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This week in
Dolly history
Fifty-eight years ago Tuesday, Porter & Dolly perform at the first Dolly Parton Day in Sevierville, Tenn. Forty-seven years ago Tuesday, Heartbreaker enters its fifth of nine weeks at No. 1 on the country album charts; it reaches No. 27 pop. That same day, the single “Heartbreaker” enters its second of three weeks at No. 1 on the country singles chart (Dolly's ninth), and would reach No. 37 pop. Thirty-nine years ago Tuesday, Dolly's Greatest Hits is certified platinum (Dolly's third) four years after its release for more than 1 million copies sold. Twenty-five years ago Tuesday, Dolly headlines the Stars Over Mississippi benefit concert. Twenty years ago Wednesday, “When I Get Where I'm Going” with Brad Paisley debuts on the country singles chart; five months later it becomes her record-breaking 25th No. 1 country hit, the most for any female artist. Fifty-eight years ago Thursday, Dolly and her uncle Bill Owens incorporate Owepar Publishing to hold the rights to the songs they've written. Fifty-four years ago Thursday, Dolly gives Porter 49 percent of Owepar as a gift; Dolly gets back full ownership of Owepar and shifts all of its songs to her Velvet Apple Music after she and Porter settle a breach of contract suit eight years later. Forty-seven years ago Thursday, Dolly is named the CMA's Entertainer of the Year. Fifty-four years ago Friday, Porter & Dolly pick up the second CMA Duo of the Year award; they had won the inaugural statue the previous year after being named Vocal Group of the Year three years earlier. Thirty-seven years ago Friday, Dolly hosts the 22nd annual CMA Awards. Fifty-six years ago Saturday, My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy debuts on the album charts; it would reach No. 6 country and No. 194 pop. Fifty years ago Saturday, Dolly (a.k.a “The Seeker”/”We Used To”) debuts on the country album charts; it would peak at No. 14. Fifty-eight years ago Sunday, Porter & Dolly record their version of Dolly's “Put It Off Until Tomorrow,” which the previous year had been recorded by about a dozen country artists, with Bill Phillips' version featuring Dolly on uncredited harmony hitting No. 6. Fifty-one years ago Sunday, Porter & Dolly's sole No. 1, “Please Don't Stop Loving Me,” tops the country singles chart. That same day, Love is Like a Butterfly debuts on the country album charts; it would peak at No. 7. Twenty-nine years ago Sunday, Treasures debuts on the album charts; it would reach No. 21 country, No. 122 pop.

Upcoming television appearances
(All times Eastern unless noted)
  • Oct. 11, 11:30 a.m., POP, Steel Magnolias (re-runs 5 p.m. Oct. 11)
    Upcoming or recent releases

  • My Little Golden Book About Dolly Parton: Ultimate Fan Edition, Jan. 6

  • Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid Dances His Heart Out, Dec 2

  • A Holly Dolly Christmas, vinyl picture disc, Nov. 21

  • Star Of The Show: My Life On Stage, memoir, Nov. 11 (Deluxe edition here)

  • Opry 100: Country's Greatest Songs, Nov. 7

  • Live from London, double vinyl release, Oct. 10

  • The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, 2K BluRay restoration, Sept. 23

  • "Butterfly" with Zac Brown Band, Sept. 5

  • "Broken Angels" with The Grascals, Aug. 29

  • My Little Golden Book About Dolly Parton Audiobook version, July 22

  • "Home Sweet Home" with Motley Crue, June 20

  • Reflections, Heidi Parton CD with Dolly duet and covers, June 13

  • Dolly Parton: Journey Of A Seeker Country Music Hall of Fame press exhibit book, June 10

  • Dreams Do Come True , Bill Owens album with Dolly duet, May 17

  • The Dollywood Collection: Celebrating 40 Years of Music & Memories, May 2

  • In Concert: With Host Charley Pride , 1975 concert album, re-issued April 11

  • "If You Hadn't Been There" single, March 7

  • Wiggle Up, Giddy Up Wiggles album with Dolly duets, March 7

  • Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition by Stephanie Carpenter (with duet on "Please, Please, Please"), Feb. 14

  • "You'll Never Walk Alone" with Demaree, Jan. 24

  • "Oh What A Night," single, Heidi Parton and Dolly, Dec. 19

  • "I Still Believe" 2020 single, Dec. 12

  • "Celebrate The Dreamer In You" 2010 single, Dec. 12

  • Precious Memories, 1999 album, digital release Dec. 12

  • Sha-Kon-O-Hey! Land Of Blue Smoke, 2009 album, digital release Dec. 12

  • Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables, Nov. 15

  • "Love Is Like A Butterfly" 50th anniversary re-record, Nov. 8

  • "Til The Last Shot's Fired " with Scotty Hasting and Lee Brice, Oct. 18

  • "Gonna Be You" with Maddie & Tae, Jessie James Decker, and Callie Twisselman, Oct. 11

  • "I Will Always Love You" with Alex-Zsolt featuring Charles Billingsley, Oct. 11

  • Still Working 9 To 5 documentary film, Oct. 7

  • Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas, children's book, Oct. 1

  • Good Lookin' Cookin' cookbook Sept. 17

  • F 1 Trillion Post Malone, Aug. 16

  • "Take Me Home Country Roads" with Rhonda Vincent and Cody Johnson, Aug. 9

  • "My Hawaii" with Felix Cavaliere, Aug. 3

  • "Somebody's Child" with Blessing Offor, May 10

  • Steel Magnolias 35th anniversary 4K edition, April 23

  • Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost On The Canvas Sessions, April 19

  • "Southern Accents" from Tom Petty tribute Petty Country, April 5

  • Cowboy Carter, Beyonce, March 29

  • "Lookin' For You" duet with Zack Williams, March 8

  • "Midnight Blue" duet with Melissa Manchester, Feb. 23

  • "Puppy Love" (Billy's version), Feb. 21

  • "Powerful Women" duet with Pitfull, Feb. 16

  • Anthems: Honoring The Music Of Lynyrd Skynyrd Atrimus Pyle Band with Dolly performance, Feb. 1

  • Rockstar: Deluxe Jan. 19

  • "Hard Candy Christmas" duet with Rachel Edge, Nov. 24

  • Rockstar, Dolly CD, Nov. 17

  • Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas, DVD Oct. 31

  • A Tribute To The Judds, Oct. 27

  • Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones, Oct. 17 (audiobook here)

  • Not That Fancy, Reba album with Dolly duet, Oct. 6

  • "Step By Step" with Natalie Grant, Aug. 4

  • "Forever Young" with Daniel Grindstaff and Paul Brewster, July 25

  • Life Is Like A Song Kenny Rogers CD with "Tell Me That You Love Me" duet, June 2

  • "21 Forever" single with Chris Jansen and Slash, May 5

  • Bebe, Bebe Rexha album with Dolly collaboration, April 28

  • Billy The Kid, new children's book, April 25

  • Run, Rose, Run paperback, April 11

  • A Way To Make A Living: The Dolly Parton Songbook, March 31

  • "Peace Like A River," Dionne Warwick duet, Feb. 24

  • "Jolene" with Olivia Newton-John, Feb. 17

  • "The Last Thing On My Mind," Feb. 16

  • Gonna Be You” single with Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, and Debbie Harry, Jan. 20

  • Don't Make Me Have To Come Down There,” single, Jan. 19

  • "Bets On Us" duet with Cheat Codes, Jan. 6

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Nov. 29 DVD release

  • Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection, Nov. 18 on CD and double vinyl.

