit number one twice with the same song.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album THE ESSENTIAL DOLLY PARTON, VOLUME TWO By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ What was Dolly's first song?- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Marriage
.^ They were wed on May 30, 1966, in Ringgold, Ga., and have been together ever since.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[13] .^ Yes, Dolly and Carl Dean met on her first morning in Nashville after moving there the day after high school graduation in 1964.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In 1964, Parton was the first person in her family to graduate from high school and the very next day she headed for Nashville, Tennessee.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1965, a year after moving to Nashville, she signed with Monument Records, which promoted her as a pop singer and released her first single that year.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
His very first words to her were: "Y'all gonna get sunburnt out there, little lady."
[14]
Dean, who runs an
asphalt road-surface-paving business in Nashville, has always shunned publicity and rarely accompanies her to any events. According to Parton, he has only ever seen her perform once.
.^ And if you look at photos from the late 1980s, they did appear larger at that time than they did when she first became skinny.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ However, by 1985 many old-time fans had felt that Parton was spending too much time courting the mainstream.- Dolly Parton - Download Dolly Parton Music on iTunes 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
She has also commented on Dean's romantic side claiming that he will often do spontaneous things to surprise her, and sometimes even writes her poems.
.^ No Reason No Hurry Home Album: ALWAYS, ALWAYS Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ From her brothers and sisters, Dolly has 14 nieces and nephews (plus about three step-nieces and step-nephews from her siblings' second marriages) and four great-nephews.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ However, many of her younger siblings came to live with Dolly when she was starting to have success as a singer/songwriter in Nashville, so their children are more like her grandchildren than nieces and nephews.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
The couple is also the sole guardian of a family friend’s son, whose parents died within two years of each other. Although, in keeping with the very private nature of the family, not much is known.[citation needed]
Music career
1967–1976: Country-music success
.^ Frequent collaborator Allison Krauss is first with 20 Grammy wins (more than not only any other country artist male or female but also more any other woman in music).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Second most popular, by number of times recorded, would have to be "Jolene."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Asked pointblank in 2003 by conservative talk show host Bill O'Reilly on his program if she was a conservative, she replied, "Not really."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Initially, Wagoner 's audience was reluctant to warm to Parton and chanted for Norma Jean, the singer she replaced, but with Wagoner 's assistance, she was accepted.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
.^ Wagoner convinced his label, RCA, to also sign Parton.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ When she was 14 years old, Parton signed to Mercury Records, but her 1962 debut for the label, "It's Sure Gonna Hurt," was a bomb and the label immediately dropped her.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
.^ Since female performers were not particularly popular in the late '60s, the label decided to protect their investment by releasing her first single as a duet with Wagoner .- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ Her first single was a song she and her uncle co-wrote called "Puppy Love," which was recorded in 1957 (she was 11) at the small indie label Goldband in Louisiana.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Parton stopped traveling with Wagoner after its release, yet she continued to appear on television and sing duets with him until 1976.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
.^ The duo's first single, "The Last Thing on My Mind," reached the country Top Ten early in 1968, launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top Ten singles.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ Parton had a number one duet with Ricky Van Shelton , "Rockin' Years," in 1991, but after that single, she slowly crept out of the Top Ten and later the Top 40.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ Trio became a huge hit, earning both critical and popular acclaim, selling over a million copies, and peaking at number six on the pop charts; it also spawned three Top Ten country singles: "To Know Him Is to Love Him," "Telling Me Lies," and "Those Memories of You."- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
.^ Parton's first solo single, "Just Because I'm a Woman," was released in the summer of 1968 and was a moderate hit, reaching number 17.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ The duo's first single, "The Last Thing on My Mind," reached the country Top Ten early in 1968, launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top Ten singles.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ Parton had a number one duet with Ricky Van Shelton , "Rockin' Years," in 1991, but after that single, she slowly crept out of the Top Ten and later the Top 40.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
.^ For the remainder of the decade, none of her solo efforts — even "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)," which would later become a standard — were as successful as her duets.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) (LP, Album, RP) .- Dolly Parton Discography at Discogs 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
^ He's A Go Getter Album: IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS (WHEN TIMES WERE BAD) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ The duo was named Vocal Group of the Year in 1968 by the Country Music Association, but Parton's solo records were continually ignored.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ The duo's first single, "The Last Thing on My Mind," reached the country Top Ten early in 1968, launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top Ten singles.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ Early in 1965, both Parton and Owens finally found work when Fred Foster signed them to his publishing house, Combine Music; Foster subsequently signed her to Monument Records.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
.^ Wagoner and Parton were both frustrated by her lack of solo success, because he had a significant financial stake in her future — as of 1969, he was her co-producer and owned nearly half of the publishing company Owepar.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ Early in 1965, both Parton and Owens finally found work when Fred Foster signed them to his publishing house, Combine Music; Foster subsequently signed her to Monument Records.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
^ By 1970, both Parton and Wagoner had grown frustrated by her lack of solo success, and Porter had her sing Jimmie Rodgers ' "Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No.- Dolly Parton - Musik von Dolly Parton bei iTunes laden 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: General]
.^ DOLLY PARTON: mule skinner blues / joshua .- DOLLY PARTON Rare Vinyl Records at Craig Moerer ~ Records By Mail | Used, Collectible, Vintage and Rare DOLLY PARTON Vinyl Records, LPs and 45s 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.recordsbymail.com [Source type: General]
^ Mule Skinner Blues (blue Yodel No.- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ After seeing little success (only one of her five first singles charted -- near the bottom of the pop chart), they allowed her to sing country starting in 1967, when she charted her first country single.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ What was Dolly's first chart single?- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Along with "Joshua," these hit number one on the country charts.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ Her first adult contemporary chart single was "Jolene," which went to No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ COAT OF MANY COLORS song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Parton - Coat of many colors .- Dolly Parton on Yahoo! Music 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC new.music.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Dolly Parton on Yahoo! Music 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC new.us.music.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album COAT OF MANY COLORS By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
Though she had successful singles, none of them were
blockbusters until "
Jolene" reached number one in early 1974. Parton stopped traveling with Wagoner after its release, yet she continued to appear on television and sing duets with him until 1976.
[15]
.^ Also that year, she began recording her own albums on Blue Eye and leasing the masters to indie label Sugar Hill for distribution, which she continued to do through 2006.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ RCA submitted the label's final certification of his original recordings in 1981 yet continued to re-issue his albums for the next 20 years.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In addition, she has appeared on dozens of other artists' records as a harmony or duet singer and contributed songs to several special projects such as tribute albums.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ In 1973, Parton released "Jolene," and in 1974, she released "I Will Always Love You" and "Love is like a Butterfly."- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ Along with "Joshua," these hit number one on the country charts.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
^ "I Will Always Love You" was written in appreciation of all he had taught her.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
Around the same time,
Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to
cover the song.
