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Music legend Dolly Parton teams up with Grammy winners Pentatonix for this awesome an acapella of her classic hit, “Jolene.”
The fresh take on the 43 year old classic is part of the deluxe version of her new album, Pure & Simple, through Cracker Barrel, which partnered her with Pentatonix.
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Seven-time Grammy Award winner and music icon Dolly Parton recently took time for a photo shoot and Q&A with Billboard.
Among the subjects discussed was her why she has maintained such a strong fanbase in the LGBT community:
“They know that I completely love and accept them, as I do all people. I’ve struggled enough in my life to be appreciated and understood. I’ve had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself. I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love. I don’t think we should be judgmental. Lord, I’ve got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else.”
And why her theme park, Dollywood, attracts both Christians and gays alike:
“It’s a place for entertainment, a place for all families, period. It’s for all that. But as far as the Christians, if people want to pass judgment, they’re already sinning. The sin of judging is just as bad as any other sin they might say somebody else is committing. I try to love everybody.”
The interview appears in the November 1 issue of Billboard.
Check out the video below from the photo shoot:
She said we’d never see her in a wet t-shirt but here she is, and she’s as charming as ever.
When asked if she wanted to take off her shoes first, she replies “No, my shoes are plastic. But then again, so’s the rest of me.”
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And make sure you check out Dolly’s latest album, “Blue Smoke,” by clicking here.
Dolly Parton immediately endeared herself to the Glastonbury crowd as she not only played the theme to “Benny Hill Show” on the sax, but offered to play it “backwards.”
This is our Dolly. I love Dolly Parton.
Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Nettles duet on Dolly Parton’s hit “9 To 5” live at the Grand Ole Opry.
Dolly Parton has released her newest music video – “Home” – from her new CD Blue Smoke. According to Billboard, the album entered the Billboard 200 at #6, her highest solo debut ever.
Set during a photoshoot, Dolly shows us exactly why her appeal only grows. With a bit of pop/country flavor, she gives you the music, the laugh, the smile, the clothes and the playful artist audiences have come to know over the past 50 years.
Who doesn’t love Dolly Parton?
Miss Dolly was a great sport to do this. Shows why everyone – and I mean EVERYONE – loves Miss Dolly Parton.
“Jolene” has been covered numerous times.
But this is not one of those covers.
It’s a 45 rpm record of Dolly singing that has been slowed to 33 rpm.
It has a kind of haunting, mournful feel. The voice sound almost male; kind of a companion to Steve Grand’s “All-American Boy.”
(h/t Justin Utley)