  • "Almost Too Early For Christmas", Nov. 4, duet with Jimmy Fallon

  • Dolly Parton's Christmas On The Square Nov. 1 DVD release

  • Songs That Pulled Me Through The Tough Times, Becky Isaacs Bowman CD with Dolly duet, Oct, 28

  • A Holly, Dolly Christmas Ultimate Deluxe Edition Oct. 14 on CD and vinyl

  • Home For Christmas vinyl reissue, Oct. 7

  • Jubilation. Oct. 7 CD with Dolly duet

  • "9 To 5" with Kelly Clarkson, Sept. 9 single

  • "A Smoky Mountain Christmas", Aug. 29 single

  • "Someday It'll All Make Sense" (bluegrass remix), with Bill Anderson, Aug. 19

  • Dolly: Live From London 2022 digital reissue of 2008 concert

  • Dolly and Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack 2022 digital reissue of documentary

  • Positive Vibrations: Country Goes Reggae, Dolly re-recording of "Two Doors Down" with reggae musicians, July 22

  • As Far As I Can See: The Best Of Bill Anderson, two Dolly duets, June 10

  • All In For the Gambler Kenny Rogers tribute CD/DVD, May 20

  • Hymns: Some of Old, Some of New Julie & Dan, CD with Dolly on "The Seeker," April 22

  • Gershwin Country, Michael Feinstein album with Dolly collaboration, March 11

  • Run, Rose, Run, novel by Dolly and James Patterson, March 7 (audio play starring Dolly here)

  • Run, Rose, Run Dolly CD, March 4 (digital album here, vinyl here)

  • Dance With Dolly EP 12-inch single digital release, Sony/RCA, Feb. 18

  • Potential New Boyfriend EP 12-inch single digital release, Sony/RCA, Feb. 18

  • "Jolene" Destructo Remix, RCA, Nov. 13

  • Country Legends: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Friends Oct. 19 two-DVD set

  • Reba: Revived, Remixed, Revisited, includes duet on “Does He Love You,” Oct. 8

  • My Little Golden Book About Dolly Parton, Sept. 21

  • Dolly: The Ultimate Collection, Collectors' Edition 6-DVD abbreviated edition Sept. 21

  • "Eagle When She Flies" duet with Jose Feliciano, Sept. 17

  • Glasshouse Children Sam Williams CD with Dolly duet, Aug. 20

  • "In The Sweet By and By" new single, Aug. 13

  • "Sent From Above," new single, July 27

  • Early Dolly vinyl album of Goldband/Somerset 1959-1962 recordings, July 23

  • The Library That Dolly Built, documentary, streaming rent/purchase, July 9

  • Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years At The Opry U.S. DVD release (PBS), May 11

  • "One Angel" single with Rory Feek, April 23

  • "Hand Me Downs" single with Janelle Arthur, April 21

  • Company's Comin', Dolly duet on Leslie Jordan album, April 2

  • Female Force: Dolly Parton comic book, March 31: kindle edition, hardcover, and paperback

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: Season 1 Netflix series available for Amazon Prime Video purchase, March 22

  • ”There Was Jesus (Piano Version)”, remix of Zach Williams duet, Feb. 19

  • 5 To 9," single, Feb. 2

  • Eagle When She Flies, digital re-release of 1991 album, Jan. 22

  • Greenfields: The Gibbs Brothers Songbook (Vol. 1), Jan. 8, Barry Gibb album with Dolly duet

  • Christmas At Dollywood, DVD, Jan. 5

  • A Holly Dolly Christmas Amazon transparent white vinyl exclusive, Dec. 7

  • "I Still Believe,", single, Dec. 4

  • It's Never Too Late: Make the Next Act of Your Life the Best Act of Your Life, Kathie Lee Gifford book with Dolly foreword, Dec. 1

  • Songteller autobiography hardcover, kindle version, audiobook, Nov. 17

  • Jolene CD re-issue, Nov. 13

  • Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Dolly Parton: Country Wisdom For Life's Little Challenges book, Nov. 3

  • "Pink" featuring Dolly, Monica, Jordin Sparks, Rita Wilson and Sara Evans song for Susan G. Komen Foundation, Oct. 21

  • She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton, The Great Unifier book, Oct. 13

  • Unlikely Angel: The Songs Of Dolly Parton book Oct. 12

  • Dolly: The Ultimate Collection Time-Life DVD set, Oct. 5

  • A Holly Dolly Christmas MP3 (CD version here and a red vinyl format here), Oct. 2; retro releases Oct. 30: cassette tape and 8-track

  • Once Upon A Christmas, vinyl re-issue, Oct. 2

  • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” single from Christmas album, Sept. 15

  • The Dolly Parton Story: From Rags To Riches, streaming documentary, Sept. 15

  • Dolly: 50 Years At The Opry DVD import, Sept. 11

  • "Faith" (Misha K. Remix) with Galantis ft. Mr. Probz, Aug. 28

  • "Mary, Did You Know?" single from Christmas album, Aug. 21

  • Biography: Kenny Rogers DVD Aug. 18

  • "Peace Train" Remixes, 1997 album, digital download, June 26

  • Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 2-LP vinyl release of 2007 compilation, June 26

  • We Found It/Porter 'N' Dolly/Say Forever You'll Be Mine/Porter & Dolly four-on-two CD, June 26

  • When Life Is Good Again,” single, May 28

  • Little Sparrow, 2001 album, digital download, April 10

  • Halos & Horns, 2002 album, digital download, April 10

  • For God & Country, 2003 album, digital download, April 10

  • Live & Well, 2004 album, digital download, April 10

  • Those Were The Days, 2005 album, digital download, April 10

  • Better Day, 2011 album, digital download, April 10

  • Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline with forward by Dolly, April 7

  • Unlikely Angel DVD re-issue, April 7

  • The Little Engine That Could 90th anniversary edition with Dolly introduction, April 7

  • Live At The Bottom Line 1977 digital download of New York concert, March 30

  • The Winning Hand, 1982 album, digital download, Feb. 28

  • Just Between You And Me/Always, Always/Porter Wayne And Dolly Rebecca/Love And Music four-on-two CD, Feb. 14