.^ The only-ever-published list of all of her songs which she has recorded and released is available here .- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album THE RIGHT COMBINATION By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ One day, when she was sixteen years old, she and her Uncle Bill waited all day at Tree Publishing until someone would see them.- Dolly Parton Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.encyclopedia.com [Source type: General]
[16] .^ I'm told that she donates several million dollars anonymously each year to non-profit organizations close to her heart.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Other false reports, unfortunately many of which have been picked up by mainstream media, have inflated the non-existent insurance into several million dollars, which is also untrue.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her first acting job, 1980's 9 to 5 , was one of the year's top films earning $103 million ($252 million in today's dollars).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ A shrewd businesswoman, she earned the nickname "The Iron Butterfly" for her keen financial sense and femininity, often joking that she looks like a woman but thinks like a man.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
1977–1986: Branching out into pop music
.^ This, of course, did not include the eight albums released after that date (which collectively have sold more than 2 million copies) and apparently did not include any sales of singles.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ However, only one single went to No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ The other most successful ones have been Merle Haggard's country No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Parton had her own syndicated-television
variety show,
Dolly! (1976–1977), and by 1977 had gained the right to produce her own albums, which immediately resulted in diverse efforts like 1977's
New Harvest ... First Gathering.
.^ Sandman (with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ High Sierra Album: TRIO II - DOLLY PARTON/EMMYLOU HARRIS/LINDA RONSTADT (1998) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album TRIO II - DOLLY PARTON/EMMYLOU HARRIS/LINDA RONSTADT (1998) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[17]
.^ Best known as one of the most beloved singers in country music, Dolly Parton is also a successful screen actress.- Dolly Parton MP3 Downloads - 7digital 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
- Ultimate Dolly Parton - Dolly Parton - CD - Buy.com 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.buy.com [Source type: General]
.^ HERE YOU COME AGAIN song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album HERE YOU COME AGAIN By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ "Here You Come Again" was her biggest country chart single, staying at No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Her albums during this period were developed specifically for pop-
crossover success.
.^ Whenever Forever Comes Album: SLOW DANCING WITH THE MOON Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ The Pain Of Loving You Album: TRIO Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ I Will Always Love You Album: JOLENE Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ Of her pop chart singles, only two have been No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ You're The Only One Album: DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ British pop singles chart in October 2002, making it her most recent U.K. single.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
On April 3, 1978, Parton performed with
Cher on television in
Cher... . in the "Musical Battle to Save Cher's Soul Medley". Parton was dressed in white and, with a team of brightly clad singers, portrayed an
angelic host while
punk band The Tubes, dressed in black leather and performing "Mondo Bondage", battled to send Cher's soul into eternal damnation.
^ Special (1978) (TV) (writer: "Two Doors Down") (performer: "Two Doors Down", "Musical Battle to Save Cher's Soul Medley") "Butterflies" (1978) TV series (unknown episodes) "The Muppet Show" (1 episode, 1977) - Episode #2.12 (1977) TV episode (writer: "Applejack") "Pop!- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ You may even say that a little bit of pop music history was made during the recording of this Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil song.- Dolly Parton | Popdose 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC popdose.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In her career, Dolly has garnered a total of 44 nominations in the country, pop, film and gospel fields.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ And if you look at photos from the late 1980s, they did appear larger at that time than they did when she first became skinny.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Nine To Five Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Of those which only made it onto one chart, 78 were country-only, two pop-only and three adult contemporary-only.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Trio on the pop chart, where it reached No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ British pop singles chart in October 2002, making it her most recent U.K. single.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Of her pop chart singles, only two have been No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Insofar as chart performance, other than those already mentioned above, not many singers have released their covers of her songs as singles.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song & Performer "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Steely Dan only had a few Top 10 hits ( “Do It Again” and “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” and what the hell, we’ll give “Peg” credit for reaching #11, only because of McD), but this was their last one, peaking here at #10 for only two weeks.- Dolly Parton | Popdose 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC popdose.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Billboard Top Hits - 1981 (CD, Comp) .- Dolly Parton Discography at Discogs 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
^ After seeing little success (only one of her five first singles charted -- near the bottom of the pop chart), they allowed her to sing country starting in 1967, when she charted her first country single.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Parton continued to make inroads on the pop charts as well with a re-recorded version of "I Will Always Love You" from the feature film
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) scraping the Top 50 that year and her duet with
Kenny Rogers, "
Islands in the Stream" (written by the
Bee Gees and produced by
Barry Gibb), spent two weeks at number one in 1983.
[15]
.^ Of those which only made it onto one chart, 78 were country-only, two pop-only and three adult contemporary-only.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ It also likely did not include most of the hundreds of "budget" compilation albums and many of the re-issues of some of her classic RCA albums.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Also, Dolly holds the record for the most charted full-length albums for a female country artist at 71 and the record for the most full-length country top 10 albums at 41.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Of course, there's her theme park Dollywood and its adjacent water park, Dolly's Splash Country, in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ There are her business offices (Dolly Parton Productions in Pigeon Forge and Inca-Hoots in Nashville).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Think About Love Album: REAL LOVE Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ THINK ABOUT LOVE (1986) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ THINK ABOUT LOVE Album: THINK ABOUT LOVE (1986) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ Trio on the pop chart, where it reached No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ British pop singles chart in October 2002, making it her most recent U.K. single.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ All total, they released 21 singles, 14 of which made it into the top 10 on the country charts, and one even on the lower reaches of the pop chart.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
However, RCA Records didn't renew her contract after it expired that year, and she signed with
Columbia Records in 1987.
[18]
1987–1994: Return to country roots
.^ High Sierra Album: TRIO II - DOLLY PARTON/EMMYLOU HARRIS/LINDA RONSTADT (1998) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album TRIO II - DOLLY PARTON/EMMYLOU HARRIS/LINDA RONSTADT (1998) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Feel's Like Home Album: TRIO II - DOLLY PARTON/EMMYLOU HARRIS/LINDA RONSTADT (1998) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ TENNESSEE HOMESICK BLUES Album: SUPER HITS (1999) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album FOR GOD & COUNTRY (2003) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ ROCKY TOP Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ An amazingly popular duo, they were nominated for four Grammy Awards (but never won) and took home the CMA's Vocal Group of The Year award once and Vocal Duo of the Year award for the first two years it was given out, being nominated for one of the two awards eight years in a row.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
In 1987, she revived her television variety show,
Dolly
.^ After seeing little success (only one of her five first singles charted -- near the bottom of the pop chart), they allowed her to sing country starting in 1967, when she charted her first country single.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
White Limozeen (1989) produced two number-one hits in "
Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" and "
Yellow Roses." Although it looked like Parton's career had been revived, it was actually just a brief revival before contemporary country music came in the early 1990s and moved all veteran artists out of the charts.
