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mopinko

(70,127 posts)
Sun Feb 3, 2019, 09:21 PM Feb 2019

any dolly parton fans here? need recommendations.

so, i gotta say that growing up i was not a country fan. it was the golden age of twang and sequins, and i was a beatle fan. i remember seeing dolly and porter wagner on teevee, and thinking- what a weirdo.

but she and i aged, country changed, and i find myself liking a lot of old country. johnny cash, hank williams, roots stuff.
i liked a lot of her later records.
and i fell in love w her in 9 to 5.

and of course, i see what an amazing person she is.

so, anyway, i keep seeing the apleebees commercial w "here you come again" (?) and thinking i would like to listen to more dolly.
but iirc, she holds the record for the most album ever.

so, help me out fans. recommend.

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any dolly parton fans here? need recommendations. (Original Post) mopinko Feb 2019 OP
Coat of Many Colors RandySF Feb 2019 #1
AMEN!!!! akraven Feb 2019 #15
Linda Ronstadt Dolly Parton Emmylou Harris Trio live on The Tonight Show Ptah Feb 2019 #2
They were pure joy to listen to blm Feb 2019 #7
I love every one of her songs. I'm a huge fan. yardwork Feb 2019 #3
Heartbreak Express was a gem, but, she couldn't tour that album. blm Feb 2019 #4
Great American! She wrote "I Will Always Love YOU" MaryMagdaline Feb 2019 #5
Yep to both!!!! Little Star Feb 2019 #8
Halos and Horns Glorfindel Feb 2019 #6
Dolly is fearless. There are some great vinyl "Dolly" finds Lint Head Feb 2019 #9
Jolene Shemp Howard Feb 2019 #10
her biggest hit... handmade34 Feb 2019 #11
We were just talking about her Lefta Dissenter Feb 2019 #13
"Joyful Noise" FoxNewsSucks Feb 2019 #12
This old metal head loves her OriginalGeek Feb 2019 #14
It's worth mentioning that is a longtime champion for the LGBT community. RandySF Feb 2019 #16

blm

(113,065 posts)
4. Heartbreak Express was a gem, but, she couldn't tour that album.
Sun Feb 3, 2019, 09:33 PM
Feb 2019

She was burdened with health problems after the release so it didn’t get the attention it deserved. The first single did fairly well, Single Bars, Single Women.

MaryMagdaline

(6,855 posts)
5. Great American! She wrote "I Will Always Love YOU"
Sun Feb 3, 2019, 09:33 PM
Feb 2019

Does a great version. Refused to give up the song rights, even to Elvis. She employs more people at Dollywood than any other employer in her town. Gives away free books to all children.

Also ... Jolene is a great song.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
9. Dolly is fearless. There are some great vinyl "Dolly" finds
Sun Feb 3, 2019, 09:38 PM
Feb 2019

at any local CD/ Vinyl resale store. To hear her sing under Porter's mentoring, when she first came to Nashville, and who she became and is still is today. A liberally progressive, civic minded person who can sing her butt off.

Lefta Dissenter

(6,622 posts)
13. We were just talking about her
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 12:08 AM
Feb 2019

Because my granddaughter’s new book arrived yesterday. A million books a month to promote literacy. The woman is a true treasure.

Not to mention the fact that she sure can sing!

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
14. This old metal head loves her
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 12:12 AM
Feb 2019

And I don't care what song it is she's singing. I love her in interviews on talk shows too.

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