  • 9 To 5: The Musical London West End Cast Recording, Feb. 7; CD here, March 27

  • Church, Galantis album with Dolly collaboration on "Faith," Feb. 7

  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice documentary, Dec. 3

  • "Faith" with Swedish duo Galantis and Danish rapper Mr. Probz, Oct. 25; (Galantis & Bali Bandits VIP Mix, Dec. 27; Acoustic mix, Jan. 10; six-remix EP, Jan. 24

  • Spartanburg Blues, Buck Trent (duet with Dolly on "Carrol County Accident")

  • "There Was Jesus" duet with Zach Williams, Oct. 4

  • For The Girls duet of "I Will Always Love You" on Kristin Chenoweth's CD, Sept. 27

  • Ken Burns' Country Music, Blu-Ray,Sept. 17

  • "God Only Knows" with For King & Country, Aug. 30

  • Ken Burns' Country Music Soundtrack Deluxe Edition, five-CD set, Aug. 30

  • Straight Talk, Aug. 23, Hollywood Records digital reissue

  • Jolene, Aug. 23, Sony Legacy vinyl reissue

  • "I Will Always Love You" with Kristin Chenoweth, single, Aug. 9

  • Once More/Two Of A Kind/Together Always/The Right Combination, Burning The Midnight Oil four-on-two CD, Aug. 2

  • In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) 1969 album, digital release, July 26

  • Treasures 1996 album, digital release, July 19

  • The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas 1982 soundtrack, digital release, July 19

  • Steel Magnolias Blu-Ray release, May 28

  • Bubbling Over, 1973 Dolly album, digital release, May 17

  • Say Forever You'll Be Mine 1975 Porter & Dolly album, digital release, April 19

  • The RCA Sessions (1968-1976), 22-song digital collection of rare Porter & Dolly songs first released on the 2014 complete recordings boxed set, April 5

  • Love & Music 1973 Porter & Dolly album, digital release, March 29

  • We Found It 1973 Porter & Dolly album, digital release, Feb. 1

  • Hungry Again 1998 album, digital release, Jan. 25

  • Ronnie Milsap: The Duets, with Dolly on "Smoky Mountain Rain," Jan. 18

  • The Right Combination/Burning The Midnight Oil 1972 album, digital release, Jan. 4

  • Together Always, 1972 album, digital release, Jan. 4

  • Dumplin' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD version here or the digital version here, featuring 12 Dolly tracks, Nov. 30

  • Dolly: The Seeker/We Used To Dolly album from 1975, digital release, Nov. 23

  • As Long As I Love Dolly album from 1970, digital release, Nov. 23

  • "Jolene" Dolly song from Dumplin' soundtrack, Nov. 16

  • "Girl In The Movies" Dolly song from Dumplin' soundtrack, Nov. 2

  • The Sounds Of Christmas, Dailey & Vincent CD with Dolly collaboration on "Road To Bethlehem," Oct. 12

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar with Dolly afterword, Oct. 9

  • Porter Wayne And Dolly Rebecca 1970 album with Porter Wagoner, Sept. 28

  • Once More 1970 album with Porter Wagoner, Sept. 28

  • Porter 'N' Dolly 1974 album with Porter Wagoner, Sept. 28

  • A Woman's Right Dolly track from 27: The Most Perfect Album, Sept. 18

  • "Here I Am" Dolly duet with Sia from Dumplin' soundtrack, Sept. 14

  • King Of The Road Roger Miller tribute with Dolly performance, Aug. 31

  • Just The Two Of Us 1968 album with Porter Wagoner, Aug. 17

  • 1927 Jubilee: The New Bristol Sessions , with Dolly track "Something More," July 30

  • Frank McKlusky, C.I. Blu-Ray release (and DVD re-release) July 17

  • The Faith of Dolly Parton June 12 book

  • What Would Dolly Do? April 24 book

  • Straight Talk Special Edition, Blue-Ray and DVD re-issue, April 17

  • Restoration: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin April 6

  • Dolly Parton, Gender and Country Music Jan. 6 book

  • Next New Heartbreak, Brad Hudson CD Nov. 3 with Dolly duet

  • I Believe In You kids' CD Oct. 13 on Dolly Records/RCA Nashville, Sept. 29 digital download

  • Younger Now, Sept. 29, Miley Cyrus CD with Dolly duet

  • Woman Walk The Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives Sept. 20 book

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Johnny and Friends DVD set Sept. 19

  • Simple Dreams, 1977 Linda Ronstadt album on CD with Dolly duet, Sept. 15

  • Just Because I'm A Woman 1968 vinyl re-issue, Sept. 8

  • A Real Live Dolly, 1970 album on CD, Sept. 1

  • Rainbow, Kesha CD with Dolly duet, Aug. 11

  • Born Again Wildflower, by Debbie Cochran (with Dolly duet on "Born Again Wildflower"), June 16

  • Hee Haw: Pfft! You Were Gone! DVD with Dolly performance of "Coat of Many Colors" and "The Right Combination," Time-Life, June 13

  • Dolly On Dolly: Interviews and Encounters With Dolly Parton May 1 book

  • Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story – An Album to Benefit War Child , features Dolly's performance of "The Story," May 5 (also available on vinyl here)

  • Just Between You And Me, 1968 album with Porter Wagoner download, March 3

  • Songs Of Cinema, Michael Bolton (duet with Dolly), Feb. 10

  • Dolly Parton's Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love DVD and Blu-Ray Dec. 20

  • Once Upon A Christmas, vinyl, 1984 album, Dec. 2

  • Dolly Parton's Coat Of Many Colors Blu-Ray release, Nov. 29

  • Coat Of Many Colors Oct. 18, children's book

  • The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas Oct. 11 "Pop Art Cover" DVD re-issue

  • "Jolene" with Pentatonix, Sept. 16

  • Hits Made Famous by Country Queens, Sept. 14, reissue

  • The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe Sept. 9, three-CD set (and My Dear Companion: Selections From The Trio Collection one-CD version, vinyl release of Trio II, and vinyl two-LP set of bonus tracks as Farther Along)

  • On Top Of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music, CD with Dolly track, Aug. 19

  • Pure & Simple, solo CD, Aug. 19 (U.K. import with live CD from 2014 Glastonbury set available as import here)

  • Golden Streets of Glory 1971 album digital download

    My Tennessee Mountain Home 1973 album digital download

  • Country Girl In The Big Apple. vinyl, 1977 concert, June 24

  • Smart Blonde, biography re-issue, June 7

  • Dolly Parton: Queen Of Country April 5 digital release of hourlong documentary

  • Dolly Parton's Coat Of Many Colors May 3 DVD release

  • The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (BluRay release), March 8

  • Coat Of Many Colors Feb. 12 vinyl re-issue

  • Mountain Songbird: A Sister's Tribute Stella Parton tribute CD to Dolly, Jan. 19