[18]
.^ Yours Love Album: ALWAYS, ALWAYS Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU & OTHER GREATEST HITS (1996) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ You're The Only One Album: DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ "The Day I Fall In Love" from Beethoven's 2nd was nominated for Best Song both at the Oscars and Golden Globes, but those awards are for the songwriters, not performers.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ The Day I Fall In Love (With James Ingram) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ PLEASE HELP ME I'M FALLING (IN LOVE WITH YOU) Album: HONKY TONK ANGELS - DOLLY PARTON/LORETTA LYNN/TAMMY WYNETTE (1993) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album MY FAVORITE SONGWRITER By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ A songwriter could claim that a tune the singer records later sounds a little like the one he or she sent in and allege that the original song was stolen.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ HONKY TONK ANGELS song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ HONKY TONK ANGELS - DOLLY PARTON/LORETTA LYNN/TAMMY WYNETTE (1993) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album HONKY TONK ANGELS - DOLLY PARTON/LORETTA LYNN/TAMMY WYNETTE (1993) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[19] .^ The main problem with the RIAA system is that labels have no incentive to pay the costs of having an album certified if the artist is no longer actively recording for them.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album HONKY TONK ANGELS - DOLLY PARTON/LORETTA LYNN/TAMMY WYNETTE (1993) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ To have an album certified, a record label must pay all expenses for an RIAA auditor to visit their offices to research and verify all of their sales data.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Since 1995: career today
.^ Change Album: SOMETHING SPECIAL Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Always, Always Album: ALWAYS, ALWAYS Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Something Special Album: SOMETHING SPECIAL Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ Frequent collaborator Allison Krauss is first with 20 Grammy wins (more than not only any other country artist male or female but also more any other woman in music).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ There are way too many to count, but of the three "biggest" awards, she has the most for any female country artist with 26 (Loretta Lynn is second with 21): seven Grammy Awards, 11 CMA Awards (eight "regular" awards and three "special" awards) and eight ACM Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ High Sierra Album: TRIO II - DOLLY PARTON/EMMYLOU HARRIS/LINDA RONSTADT (1998) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
Parton was also inducted into the
Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
[19]
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album THE GRASS IS BLUE (1999) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ THE GRASS IS BLUE (1999) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Where does Dolly stand on the most Grammy Awards by female country performers?- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
The third,
Halos & Horns (2002) included a bluegrass version of the
Led Zeppelin classic "
Stairway to Heaven".
.^ Her song 'Travelin' Thru" from the 2005 film Transamerica was nominated in 2006 for both the Golden Globes and Oscars.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Score for the lyrics and music she wrote for Broadway's 9 To 5: The Musical , which opened in New York in April 2009 after a test run in Los Angeles in September 2008.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album TOUCH YOUR WOMAN By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ VA - Just.Because.Im.a.Woman-The.Songs.of.Dolly.Parton(2003) .- VA - Just.Because.Im.a.Woman-The.Songs.of.Dolly.Parton(2003) - Free Online Movies Forum - Watch Movies Online Free 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC freeonlinemoviesforum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I'll Oilwells Love You Album: JUST BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[20] She also returned to number one on the country charts later in 2005 by lending her distinctive harmonies to the
Brad Paisley ballad, "
When I Get Where I'm Goin'".
[19]
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album FOR GOD & COUNTRY (2003) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Billboard charts, so Dolly's total is also the record for any female on a major Billboard singles chart.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ How many records has Dolly released?- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ COLOGNE Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Her current CD, Backwoods Barbie , was released in February 2008 on her very own Dolly Records and has produced two charted singles.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ SHINOLA Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ I know those numbers don't add up, but that's because several songs made all three charts.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ By the official Billboard count, she's charted 119 between 1965 and 2008 on America's three major genre charts.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[21] .^ Disney apparently decided the film, titled A Few Good Ghosts , would not appeal to a large number of people because of its mountain music soundtrack.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ The Best Little Cathouse in Texas (Canada: English title: bowdlerized title) Nine to Five (1980) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ The title track is one of his best singles, but I’m sure classic-rock fans could tell me note for note who Lenny’s ripping off in this song.- Dolly Parton | Popdose 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC popdose.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
After the sudden death of
Michael Jackson, whom Parton knew personally, she released a video in which she somberly told of her feelings on Jackson and his death.
[22][23].^ Lyrics of the songs from the album DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album GOLDEN STREETS OF GLORY By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album FOR GOD & COUNTRY (2003) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[24] .^ She recently released her second children's book, I Am A Rainbow , in May 2009.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Also during this time, Porter appeared on Dolly's first live album for a handful of duets.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In Production 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s First Dog (2010) ( post-production ) (original songs) Dolly: Live in London O2 Arena (2009) (TV) (music supervisor) ...- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
[25] .^ Dolly had a dance club hit with "Peace Train" in 1997 and released another techno remix with "Walking On Sunshine"/"Two Doors Down" in 1999.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her current CD, Backwoods Barbie , was released in February 2008 on her very own Dolly Records and has produced two charted singles.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Daddy's Working Boots Album: MY TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN HOME Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[26]
In concert and on tour
Parton
toured extensively from the late 1960s until the early 1990s.
.^ BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Although a fall/winter 2007 U.S. tour had been expected to promote her next CD, delay of the project's release has pushed those plans back into 2008.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
Dollywood Foundation Shows
.^ Her annual Dollywood concerts raise $250,000 each year for the Foundation, and her companies have donated millions more to support its work.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Also, when she appeared on Conan O'Brien's show in early 2001, at one point her shirt lifted up a little to expose her navel, and it appeared to be pierced.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
The concerts normally followed a theme (similar to a
Legends in Concert or, for example, a "fifties-music"-
tribute concert). They have also included holiday shows during the
Christmas season.
Halos & Horns Tour
.^ Halos And Horns Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly had taken a 10-year hiatus from touring but returned with a sold-out club and theatre tour of the U.S. and U.K. in 2002, "The Halos & Horns Tour."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In March 2007, she embarked on the sold out European tour, visiting the U.K. for the first time since 2002 and many other countries for the first time in three decades.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
House of Blues Entertainment, Inc. produced the tour and it sold out all its
.^ In March 2007, she embarked on the sold out European tour, visiting the U.K. for the first time since 2002 and many other countries for the first time in three decades.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Hello, I'm Dolly Tour
.^ Dolly had taken a 10-year hiatus from touring but returned with a sold-out club and theatre tour of the U.S. and U.K. in 2002, "The Halos & Horns Tour."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Martin’s compositions show an aptitude for tempo, able to switch time signatures on a dime, and melody, with more than a few refrains lingering past the album’s end.- Dolly Parton | Popdose 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC popdose.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ That was followed by the mid-size arena "Hello I'm Dolly Tour" in 2004 and "The Vintage Tour" in 2005, both of which played the U.S. and Canada only.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Sales-wise, it was Kenny & Dolly's Once Upon A Christmas , which sold more than 2 million copies as of 1989 (it's been in constant release since then, so it's probably closer to 4 or 5 million now).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Frequent collaborator Allison Krauss is first with 20 Grammy wins (more than not only any other country artist male or female but also more any other woman in music).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Dolly had taken a 10-year hiatus from touring but returned with a sold-out club and theatre tour of the U.S. and U.K. in 2002, "The Halos & Horns Tour."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
The Vintage Tour
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album THOSE WERE THE DAYS (2005) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ THOSE WERE THE DAYS (2005) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Although a fall/winter 2007 U.S. tour had been expected to promote her next CD, delay of the project's release has pushed those plans back into 2008.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
European Tour 2007
.^ She took off from a full tour in 2006 to focus on other projects, most importantly the two Broadway musicals, although late in the year performed five concerts at casinos in the northeast U.S. and Canada, with four similar concerts on the West Coast in February 2007 to prepare for her largest European tour in 30 years.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She embarked on her Backwoods Barbie World Tour in 2008, playing an initial U.S. leg of 13 dates (four of which sold out) before a European leg of 17 dates (eight of which sold out).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Rwcobotv ( Email ) ( URL ) - 04-04-’09 21:17 training schedules for athletes throughout the world.
