Dolly Parton: No Better Day Than Today : Her New Album
July 6th, 2011
Dolly Parton, without a doubt one of the greatest songwriters ever, has run the gamut through trends and fads. She’s done her own thing, others’ things, and now she’s back to her own. As NPR puts it:
Dolly Parton has spent the past few years reconnecting with country musics past, putting out albums that illustrate her love of bluegrass, 1960s-style “countrypolitan” ballads and high-lonesome harmony. She had all but conceded the commercial mainstream to a younger generation.
But with Better Day, Parton tries out a different strategy: placing herself very much in the here-and-now, even talking about the bad economy and the countrys restlessness, but framing the music with a positive, upbeat attitude. The song that serves as the albums manifesto is its lead-off track, “In the Meantime.”
Kristofferson, Nelson and Foster honored at gala
August 30th, 2010
Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and visionary record mogul Fred Foster were honored with the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award Sunday night at a gala awards dinner heavily attended by Music Row players.
Foster was the first to sign artists, including Dolly Parton and Kristofferson, and his label, Monument Records, was home to other music greats, including Roy Orbison, Tony Joe White and Billy Swan.
Swan and Parton were part of Foster’s awards presentation. Parton sang her first hit, “Dumb Blonde,” and said Foster deserved “anything to do with leadership and anything to do with music.”
via Kristofferson, Nelson and Foster honored at gala | tennessean.com | The Tennessean.
Nashville flood takes a heavy toll on the home of Country Music – Times Online
May 15th, 2010
What they’re saying in the UK about the Nashville floods:
As the floodwaters rose Buddy Messer ran around his wax museum removing the heads of America’s country music greats.
By the time the water was knee-deep Mr Messer had decapitated 70 stars including Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Roy Acuff and Dolly Parton. He put their heads on a shelf to survive the deluge, leaving their bodies to soak in their rhinestone-studded costumes.
more via Nashville flood takes a heavy toll on the home of Country Music – Times Online.