  • Dolly Parton's Coat Of Many Colors (2015 movie), Dec. 21 download

  • Rhinestone (1984), Dec. 4 download

  • Joshua (1971), Dec. 4 download

  • The Great Pretender (1984), Dec. 4 download

  • Hello I'm Dolly (1967), Dec. 4 download

  • Here You Come Again (1977), Dec. 4 download

  • Jolene (1974), Dec. 11 download

  • The Collection, Dec. 4 download of 10 Dolly albums

  • Christmas Time, Rhonda Vincent CD with Dolly guest appearance, Oct. 30

  • The Essential Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton Oct. 2

  • Cass County, Sept. 25 Don Henley CD with Dolly duet

  • Picking Up The Pieces, Sept. 11, Jewel CD with Dolly duet

  • Platinum Blonde Australian DVD, Sept. 11 (import)

  • The Blacklist: Music From The Television Series Aug. 21 CD with "Slow Ass Jolene" by Dolly

  • Jolene Aug. 3 vinyl re-issue

  • Live From The Bottom Line, July 24 CD

  • Midnight Special DVD set with two Dolly songs, May 12

  • Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited CD with Dolly performing "When They Ring Those Golden Bells," May 12

  • Sonic Highways DVD with Dolly interview, April 7

  • Lifetime Holiday Triple Feature DVD with A Country Christmas Story featuring Dolly, Nov. 4

  • Touch Your Woman digital re-issue of 1972 album, Oct. 22

  • Early Morning Breeze DVD August 12

  • 2015 Official Dolly Calendar July 15

  • Trio, vinyl reissue of 1987 album with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, July 7

  • Bridges Mary Sarah (with Dolly duet on "Jolene") July 8

  • Blue Smoke U.S. release, May 13 (get the vinyl release here)

  • Just Between You And Me: Complete Recordings 1967-76 Porter & Dolly six-CD boxed set, May 13

  • "Home" U.S. digital single release, April 22

  • Who Is Dolly Parton? children's illustrated biography book April 3

  • Love Is Like A Butterfly 1974 album available for digital download March 21

  • "Blue Smoke" U.S. digital single release, March 18

  • Blue Smoke U.S. import of Aussie release, Feb. 4

  • The Box Set Series four-CD set, Jan. 28

  • The Very Best Of Dolly Parton: Australian Tour Edition U.S. import of Aussie release, Dec. 31

  • The Bargain Store, 1975 album available for digital download Dec. 23

  • Dream More: Celebrate The Dreamer In You paperback edition of Dolly's book Nov. 512:30 a.m.

  • Divided & United Civil War music CD with Dolly duet of "Listen To The Mockingbird" Nov. 5

  • My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy, 1969 album available for digital download Oct. 22

  • To All The Girls Willie Nelson CD (with Dolly duet) Oct. 15

  • You Can't Make Old Friends Kenny Rogers CD (with Dolly duet) Oct. 8

  • Rhinestone DVD re-issue Aug. 6

  • Heartbreak Express, 1982 album available for digital download July 16

  • Under The Influence Straight No Chaser CD (with Dolly guest vocals) May 7

  • Duets Paul Anka CD (with Dolly duet) April 9

  • Unsung Hero: A Tribute To The Music of Ron Davies (features Dolly track) March 25

  • At Last Lulu Roman CD (with Dolly duet) Jan. 15

  • Dream More book (Putnam) Nov. 27 (audio book available here)

  • Hollywood To Dollywood DVD (Breaking Glass Pictures), Nov. 6

  • Playlist: The Very Best of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (Sony Legacy) Oct. 9

  • Joyful Noise Songbook (Hal Leonard) May 30

  • Joyful Noise DVD (Warner Brothers) May 1

  • Joyful Noise Soundtrack (Watertower) Jan. 10

  • Bill Anderson: The First 10 Years: 1956-1966, Bill Anderson (previously unreleased duet "If It's All The Same To You") (Bear Family Records), Nov. 22

  • Les Grands Espaces, Isabelle Boulay, Nov. 15, duet on "True Blue"

  • "He's Everything", single from Joyful Noise soundtrack, Oct. 28

  • Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three, Oct. 4, duet on "Wonderful Christmas Time" (Chicago II)

  • First Dog DVD (features original songs by Dolly) Sept. 6

  • The Words and Music of Dolly Parton, July 31 (The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection)

  • The Tour Collection, July 26 (re-issue via Sony UK)

  • Better Day, June 28 (Dolly Records) (Vinyl version available here Aug. 16)

  • Straight Talk, May 10 (Mill Creek Entertainment) Blu-Ray disc release

  • . Hannah Montana Forever: Final Season, The Ultimate Fan Experience, March 8 (Disney DVD)

  • The Grascals, Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin (Cracker Barrel exclusive) Jan. 10

  • Dolly's 9 To 5: The Musical songbook Jan. 5

  •  Wanted Dec. 14, seven previously unreleased Monument-era songs (Jukebox Records)

  • Super Hits/Heartbreaker, Nov. 9, re-issue (Sony)

  • Dolly Parton Triple Feature, Vol. 2, Nov. 9, re-issue of Coat of Many Colors, My Tennessee Mountain Home and Jolene (Sony)

  • Playlist: The Very Best Gospel Of Dolly Parton, Oct. 12 (RCA/Legacy)

  • Taken Rhonda VIncent (with Dolly duet), Sept. 21 (Upper Management)

  • Desgining Women: Season Four DVD, Sept. 14 (Shout)

  • "Made For Loving You" (digital single) (duet with Curly Putman) Aug. 31

  • Fairest Of Them All/My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner Aug. 17 (Omni; re-issue)

  • Brother Clyde (CD by Billy Ray Cyrus' new band, Brother Clyde, featuring a Dolly duet) Aug. 10 (Disney)

  • The Essential 3.0 Dolly Parton (compilation) June 15 (Sony Legacy)

  • Letter to Heaven: Songs of Faith and Inspiration May 4 (RCA)

  • A Real Live Dolly March 19 (RCA, download only)

  • Country's Greatest Stars Live Vol. 1 Jan. 26 (Shout! Factory)

  • "Comin' Home For Christmas" (single only) Dec. 1 (Dolly Records)

  • Dolly: Live From London (DVD and CD concert set) Nov. 10 (Dolly Records) (DVD portion available for downloading from Amazon here)

  • Dolly (four-CD boxed set) Oct. 27 (Sony Legacy)

  • Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years (three-CD boxed set with new Dolly duet) Oct. 27 (Time Life Records)

  • "Change It" (single) July 28 (Dolly Records)

  • 9 To 5: The Musical (Soundtrack) July 28 (Dolly Records)

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    Today's Dolly Parton news

    Latest Fallout From Dolly's Health Postponements
    Since the news that health issues would postpone her Vegas residency in December, a few related items have popped up in the news. First, The Colosseum at Ceasar's Palace has announced that Tim McGraw has scheduled a mini-residency at the venue to replace most of Dolly's dates: Dec. 4, 6, 12, and 13, leaving her originally-scheduled nights of Dec. 7 and 10 open. A spokesperson told Deadline that her illness will not impact the development schedule for her Broadway biopic and its intended 2026 Great White Way debut. Also, her spokesperson told several media outlets, including USA Today, that her lack of appearance at the Nov. 16 Governor's Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts to accept her honorary Oscar for humanitarian work was not because of her illness. The Academy was told in June when they notified her of the honor that a schedule conflict existed and she would have to accept remotely from Nashville that evening, and invitations issued shortly thereafter also noted the plan to skip the ceremony.