Running from March 6–April 3, 2007, this was her first world tour in many years and her first tour in the
United Kingdom since 2002.
[27]
.^ Dolly had taken a 10-year hiatus from touring but returned with a sold-out club and theatre tour of the U.S. and U.K. in 2002, "The Halos & Horns Tour."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In March 2007, she embarked on the sold out European tour, visiting the U.K. for the first time since 2002 and many other countries for the first time in three decades.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She embarked on her Backwoods Barbie World Tour in 2008, playing an initial U.S. leg of 13 dates (four of which sold out) before a European leg of 17 dates (eight of which sold out).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
It took grossed just over $16 million. The most-noted feature of the shows was that very few in attendance, despite Parton being 60, had ever seen her in concert. This, coupled with Parton's European popularity, led to a very well-received reception when she took the stage.
Backwoods Barbie Tour
.^ COLOGNE Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ SHINOLA Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ COLOGNE Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ SHINOLA Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[28] .^ When we'd upload stories to the paper's website in the late evening, we'd date all of the articles the following day because that was the date they were published in the print edition of the newspaper.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version) - Episode dated 17 October 2005 (2005) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ In March 2007, she embarked on the sold out European tour, visiting the U.K. for the first time since 2002 and many other countries for the first time in three decades.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She embarked on her Backwoods Barbie World Tour in 2008, playing an initial U.S. leg of 13 dates (four of which sold out) before a European leg of 17 dates (eight of which sold out).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[30][31]
.^ BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Her current CD, Backwoods Barbie , was released in February 2008 on her very own Dolly Records and has produced two charted singles.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
From August 1 to November 1, she has scheduled 16 dates on both the east and west coasts of the U.S.
[30]
Songwriting
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album FOR GOD & COUNTRY (2003) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ She is also writing a Broadway musical based on her life, although it does not have an opening date scheduled, and she is working on a film of her life that she expects to be out in 2011.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She has been quite vocal in her art about womens issues, writing and recording what many perceive as among country musics first womens lib songs, something she has said she sees as simply a matter of equality but which most people see as liberal ideas.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ COAT OF MANY COLORS song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album COAT OF MANY COLORS By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Cook chose one of Parton's most touching songs, "Coat of Many Colors," and sang it pretty well, looking as relaxed as she ever has.- "American Idol": Dolly Parton Night | TV & Movies News - OregonLive.com 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.oregonlive.com [Source type: General]
.^ VII. The Songwriter How many songs has Dolly written?- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She has been quite vocal in her art about womens issues, writing and recording what many perceive as among country musics first womens lib songs, something she has said she sees as simply a matter of equality but which most people see as liberal ideas.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ However business magazine Nashville Business in 1998 ranked her as the wealthiest entertainer in country music with a personal fortune estimated at that time of $500 million.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ HONKY TONK ANGELS - DOLLY PARTON/LORETTA LYNN/TAMMY WYNETTE (1993) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Parton: Live and Well (International: English title: DVD title) CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music (2004) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ DOLLY PARTON AND GEORGE JONES song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[32] In 2001, she was inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame.
[33]
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album LIVE & WELL (2004) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album A REAL LIVE DOLLY (1970) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Parton: Live and Well (International: English title: DVD title) CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music (2004) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album THOSE WERE THE DAYS (2005) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album SOMETHING SPECIAL By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ She has been quite vocal in her art about womens issues, writing and recording what many perceive as among country musics first womens lib songs, something she has said she sees as simply a matter of equality but which most people see as liberal ideas.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[34]
Compositions in films and television and covers
Parton's songwriting has been featured prominently in several films.
In addition to the title song for Nine to Five (1980), she also recorded a second version of "I Will Always Love You" for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982); the second version proved to be another number-one country hit and also managed to reach the pop charts going to number 53 in the U.S.
.^ Written the same day as "I Will Always Love You," the song has been recorded three times by Dolly herself (with both the 1974 and 1975 versions garnering Grammy nominations).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Love You're So Beautiful Tonight Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Since then, it has been covered by dozens of other artists, ranging from Leann Rimes to a techno version by Sarah Washington to new ager John Tesh, so it is the most popular one for the number of times recorded.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Her composition 'I Will Always Love You', written in 1974, became a worldwide hit for Whitney Houston in 1993.- Dolly Parton Discography at Discogs 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
^ Then Whitney Houston's 1992 version topped the pop charts for a record 14 weeks and sold more than four million copies, thus being Dolly's most successful songwriting effort in terms of sales or chart performance.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ "The Day I Fall In Love" from Beethoven's 2nd was nominated for Best Song both at the Oscars and Golden Globes, but those awards are for the songwriters, not performers.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album MY FAVORITE SONGWRITER By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Her song 'Travelin' Thru" from the 2005 film Transamerica was nominated in 2006 for both the Golden Globes and Oscars.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her song 'Travelin' Thru" from the 2005 film Transamerica was nominated in 2006 for both the Golden Globes and Oscars.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ "The Day I Fall In Love" from Beethoven's 2nd was nominated for Best Song both at the Oscars and Golden Globes, but those awards are for the songwriters, not performers.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Her song 'Travelin' Thru" from the 2005 film Transamerica was nominated in 2006 for both the Golden Globes and Oscars.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version) - Episode dated 17 October 2005 (2005) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ A songwriter could claim that a tune the singer records later sounds a little like the one he or she sent in and allege that the original song was stolen.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Parton: Live and Well (International: English title: DVD title) CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music (2004) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
American Idol appearance
.^ Nine To Five Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album A REAL LIVE DOLLY (1970) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ COLOGNE Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ JESUS AND GRAVITY Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ SHINOLA Album: BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
9 to 5: The Musical
Main article: 9 to 5: The Musical
.^ Nine To Five Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ The Best Little Cathouse in Texas (Canada: English title: bowdlerized title) Nine to Five (1980) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Nine to Five (USA) The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV) (writer: "9 to 5") (performer: "9 to 5") Nine to Five (1980) (writer: "Nine To Five") (performer: "Nine To Five") ...- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
The musical ran at the
Ahmanson Theatre,
Los Angeles,
California, in Fall 2008.
It opened on
Broadway at the
Marquis Theatre in
New York City,
New York, on April 30, 2009, to mixed reviews.
[35] .^ BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album BACKWOODS BARBIE (2008) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Her current CD, Backwoods Barbie , was released in February 2008 on her very own Dolly Records and has produced two charted singles.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[36] .^ "The Charlie Rose Show" - Episode dated 24 August 2009 (2009) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
Developing the musical was not an overnight process.
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album THOSE WERE THE DAYS (2005) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ She is also writing a Broadway musical based on her life, although it does not have an opening date scheduled, and she is working on a film of her life that she expects to be out in 2011.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her song 'Travelin' Thru" from the 2005 film Transamerica was nominated in 2006 for both the Golden Globes and Oscars.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
In late June 2007,
9 to 5: the Musical was read for industry presentations. The readings starred
Megan Hilty,
Allison Janney,
Stephanie J. Block,
Bebe Neuwirth and
Marc Kudisch.
[38]Musician
.^ She also plays the piano, dulcimer and drums.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She is also an accomplished banjo picker and plays the autoharp (which she calls a harpsichord) beautifully.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In concert, she's been known to offer a few notes on fiddle, harmonica and pennywhistle, but I believe she pantomimes those and I dont know if she can really play them or not.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[39] .^ Her mother, Avie Lee Owens Parton, passed away in December 2003 at the age of 80.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Since she couldn't yet read or write, her mother wrote down the words for her.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Parton: Live and Well (International: English title: DVD title) CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music (2004) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
Parton often describes her talent as having "the gift of rhyme".
Acting career
During the mid-1970s, Parton wanted to expand her audience base.
.^ If Only Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ You're The Only One Album: DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ The Dolly Parton Show (USA: informal title) - Episode dated 18 April 1976 (1976) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ You're The Only One Album: DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title) - Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated (2008) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE Album: SUPER HITS (1999) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
)
Film
.^ The Best Little Cathouse in Texas (Canada: English title: bowdlerized title) Nine to Five (1980) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Nine to Five (USA) The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV) (writer: "9 to 5") (performer: "9 to 5") Nine to Five (1980) (writer: "Nine To Five") (performer: "Nine To Five") ...- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Herself 28th Annual TNN/Music City News Country Awards (1994) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Various Artists Whip It [Music From The Motion Picture] .- Dolly Parton MP3 Downloads - 7digital 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ Herself - Performer Best of CMT Music Awards (2009) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Her first single was a song she and her uncle co-wrote called "Puppy Love," which was recorded in 1957 (she was 11) at the small indie label Goldband in Louisiana.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ For instance, RCA last certified a Dolly solo recording ( Greatest Hits ) the year she left the label in 1986.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She has never publicly identified herself with any one particular denomination, but she does profess to be a Christian and has recorded dozens of gospel and contemporary Christian songs throughout her career.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Dolly herself has had hits on that song with three different versions (two of which received Grammy nominations).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Where does Dolly stand on the most Grammy Awards by female country performers?- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ In 2001, he played with Earl Scruggs on the tune “ Foggy Mountain Breakdown ,” for the album Earl Scruggs and Friends, which won him a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance the following year.- Dolly Parton | Popdose 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC popdose.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Frequent collaborator Allison Krauss is first with 20 Grammy wins (more than not only any other country artist male or female but also more any other woman in music).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
The song also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in was placed number 78 on the
American Film Institute's "
100 Years... 100 Songs" list released in 2004. Parton was also named Top Female Box Office Star by the Motion Picture Herald in both 1981 and 1982.
.^ The Best Little Cathouse in Texas (Canada: English title: bowdlerized title) Nine to Five (1980) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Second Best Album: TOUCH YOUR WOMAN Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly in London (USA: video title) 17th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1983) (TV) (performer: "Islands In The Stream") The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) (writer: "Sneakin' Around", "Where Stallions Run", "I Will Always Love You") (performer: "A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place", "Sneakin' Around", "Hard Candy Christmas", "I Will Always Love You") ...- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Her next-biggest success was 1989's Steel Magnolias , at $84 million ($140 million in today's dollars).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Thiola 'Big T' Rayfield Steel Magnolias (1989) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album STRAIGHT TALK By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Asked pointblank in 2003 by conservative talk show host Bill O'Reilly on his program if she was a conservative, she replied, "Not really."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Straight Talk Album: STRAIGHT TALK Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ Dolly Majors Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Her most recent big-screen appearance was a brief, but hilarious and plot-important, cameo in Sandra Bullock's 2005 comedy Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous .- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ She had a cameo in the 1993 film The Beverly Hillbillies , which took in $42 million (about $67 million today).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Herself Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Plans fell through in 2003 to film a television biopic on Mae West for ABC because the network decided to reduce the number of made-for-television movies it produces, and Disney stopped production on an animated feature film it had expected to release in 2005 for which Dolly would have voiced one of the main characters.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Herself Hannah Montana: One in a Million (2008) (V) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Herself The Book Lady (2008) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
[41]
Television
.^ The Dolly Parton Show (USA: informal title) - Episode dated 18 April 1976 (1976) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts) ...- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title) - Live Results Show: One Contestant Eliminated (2008) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Her first acting honor was a 1978 nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Emmy for her appearance on Cher's ABC special Cher .- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ While she only earned a Best Song nomination at the Oscars, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Song and Best New Film Star at the Golden Globe Awards and won Favorite Movie Song at the Peoples' Choice Awards.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ (Her starring roles in made-for-television films are 1999's Blue Valley Songbird on Lifetime, 1996's Unlikely Angel on CBS, 1991's Wild Texas Wind on NBC and 1986's ratings smash A Smoky Mountain Christmas on ABC.) What acting honors has Dolly received?- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Blue Valley Songbird Album: HUNGRY AGAIN (1998) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Mountain Angel Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ Herself "The Barbara Walters Special" - 30 Mistakes in 30 Years (2006) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Herself - Special Guest - Episode dated 27 February 2009 (2009) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Herself - Episode dated 11 June 1983 (1983) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Herself (2 episodes, 1990) - The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century: Part 1 (1990) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Yes, Dolly and Carl Dean met on her first morning in Nashville after moving there the day after high school graduation in 1964.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Herself - Musical Guest - Episode dated 8 August 2002 (2002) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
[42] .^ Herself (1 episode, 1999) - Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (1999) TV episode (voice) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Majors (1 episode, 2005) - Reba's Rules of Real Estate (2005) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ She did an episode of the WB's Reba which aired in April 2005, as Dolly Majors, a Realtor interested in hiring Reba, and played herself (although she was the title character's godmother) throughout a full episode of the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana in September 2006.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her most recent big-screen appearance was a brief, but hilarious and plot-important, cameo in Sandra Bullock's 2005 comedy Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous .- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Aunt Dolly "Grand Ole Opry" - Best Opry Moments of 2007 (2007) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ One, because she likes it -- it's kind of a play time for her to wear lots of make-up and flashy clothes, but she came about her look from a sincere place.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[43]
Businesses
.^ However business magazine Nashville Business in 1998 ranked her as the wealthiest entertainer in country music with a personal fortune estimated at that time of $500 million.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Herself An All Star Salute to Country Music (1990) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Association International Hall of Fame, the American Songwriters Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[44]
The Dollywood Company
.^ Of course, there's her theme park Dollywood and its adjacent water park, Dolly's Splash Country, in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Busy Signal Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ In the mid-1980s, she opened her own theme park called 'Dollywood'.- Dolly Parton Discography at Discogs 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ Dollywood is the 24th most popular amusement or theme park in the United States (and in the top 50 for the entire world) with nearly 3 million annual visitors, ranking it first among all man-made attractions in Tennessee (only nature's Great Smoky Mountains National Park next door beats it with 10 million annual visitors).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her annual Dollywood concerts raise $250,000 each year for the Foundation, and her companies have donated millions more to support its work.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Of these, Dollymania is the only regularly updated one available and one of the most popular, averaging between 30,000 and 40,000 visitors per month.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[45] The area is a thriving
tourist attraction, drawing visitors from large parts of the Southeastern and Midwestern U.S. This region of the U.S., like most areas of
Appalachia, had suffered economically for decades; Parton's business investment has helped revitalize the area.