    Two New Dolly Vinyls Coming Soon
    A couple of special edition Dolly vinyls will be released over the next two months, it has been announced. First, a mini-single four-inch vinyl of her collaboration with Motley Crue, "Home Sweet Home", will come out as a Target exclusive on Oct. 17 here. In addition, a fifth anniversary edition of her most recent holiday collection, A Holly Dolly Christmas, will come out as a vinyl picture disc Nov. 21. Reserve your copy here.

    'Rainbowland' Teacher's Firing Upheld By Court
    A First Amendment suit by a Wisconsin teacher fired after publicly complaining her school prohibited elementary students from singing Dolly and Miley Cyrus' “Rainbowland” and Kermit the Frog's “Rainbow Connection” at a school function due to potential controversy of rainbows being associated with LGBTQIA+ acceptance was dismissed last week by a federal judge. Public school teachers, as government employees, enjoy freedom of speech protections greater than private employees and generally cannot be disciplined for off-the-clock and outside-the-classroom speech unless they falsely represent their comments as the position of the school itself or if the speech severely disrupts the learning environment. The judge found that calls from activists on both sides of the issue following her public disclosure of the controversy severely impacted the school's ability to function and therefore met the disruption exemption to allow her termination. Read more from Wisconsin Public Radio here.

    EV Ports, Personal Charging Umbrellas Added To Dollywood
    Dollywood last week unveiled 14 new electric vehicle charging ports in its parking lot and 10 solar-powered umbrella personal device charging units in the park.

    'Very Best' Back At No. 1 In U.K.
    Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 regains the top spot on the British country compilation album chart, rising one to No. 1, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection slips two to No. 7, Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas Sessions with a Dolly duet slips one to No. 7, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables falls back off the top 20, down from No. 20, and The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe re-enters the top 20 at No. 14. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, finds itself at No. 13 U.K. pop, No. 38 Scottish albums, No. 40 album sales, No. 38 physical album sales, and No. 10 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, is No. 6 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, finds itself at No. 8 Ameriana albums and falls out of the top 20 country albums, down from No. 16.

  • Down Under, Carpenter is No. 10 pop albums, Malone No. 3 Australian country albums, and Beyonce No. 20 country.
  • Stateside, Carpenter comes in at No. 14 pop albums and Malone No. 56 pop albums and No. 7 country albums.



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    Sept. 30:
    Vegas Residency Postponed A Year
    For the third time in the past few weeks, Dolly last week revealed a health issue prevented her from making a public appearance, but this time it appears to be more serious and will postpone her sold out Las Vegas residency to a year from now, nine months later than originally scheduled. In a message to fans on social media, Dolly revealed her continuing health issues will require surgeries to correct, preventing her from adequate rehearsal for the December string of shows at The Colosseum at Caesar's Palace. Her statement read: "I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts. As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures. As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it's not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon! In all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you. While I'll still be able to work on all of my projects from here in Nashville, I just need a little time to get show ready, as they say. And don't worry about me quittin' the business because God hasn't said anything about stopping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so I can be ready for more big adventures with all of you. I love you and thank you for understanding." The six shows Dec. 4-13 will now run Sept. 17-26, 2026. Tickets will be honored for the new dates, and refunds will be available for those who can't make it. No information was given about the nature of the medical issues or surgeries, but she had previously cancelled Imagination Library appearances last month citing an inner ear infection that prevented her from flying to New Mexico and Montana on Aug. 27, and then earlier this month she said a kidney stone that had led to an infection prevented her from driving from Nashville to Dollywood to announce the park's 2026 addition on Sept. 17. She historically has been very private about her health, rarely sharing information about health issues, which makes these three announcements concerning to fans who are praying for her recovery.

    Dolly Helps Wiggles Get Nomination
    Kids entertainers The Wiggles received a nomination last week from the ARIA Awards in Australis for Best Children's Album for their country outing Wiggle Up, Giddy Up, which contains two Dolly covers and two additional Dolly collaborations. Winners will be announced Nov. 19.

    'Butterfly' Falls From The Charts
    After one week at No. 1 on the country digital song sales chart and one week at No. 6 on the all-genre digital songs chart, Dolly and the Zac Brown Band's "Butterfly" falls off both tallies in the Sept. 27 Billboard numbers released last Tuesday. In other charts:

  • Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 holds steady at No. 2 on the British country compilation album chart, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection inches up one to No. 5, Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas Sessions with a Dolly duet holds gains eight to No. 6, and Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables re-enters the top 20 at No. 20. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, finds itself at No. 14 U.K. pop, No. 26 Scottish albums, No. 32 album sales, No. 29 physical album sales, and No. 9 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, is No. 7 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, finds itself at No. 16 country albums and No. 7 Ameriana albums.
  • Down Under, Carpenter is No. 7 pop albums, Malone No. 2 Australian country albums, and Beyonce No. 16 country.
  • Stateside, Carpenter comes in at No. 14 pop albums, Malone No. 53 pop albums and No. 8 country albums, and Beyonce falls off the top 50 country albums chart.

    Sept. 23:
    Reba Interview With Dolly Streams Thursday


    Dolly on Monday announced TalkShopLive will on Thursday stream an interview Reba taped with her about a month ago to promote her upcoming book Star Of The Show: My Life On Stage. The interview will air here and in the media player above at 8 p.m. Eastern Thursday.

    Dolly Misses New Ride Announcement Last Week


    For the second time in a month, Dolly's health kept her from a scheduled public appearance. Last time it was an ear inflection preventing flying and this time it was kidney stones and an infection from them that prevented driving from Nashville to Dollywood to announce the park's 2026 ride addition, NightFlight Exhibition, a first of its kind in the world attraction combining flight, a coaster, whitewater rapids boating, and lake sailing in an indoor dark ride themed around bioluminescence.

    Dolly welcomed the crowd Wednesday via a pre-taped video explaining her absence before park officials discussed the ride. Watch the announcement here or in the media player above, and learn more about the ride here.

    "I'm just so proud that Dollywood has grown so much in its first 40 years that we're able to add a ride like NightFlight Expedition," Dolly said. "I have no doubt it's going to be a huge part of Dollywood's next 40 years. We're always trying to take the natural beauty of the Smokies and make it part of everything we're doing in the park, and they've definitely been able to do it with this ride. A lot of people ask me about my favorite season in the Smokies, but no one ever asks me what my favorite time of day is. Our new ride sends you out into the mountains at night, which is the time that I think they really come to life! Obviously, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for the synchronous lightning bugs, but I also love to just sit and listen to the owls calling or the frogs croaking, and I love to see the stars sparkling like rhinestones up in the big old sky. It's pure mountain magic."  

    The more than $50 million attraction in Wildwood Grove takes an amphibious ride vehicle through vivid multimedia projections, dynamic onboard and offboard audio, as well as special lighting effects, to immerse guests in an extraordinary Smoky Mountain adventure classified as an indoor family hybrid coaster and whitewater river raft ride. The five-and-a-half-minute adventure begins with a nighttime flight over the Smokies, followed by a whitewater rafting excursion through more than 500,000 gallons of surging water, a mountain ridge roller coaster ride, and a boat cruise across a mysterious shimmering lake. With a 39-inch height requirement, the ride operates in a temperature-controlled 44,000 square-foot building so it can operate independently of the park's weather. It is expected to open in spring 2026.

    Check out additional coverage from Amusement Today here and The Knoxville News-Sentinel here.

    In addition, the park last week began taking presale orders for season pass renewals, announcing new pass purchasers will be able to buy in a presale starting Oct. 13 if they register in advance. Changes to passes include:

  • The Summer Fun Pass, introduced this season as an East Tennessee resident Volunteer Pass, will now be available nationwide for $125 to visit the park from mid-April to mid-September.
  • Silver pass, $160 in the presale, will still have the final three weeks of the season blacked out for ages 10 and up (no blackouts for ages 9 and under) but will no longer come with any free Bring a Friend tickets. Instead, passholders will be able to purchase up to three BAFs for $50 each with no blackout dates ($35 each for up to two additional at Splash if two-park pass). However, silver passholders will now receive a 10 percent discount on food and merch in the park. Previously, the silver discount was only applicable to lodging and you had to buy gold or diamond for food and merch discounts.
  • Gold pass, $235 in the presale, will still include one free BAF for the theme park (and a second free BAF for the water park if you buy the two-park version of the pass) plus the ability to buy up to three additional BAFs for $45 each ($30 each for up to two additional at Splash if two-park pass). They continue to offer 15 percent off lodging, food, and merch plus an all-season free refill mug, first hour timesaver access, and free parking.
  • Diamond Pass, $355 in the presale, remains two-park only and includes two free BAFs for the theme park and two free BAFs for the water park, plus ability to purchase up to three additional theme park BAFs for $40 each ($25 each for up to two additional at Splash). The pass's 20 percent lodging, food, and merch discount continues as well as the first hour timesaver access, free parking, cold/hot/frozen free refill tumbler, and free monthly cinnamon bread.
  • In addition, all presale purchases and renewals will receive a certificate for early rides on NightFlight. The military discount remains available for all pass types, and the free Imagination Season Pass will be available for children born in 2021 or 2022. Finally, as this season is the final season for the Platinum Passes distributed at the 20th anniversary, park officials confirm those lucky folks will have to purchase passes for 2026.

    'Butterfly' Debuts No. 1 Country Digital Singles


    Dolly and the Zac Brown Band's "Butterfly" sold 3,300 downloads in its first week of release, allowing it to debut at No. 1 country digital song sales and No. 6 all-genre digital song sales, but the track didn't have enough streams to break the top 100 pop singles or top 50 country singles tallies on the Sept. 20 Billboard charts released Tuesday. In other charts:
  • Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 holds steady at No. 2 on the British country compilation album chart, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection inches up one to No. 6, Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas Sessions with a Dolly duet holds slips eight to No. 14, while Emmylou Harris' Original Album Series Vol. 1 and Linda Ronstadt's entry in the series, both of which contain several Dolly appearances, fall back out of the top 20 down from No. 17 and No. 19, respectively. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, finds itself at No. 11 U.K. pop, No. 30 Scottish albums, No. 30 album sales, No. 28 physical album sales, and No. 10 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, is No. 11 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, re-enters the top 20 country albums at No. 19 and rests at No. 5 Ameriana albums.
  • Down Under, Carpenter is No. 7 pop albums, Malone No. 2 Australian country albums and No. 36 pop, and Beyonce No. 17 country.
  • Stateside, Carpenter comes in at No. 11 pop albums, Malone No. 54 pop albums and No. 8 country albums, and Beyonce No. 50 country albums.

    Christmas Goods Land At Dollar General
    Dolly's latest line of holiday-themed home goods is arriving nationwide at Dollar General stores, License Global reports here.

    'Still Working'; Headed To West Hollywood
    The city of West Hollywood is screening the documentary Still Working 9 To 5 Oct. 11 as part of a triple-feature on women's empowerment to kick off LA Tech Week. Accompanying it will be Lilly and Show Her The Money. Get tickets here.

    Dolly Track In TikTok Trend
    Dolly at Chet Atkins have made the top 10 trends on TikTok, according to Parade here. Their 1976 duet of "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" has become the sound clip for a viral trend of showing you and your childhood best friend doing something together as kids and then something together today.


    Sept. 16:
    Musical Run Attracts Nearly 80,000
    The out-of-town premiere of Dolly: A True Original Musical, which ran for six weeks and 49 performances at Nashville's Belmont University, attracted more than 77,900 attendees to its theater. For context, if the Broadway transfer can attract similar audiences in New York next year, it would be the No. 1 or No. 2 show on the Great White Way. In a statement, Dolly said: "As we continue to workshop our musical for Broadway, I am excited to know that the Belmont University Dolly U partnership will continue, with students playing a part in the next step of our journey, just as they did for our Nashville premiere." Read more on Yahoo courtesy The Tennessean here.

    Standby Line For Wednesday's Appearance
    Dollywood's announced last week that select Diamond passholders were invited to attend Dolly's Wednesday media appearance to announce the new ride addition for 2026 but added that a standby line will be available for Diamond passholders who were not invited to wait for seating at the announcement for any no-shows.

    Ohio Library Added To Birth Certificates
    Ohio has added registration for their statewide affiliate of Dolly's early childhood literacy charity imagination Library directly to the state's birth certificate paperwork, allowing parents to register at birth by checking a box on the form. First Lady Fran DeWine made the announcement last week at a luncheon headlined by Zac Brown, who was celebrating his own Dolly connection having just released their duet "Butterfly" together. Read more from Spectrum News here.

    U.S., U.K., Aussie Chart Updates
    Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 slips one to No. 2 on the British country compilation album chart, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection gains six to No. 7, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables falls off the top 20, Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas Sessions with a Dolly duet holds steady at No. 6, while Emmylou Harris' Original Album Series Vol. 1 re-enters the top 20 at No. 17 and Linda Ronstadt's entry in the series falls two to No. 19, both of which contain several Dolly appearances. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, finds itself at No. 11 U.K. pop, No. 28 Scottish albums, No. 28 album sales, No. 28 physical album sales, and No. 9 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, is No. 9 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, falls out of the top 20 country albums, down from No. 13, and rests at No. 4 Ameriana albums.