.^ She also operates a chain of equestrian dinner theaters called the Dixie Stampedes in Pigeon Forge; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Branson, Mo.; and Orlando, Fla.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ She also operates a chain of equestrian dinner theaters called the Dixie Stampedes in Pigeon Forge; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Branson, Mo.; and Orlando, Fla.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Film and television production company
.^ She and her manager, Sandy Gallin , were partners in Sandollar Productions, an entertainment production company.- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Sandollar has produced TV shows such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) and films including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995).- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ She and longtime manager Sandy Gallin still operate Sandollar Productions (producer of films such as "Father of The Bride I and II," "IQ," "Shinning Through," "Straight Talk" and "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" as well as several television programs including the "Buffy" series and its spin-off, "Angel" -- although it's no longer actively producing projects, it is still the executive producer for "Angel"), and she also has a separate production company called Southern Light Films.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album STRAIGHT TALK By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ In The Official Dolly Parton Scrapbook , by Connie Berman and published the same year, it is stated that she is of Dutch, Irish and Cherokee ancestry.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Francis turned down Parton's offers as she was already in negotiations with singer
Gloria Estefan to produce the film, a colaboration which has now ended.
[46]
Other businesses
Briefly from 1987, Parton owned Dockside Plantation, a restaurant in the upscale neighborhood of
Hawaiʻi Kai in
Honolulu,
Hawaii.
.^ She used to have a Revlon cosmetics line which is now out of production and a line of wigs, which has also been out of production for several years.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ So it's done to honor Dolly and to provide the best source of news and information on Dolly to her fans.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Philanthropic efforts
Since the mid-1980s Parton has supported many charitable efforts, particularly in the area of literacy, primarily through her
Dollywood Foundation.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
.^ She operates the Dollywood Foundation, which offers many educational programs and scholarships in her native Sevier County, Tenn., and runs the national Imagination Library literacy program.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her other official sites include her official theme park website, Dollywood ; her official charitable foundation website, Imagination Library ; her official dinner theatre website, Dixie Stampede ; her official water park website, Dollywoods Splash Country ; her official cookbook website, Dollys Dixie Fixins ; and her official Broadway musical page for 9 To 5: The Musical .- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946, one of 12 children...- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
It began in Sevier County but has now been replicated in 566 counties across thirty-six U.S. states (as well as in Canada
[48]). In December 2007 it expanded to Europe with the
South Yorkshire town of
Rotherham,
United Kingdom, being the first British locality to receive the books.
.^ This, of course, did not include the eight albums released after that date (which collectively have sold more than 2 million copies) and apparently did not include any sales of singles.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Sales-wise, it would be "Islands In The Stream" with Kenny Rogers, which sold more than 2 million copies and was the biggest-selling record of 1983.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Her annual Dollywood concerts raise $250,000 each year for the Foundation, and her companies have donated millions more to support its work.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Love Is Strange Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Love With Feeling Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Good Understanding Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[49][50] .^ Her annual Dollywood concerts raise $250,000 each year for the Foundation, and her companies have donated millions more to support its work.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Other philanthropy
Dollywood has also been noted for bringing jobs and tax revenues to a previously depressed region.
She has also worked to raise money on behalf of several other causes, including the
American Red Cross and a number of
HIV/AIDS-related charities.
In December 2006, Parton pledged $500,000 toward a proposed $90-million
hospital and cancer center to be constructed in Sevierville in the name of Dr. Robert F. Thomas, the physician who delivered her; she also announced plans for a benefit concert to raise additional funds for the project. The concert went ahead playing to about 8,000 people.
[51]In May 2009, Parton gave the Graduating Commencement Address at the
University of Tennessee. Her speech was about her life lessons, and she encouraged the graduates to never stop dreaming.
Awards and honors
.^ The other most successful ones have been Merle Haggard's country No.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ All total, they released 21 singles, 14 of which made it into the top 10 on the country charts, and one even on the lower reaches of the pop chart.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Also, Dolly holds the record for the most charted full-length albums for a female country artist at 71 and the record for the most full-length country top 10 albums at 41.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ The main problem with the RIAA system is that labels have no incentive to pay the costs of having an album certified if the artist is no longer actively recording for them.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ This, of course, did not include the eight albums released after that date (which collectively have sold more than 2 million copies) and apparently did not include any sales of singles.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ To have an album certified, a record label must pay all expenses for an RIAA auditor to visit their offices to research and verify all of their sales data.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Billboard charts, so Dolly's total is also the record for any female on a major Billboard singles chart.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Of these, 113 have been on the country chart ( Billboard counts double-sided songs as two entries, even if the B-side of a single didn't reach a specific chart number on its own, and sales singles if it charted on the singles sales chart but not on the general country singles chart which relies heavily on radio airplay; if these are deleted, the country total is 107 country, 113 total for all three charts), 27 on the pop chart and 26 on the adult contemporary chart.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Frequent collaborator Allison Krauss is first with 20 Grammy wins (more than not only any other country artist male or female but also more any other woman in music).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Also, Dolly holds the record for the most charted full-length albums for a female country artist at 71 and the record for the most full-length country top 10 albums at 41.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ ROCKY TOP Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ The main problem with the RIAA system is that labels have no incentive to pay the costs of having an album certified if the artist is no longer actively recording for them.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ TENNESSEE HOMESICK BLUES Album: SUPER HITS (1999) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ ROCKY TOP Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album SUPER HITS (1999) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[52]
.^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Dolly herself has had hits on that song with three different versions (two of which received Grammy nominations).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[53][54] .^ Herself The 4th Annual American Music Awards (1977) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Herself The 5th Annual American Music Awards (1978) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Herself 28th Annual TNN/Music City News Country Awards (1994) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Herself - 3rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1969) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Herself 28th Annual TNN/Music City News Country Awards (1994) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Herself - 3rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1969) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Herself - Guest Presenter 33rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1999) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Frequent collaborator Allison Krauss is first with 20 Grammy wins (more than not only any other country artist male or female but also more any other woman in music).- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Of those which only made it onto one chart, 78 were country-only, two pop-only and three adult contemporary-only.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ By nominations, she has received two nods from the Oscars and one from the Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe nominations, 44 Grammy nominations, 44 CMA nominations and 39 ACM nominations.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
She was awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording in 1984, located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in
Hollywood, California; a star on the Nashville Star Walk for Grammy winners; and a bronze sculpture on the courthouse lawn in Sevierville. She has called that statue of herself in her hometown "the greatest honor," because it came from the people who knew her.