  • Down Under, Carpenter is No. 9 pop albums, Malone No. 2 Australian country albums and No. 42 pop, Beyonce No. 18 country, and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection falls out of the top 40 country, down from No. 28.
  • Stateside, Carpenter comes in at No. 7 pop albums, Malone No. 58 pop albums and No. 9 country albums, and Beyonce No. 48 country albums.

    Sept. 9:
    'Butterfly' With Zac Brown Released


    Dolly and the Zac Brown Band on Friday released their new collaborative single, "Butterfly," complete with a music video. Check it out on YouTube here or in the media player above, and download the duet here.

    Dolly Visits Park Next Week, Earns Hall Of Fame Induction
    Dolly will be on park next Wednesday to announce Dollywood's largest-ever attraction, a yet-to-be-revealed ride coming for 2026. The media invitation to the announcement stated: "the company's newest attraction which soars into the park in 2026. Park officials will plunge media into the heart of the excitement about the largest single attraction investment in the history of Dollywood. Media attendees can climb their way through thrilling information designed to help them as they navigate the most exciting ways to share the news of this unparalleled new project. The announcement represents the next step in the $500 million expansion plan first unveiled in 2021." Invitations began to be sent this week to select Diamond Passholders to attend the announcement. It is unknown at this time whether Dolly will do her weather-permitting park tour or not. In related news, the theme park industry association, IAAPA, announced last week that Dolly will be inducted into its Hall of Fame as part of its 2025 class. Tickets to the ceremony Nov. 17 in Orlando are available starting at $399 each here. It hasn't been announced whether Dolly will be in attendance. Learn more from Theme Park Insider here.

    Dollywood Wins Three Golden Tickets, Slips To No. 2 U.S. Park
    It took Harry Potter, How To Train Your Dragon, and Super Nintendo World, but a new theme park has dethroned Dollywood as the Best Theme Park in America after taking home the award for five consecutive years from the Golden Ticket Awards, known informally as the theme park world's Oscars. Dolly's park brought home three first place honors and several finalist spots this year.
    Universal Epic Universe, the third Universal Orlando theme park to open, took the awards by storm in just its first three months of operation, debuting at No. 2 for Best Theme Park worldwide behind only Europa Park in Germany, making it by default the Best Theme Park in the U.S. Dollywood had held that No. 2 position, first in the U.S., four out of the past five years and took the No. 1 worldwide position from Europa Park two years ago.
    Dollywood won Best Kids Area for Wildwood Grove for the sixth year, Best Family Coaster for Big Bear Mountain for the third year, and Best Guest Experience for the sixth year, an award that combines friendliness, cleanliness, operations, and value.
    "We've really had a lot of fun this year celebrating our 40th season," Dolly said in a statement, "and it just keeps getting bigger. We've already won some great awards this year, and now our friends at Amusement Today have honored us with a few more. I'm humbled that so many wonderful people from all around the world who have visited us feel like our park is one of the best anywhere. I had big dreams 40 years ago about what Dollywood could become, but even I sometimes have a hard time believing it has become everything that it is now. And you know, when we share our next big idea very soon, I think it's going to have everyone's dreams soaring!"  
    "Play On" placed second for Best New Show, the park placed third for Most Beautiful Park, Thunderhead was ranked as the fifth best wooden coaster in the world (down from No. 4), Splash Country maintained its fifth place spot for Best Water Park, and Lightning Rod fell out of the top 25 steel coasters worldwide, down from No. 22.  
    The park's annual Harvest Festival kicks off Friday with the new Candy Corn Country in Country Fair and the return of the Great Pumpkin LumiNights.

    'Little Golden Book' Getting Ultimate Fan Treatment
    Random House has announced that it is re-issuing its Dolly "Little Golden Book" biography (which your webmaster helped create) in an expanded fan edition with a new cover, 22 bonus pages, and a page of stickers. My Little Golden Book About Dolly Parton: Ultimate Fan Edition will hit stores Jan. 6.


    Sept. 2:
    'Broken Angels' Duet Released With The Grascals


    "Broken Angels," the new collaboration co-written and recorded by Dolly and Grascals front man Jamie Johnson and inspired by a mutual friend struggling with addiction and recovery, was released Friday. Download yours from Amazon here or stream for free on YouTube here or in the media player above.

    Ear Infection Cancels Appearances
    Dolly was forced to cancel two planned Imagination Library appearances last week to celebrate statewide expansions in Montana and New Mexico. Via video, she apologized for missing the events, explained an inner ear infection prevented her from flying, and said she would reschedule them. Watch her videos in coverage from Montana Right Now here and The Sante Fe New Mexican here.

    Dolly In New Hag Documentary
    Dolly and Willie Nelson are interviewed in but don't perform in a new covers-heavy, three-hour long documentary by Ethan Hawke about the legendary Merle Haggard. Premiering at the Telluride Film Festival, Highway 99: A Double Album features mostly other singers interpreting Haggard's songs as it tells his life story.

    Broadway-Bound 'Dolly' Ends Nashville Test
    Dolly: A True Original Musical ended its Nashville try-out on Saturday. It is likely the show will undergo more fine-tuning before it premieres sometime in 2026 in New York.

    U.K., U.S., Aussie Chart Updates
    Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 holds on to the top spot at No. 1 on the British country compilation album chart, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection slips six to to No. 13, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe falls out of the top 20, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables inches down two to No. 12, Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas Sessions with a Dolly duet holds steady at No. 6, while Emmylou Harris' Original Album Series Vol. 2 rises four to No. 11 and Linda Ronstadt's entry in the series re-enters the top 20 at No. 17, both of which contain several Dolly appearances. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, finds itself at No. 13 U.K. pop, No. 17 Scottish albums, No. 21 album sales, No. 20 physical album sales, and No. 8 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, is No. 15 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, is No. 13 British country albums and No. 5 Ameriana albums.

  • Down Under, Carpenter is No. 12 pop albums, Malone No. 9 Australian country albums, and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection No. 28 country.
  • Stateside, Carpenter comes in at No. 11 pop albums, Malone No. 42 pop albums and No. 9 country albums, and Beyonce No. 41 country albums.

    Aug. 26:
    New Grascals Duet Coming Friday
    Dolly's former backing band The Grascals have a new collaboration with her coming out on Friday, the band revealed Monday. "Broken Angels," a new single written by Dolly and Grascals vocalist Jamie Johnson, will debut as a duet on Friday. Reserve your copy in advance through your favorite streaming service here.

    Montana Getting Library Visit Wednesday
    Dolly will make a brief appearance in person in Montana at 1:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. Eastern) Wednesday to celebrate the statewide expansion of her Imagination Library early childhood literacy program with invited guests at a private event to be live streamed on NonStopLocal here, it was announced Monday.