Parton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1969, and in 1986 was named one of
Ms. Magazine's Women of the Year.
.^ She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Association International Hall of Fame, the American Songwriters Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ Herself - Guest Presenter 33rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1999) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Parton: Live and Well (International: English title: DVD title) CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music (2004) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ In 2005, she received the nation's highest honor for artists, the National Medal of arts, and in 2006, she received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
She received an honorary
doctorate degree from
Carson-Newman College (
Jefferson City, Tennessee) in 1990. This was followed by induction into the
National Academy of Popular Music/
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2002, Parton ranked number four in
CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music..^ Lyrics of the songs from the album GOLDEN STREETS OF GLORY By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album FOR GOD & COUNTRY (2003) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album PORTER WAYNE AND DOLLY REBECCA By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ ROCKY TOP Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Halos And Horns Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
[55]
.^ In 2005, she received the nation's highest honor for artists, the National Medal of arts, and in 2006, she received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
.^ In 2005, she received the nation's highest honor for artists, the National Medal of arts, and in 2006, she received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Herself The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Dolly, Steven Spielberg , Smokey Robinson , Andrew Lloyd Webber , and conductor...- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Herself - Performer CMA Music Festival: Country Music's Biggest Party (2005) (TV) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Sales-wise, it would be "Islands In The Stream" with Kenny Rogers, which sold more than 2 million copies and was the biggest-selling record of 1983.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ ISLANDS IN THE STREAM (FEAT KENNY ROGERS) Album: LIVE & WELL (2004) Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Islands In The Stream Album: THE LOVE ALBUM Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
.^ COAT OF MANY COLORS song list .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ She jokes that it's "I Will Always Love You" because of the money Whitney Houston earned her by singing it, but she says with all sincerity that it is her 1971 classic "Coat of Many Colors."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album COAT OF MANY COLORS By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
McEntire and
Reese Witherspoon also came to pay tribute.
Philanthropy-related honors
For her work in literacy, Parton has received various awards including:
On May 8, 2009, Parton gave the
commencement speech at the
commencement ceremony in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville's College of Arts and Sciences.
[56] .^ (AP, 7/5/07)(AFP, 7/5/07) 2007 Jul 16, The University of Edinburgh confirmed that it had withdrawn an honorary doctorate awarded to Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe in 1984, because of concern over his human rights record.- Timeline Scotland 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC timelines.ws [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
It was only the second honorary degree to be given by the university and in presenting the degree, the university's
chancellor, Jimmy G. Cheek, said, "Because of her career not just as a musician and entertainer, but for her role as a cultural ambassador, philanthropist and lifelong advocate for education, it is fitting that she be honored with an honorary degree from the flagship educational institution of her home state."
[57]Image
.^ A good list of covers (although nowhere near complete as there have been almost as many recordings of Dolly songs by other artists as there are by Dolly herself) is here .- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Breast-obsessed filmmaker
Russ Meyer wanted to make movies about her 40DD breasts.
.^ Shattered Image Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ The event was not announced until Feb 23, 1997 when it was made public that researchers under Dr. Ian Wilmut at Edinburgh, Scotland, created a clone lamb from adult sheep DNA. In 2001 it was reported that Dolly suffered from arthritis, a sign of premature aging.- Timeline Scotland 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC timelines.ws [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In any of these cases, the source of the story will always clearly be identified, such as "a spokesman for Dolly," "officials at her record label," or the name of the publication which first reported it.- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
[58][59] She has had plastic surgery.
[60][61] .^ Asked pointblank in 2003 by conservative talk show host Bill O'Reilly on his program if she was a conservative, she replied, "Not really."- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
^ Herself "The Oprah Winfrey Show" - Episode dated 27 August 1996 (1996) TV episode ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Herself "The Oprah Winfrey Show" ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
Parton stated that she felt that cosmetic surgery was imperative in keeping with her famous image, but jokingly admitted, "If I have one more
facelift, I'll have a beard!" Parton has repeatedly joked about her physical image and surgeries, saying, "If I see something sagging, bagging, and dragging, I’m going to nip it, tuck it, and suck it.
.^ ZooXxxTube ( Email ) ( URL ) - 16-04-’09 04:30 And why don’t some channels show up, like mine!?
^ "I'm kinda like a little cartoon character & cartoon characters don’t get old.- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
and "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap."
.^ Lyrics of the songs from the album SUPER HITS (1999) By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album STRAIGHT TALK By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Lyrics of the songs from the album DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY By dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
Press agent
Lee Solters represented Parton and has remarked that he knew her "since she was flat-chested".
[62]Discography
Solo studio albums:
Filmography
See also
References
- ^ The Times 19 January 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ Whitburn 2005, p. 578
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2006-02-23). "Chart Beat". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002073817. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Music.net". http://www.dollypartonmusic.net/aboutdolly.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Dolly Parton discography". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton_discography. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Chart Beat Thursday: Ke$ha, Janet, Reba". Billboard. 2009-12-24. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-beat-thursday-ke-ha-janet-reba-1004055444.story#/column/chartbeat/chart-beat-thursday-ke-ha-janet-reba-1004055444.story. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^Omaha World Herald article: "Dolly Parton coming back in Omaha on Monday".
- ^ "Dolly Parton talks new album, tour", CNN, July 9, 2002.
- ^ "Backwoods glam", The Washington Times, December 1, 2006.
- ^ Cash 1998, p. ??.
- ^ Whitburn 2005, pp. 108, 422.
- ^ Nash 1978, pp. 64–70.
- ^ Dolly Rebecca Parton (19 Jan 1947 - )
- ^ Parton 1994, p. 142.
- ^ a b c PARTON&sql=11:wiftxql5ldde~T1 "Dolly Parton at Allmusic"
- ^ "Dolly Parton Reflects on Her Greatest Moments", CMT, July 7, 2006.
- ^ PARTON&sql=11:wiftxql5ldde~T1 Dolly Parton biography at Allmusic
- ^ a b PARTON&sql=11:wiftxql5ldde~T1 Dolly Parton biography at Allmusic
- ^ a b c Dolly Parton biography at CMT.com
- ^ "Review: Backwoods Barbie," "Christianity Today"
- ^ "Janet Dethrones Jack To Top Billboard 200" Billboard Online, March 5, 2008"
- ^ EW.com: "Dolly Parton remembers Michael Jackson", June 30, 2009
- ^ YouTube.com: "Dolly's Video Diary: Rest in Peace Michael"
- ^ "Legacy Records Press Release"
- ^ "DOLLY PARTON TO RELEASE ‘DOLLY: LIVE FROM LONDON’ DVD & CD 2-DISC SET AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 10," "Mitch Schneider Organization Press Release"
- ^ "Parton ways," "Winnipeg Sun"
- ^ "Dollymania FAQ - No 2"
- ^ "Press Release: NEW RELEASE DATE TO BE SET FOR DOLLY PARTON’S ‘BACKWOODS BARBIE’ ALBUM"
- ^ "Dolly Parton On-Line / Tour & Concert Tickets"
- ^ a b "Dolly Parton Tour Schedule From Official Publicist's Website"
- ^ "Dollymania FAQ No. 2". Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ^ "Dolly Parton to be Honored as BMI ICON at Country Awards", BMI News, November 2, 2003.
- ^ Songwriters Hall of Fame press release announcing 2001 inductees, April 16, 2001
- ^ "Dolly Parton Speaks Out; Variety Entertainer Danny Gans Does Impressions and Talks About Comedy". CNN LARRY KING LIVE. March 7, 2009. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0903/07/lkl.01.html.
- ^ "9 to 5 The Musical"
- ^ Jones, Kenneth."Hello, Dolly! 9 to 5 Books Broadway's Marquis; Full Casting Announced", Playbill.com, July 15, 2008
- ^ Studio 360 Archive
- ^ Playbill News: A Cup of Ambition: 9 to 5 Musical Takes Next Step in NYC Reading with Neuwirth, Janney, Block
- ^ "Dollymania FAQ No. 30"
- ^ The Book Lady
- ^ "Feb. 16–23: He Said, She Said". Yahoo! Music. February 19, 2008. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/thatsreallyweek/36767/feb-16-23-he-said-she-said/.
- ^ Designing Women Season 4 Episode Guide. Airdate January 1, 1990.
- ^ "Dolly Parton interview". US*99.5's Morning Show hosts Lisa Dent & Ramblin' Ray. 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Dollymania FAQ - No 24"
- ^ "Dollymania FAQ No 23", accessed May 1, 2009
- ^ Daeida Magazine (December 2009) – Interview by: David Ybarra pg. 26 LINK
- ^ Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, official website
- ^ Details of Canadian Scheme
- ^ Penguin USA (2006) Dolly's Dixie Fixin's: Love, Laughter and Lots of Good Food at Amazon.com, ASIN: B000SSP25C
- ^ Dolly's Dixie Fixin's, official website.
- ^ "Parton pledges $500,000 to hospital". USA Today. 2006-12-13. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-13-parton_x.htm.
- ^ "Dollymania - Awards"
- ^ "Relix: The Magazine For Music - From Rags To Riches With Dolly Parton, January 14, 2008"
- ^ "Press Release: ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING OF 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL’ NOMINATED FOR BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM GRAMMY, December 3, 2009"
- ^ Fischer, Audrey. "Dolly Parton, Living Legend". Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0405-6/song.html.
- ^ Video (video requires Adobe Flash; transcript provided) (2009-05-08). "Dolly Parton Presents Commencement Speech" University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ News release (2009-5-08). "UT Knoxville Awards Dolly Parton Honorary Doctorate". University of Tennessee, Knoxville Office of Communications & Marketing. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ Staff writer (Undated). "1997: Dolly the Sheep Is Cloned". BBC News ("On This Day — 1950-2005" database). http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/22/newsid_4245000/4245877.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ Weise, Elizabeth (2006-07-04). "Dolly Was World's Hello to Cloning's Possibilities". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2006-07-04-dolly-anniversary_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ Salamone, Gina (2007-10-07). "Boom in breast implants as attitudes change". New York Daily News.
- ^ "Nipped, Tucked & Talking". People (magazine). September 1, 2003. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20140945,00.html.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (2009-05-21). "Lee Solters, Razzle-Dazzle Press Agent, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Accessed 2009-05-22. (website registration required)
Bibliography
- Cash, Johnny (1998). .
- Nash, Alanna (1978).^ In her authorized biography, Dolly by Alanna Nash in 1978, it was stated that Dolly's mother is one-quarter Cherokee, which would make Dolly one-eighth, and her father Scotch-Irish.
- Dollymania: The Online Dolly Parton Newsmagazine. Your premier resource for Dolly Parton news and information 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.dollymania.net [Source type: General]
Dolly. Los Angeles, California: Reed Books. .
- Parton, Dolly (1994).^ Herself The Crazy World of Dolly Parton (1994) (V) ....
- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Herself Dolly Parton: In the Movies (1994) (V) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Herself Dolly Parton: In Country (1994) (V) ....- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ I've lived My Life Album: HELLO, I'M DOLLY Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Highlight Of My Life Album: JOLENE Artist: dolly parton .- Lyrics - dolly parton All songs, words of songs FREE, At lyrics and songs - : Lyrics And Songs 25 September 2009 1:26 UTC www.lyricsandsongs.com [Source type: General]
^ Dolly Parton: Hidden Treasures (UK) "Mindin' My Own Business" (executive producer) (1 episode) - Unaired Pilot (????- Dolly Parton 27 January 2010 23:47 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
Harper Collins. ISBN 0060177209.
- Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top Country Songs 1944–2005. Billboard/Record Research Inc.. ISBN 0-89820-165-9.
Further reading
- Miller, Stephen (2008), Smart Blonde: Dolly Parton, Omnibus Press, ISBN 978186097607 .
- Nash, Alanna (2002), Dolly: The Biography, Cooper Square Press, ISBN 9780815412427 .
- Pasternak, Judith Mahoney (1998), Dolly Parton, Sterling Publishing, ISBN 9781567995572 .
External links
- dollypartonmusic.net, (official music website)
- dollyparton.com, (official website - not fully launched as of December 23, 2009 and requires Adobe Flash)
- dollyon-line.com (unofficial fansite)
- Dolly Parton at the Internet Movie Database
- Dolly Parton discography at MusicBrainz
- "Dolly Parton", inductee page at countrymusichalloffame.com Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's official website
- "Dolly Parton" biography at legacyrecordings.com, Legacy Recordings's official website
- "Dolly Parton – Interview", posted November 18, 2008, at countrymusicpride.com
- "A Conversation with Singer and Actress Dolly Parton", a June 5, 2009, video interview (requires Adobe Flash) from the Charlie Rose (talk show), a PBS television program, at charlierose.com, Rose's official website
- Dolly Parton video interview from the talk show 'Parkinson' at BBC
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Parton, Dolly |
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Parton, Dolly Rebecca |
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Singer-songwriter, actress |
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January 19, 1946 |
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Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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