    Carpenter To Channel Dolly On VMAs
    Sabrina Carpenter, with whom Dolly collaborated on a reissue of her hit single "Please, Please, Please," has revealed when she sings a medley of hits on September's MTV Video Music Awards she will do so in a performance inspired by Dolly in the film 9 To 5. No word on whether Dolly will join her.


    Aug. 19:
    Ted Miller Retiring, Jeff Conyers To Replace
    Dolly this week announced a major leadership transition on her team. Ted Miller, who has served as Dolly's business advisor for her East Tennessee ventures as president of Dolly Parton Productions since the mid-to-late-1980s, will retire at the end of this year and his role will be assumed by Dollywood Foundation President Jeff Conyers. In addition to retaining his role leading Dolly's Imagination Library program in the U.S. and abroad as well as her other philanthropic efforts, he will also serve as her liaison for her business ventures with Herschend Family Entertainment including Dollywood Parks and Resorts and WCI/ZMC (through which she owns and operates their various dinner theaters). Read more from The Mountain Press here.

    'Live From London' Coming To Vinyl
    Dolly announced last week that her concert album Live from London, recorded live at the O2 Arena in 2008, will be released on vinyl for the first time Oct. 10. The double-album will be available in standard black here, cotton candy vinyl in the U.K., and blue skies vinyl from Dolly's official online store. This could be the first of other vinul reissues to come, as Dollymania.net learned from insiders associated with Vinyl Me Please that Dolly's team chose to end their partnership with the boutique retailer after its first year of Dolly vinyl releases in the Vinyl Me Parton series because they wanted to start releasing her albums on vinyl themselves in the future rather than the limited editions through the collector site.

    Dolly Musical Interferes With Cancer Appearance
    Dolly has continued making occasional appearances at the Nashville tryout of her Broadway-bound bio-musical Dolly: A True Original Musical as the show is tweaked by her and the creative team before its Great White Way transition next year. Unfortunately, the requirements working with the show forced her to cancel last Friday's planned live appearance at the multi-network fundraiser Stand Up To Cancer, organizers said. A new interview also came out of the show's promotions last week thanks to Woman's World here.

    'Very Best' Returns To U.K. Compilation No. 1
    Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 this week moves up one to regain the top spot at No. 1 on the British country compilation album chart, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection gains one to No. 7, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe rises three to No. 10, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables climbs three to No. 11, and Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas Sessions with a Dolly duet inches up one to No. 6, while Emmylou Harris' Original Album Series Vol. 1 falls back out of the top 20 down from No. 20. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, finds itself at No. 11 U.K. pop, No. 30 Scottish albums, No. 27 album sales, No. 25 physical album sales, and No. 8 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, loses two to No. 17 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, slips two to No. 11 British country albums and No. 5 Ameriana albums.

  • Down Under, Carpenter falls two to No. 9 pop albums, Malone loses one to No. 8 Australian country albums, Beyonce falls out of the country top 40 albums, down from No. 39, and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection dips three to No. 29 country.
  • Stateside, Carpenter comes in at No. 10 pop albums, Malone No. 36 pop albums and No. 5 country albums, and Beyonce No. 146 pop albums and No. 28 country albums.

    Aug. 12:
    Dolly's Musical Officially Opens In Nashville


    After three weeks of preview performances (when critics aren't supposed to write reviews so actors and technicians may work out bugs in the show), the Nashville tryout of Dolly: A True Original Musical officially "opened" with a red carpet Friday night. Reviews were mostly positive, with those from Knox News, American Songwriter, Cowboys & Indians and Music City Review summarized by Broadway World here. Coverage from the show's official social media is available here and video of her post-show toast to the crowd from fan Sergio Garcia here. Other coverage includes Country Now here, Music Mahem here, NewsChannel5 here, WAND here and Today here.

    Dolly Speaks Of Reba, Kelly Grief
    Dolly told Entertainment Tonight her advice to Reba and Kelly Clarkson on the loss of their loved one, Brandon Blackstock, from her recent experience losing her husband, Carl, here 

    U.S., U.K., Aussie Chart Updates
    Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 holds steady at No. 2 on the British country compilation album chart, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection rises two to No. 8, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe gains five to No. 13, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables slips three to No. 14, Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas Sessions with a Dolly duet climbs 13 to No. 7, Emmylou Harris' Original Album Series Vol. 1 re-enters the top 20 at No. 20 and Linda Ronstadt's Original Album Series falls back out of the top 20, down from No. 14. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, regains two to No. 8 U.K. pop, 13 to No. 19 Scottish albums, seven to No. 20 album sales, and six to No. 20 physical album sales, holding steady at No. 7 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, loses two to No. 15 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, gains one to No. 9 British country albums and dips one to No. 3 Ameriana albums.

  • Down Under, Carpenter regains two to No. 7 pop albums, Malone inches up one to No. 7 Australian country albums, Beyonce rises one at No. 39 country, and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection gains two to No. 26 country.
  • Stateside, the Aug. 9 lists show Carpenter loses one to No. 16 pop albums and four to No. 25 sales, gaining two to No. 13 Canadian albums and one to No. 13 streaming. Malone falls one to No. 34 pop albums and nine to No. 33 Canadian albums, holding steady at No. 30 streaming albums and No. 6 country albums. Beyonce regains two to No. 107 pop albums, holding steady at No. 22 country albums and No. 10 Americana albums.

    Aug. 5:
    Dolly Buys Another Florida Attraction
    Just a few weeks after opening her latest Pirates Voyage dinner theater, the chain's third location and first in Florida, Dolly has expanded her Panama City Beach holdings by purchasing the SkyWheel attraction in the city, which features an observation wheel, 18-hole mini-golf course, and ropes course. Coverage of the acquisition of the Pier Park facility includes this story from WJHG here.

    'Whorehouse' BluRay Ordering Page Added
    Amazon has added an order page for the 2K BluRay special edition restoration of The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas coming out Sept. 23 which was reported here two weeks ago. Reserve your copy here.

    In Memoriam: Jeannie Seely
    Grand Ole Opry legend Jeannie Seely died last week at age 85. In a tribute on social media, Dolly responded: "I have known Jeannie Seely since we were early on in Nashville. She was one of my dearest friends. I think she was one of the greater singers in Nashville and she had a wonderful sense of humor. We had many wonderful laughs together, cried over certain things together and she will be missed." Seely moved to Nashville in 1966 where she joined Dolly as a Monument Records artist and briefly toured with Porter Wagoner as his girl singer after Norma Jean, being replaced by Dolly in 1967. She covered Dolly's "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" on her debut album and "Just Because I'm A Woman" on her fourth album.

    Dolly Snags Five Spots On 'Opry' Top 100
    If you haven't seen the full list of the Opry's 100 greatest country songs of all time, Dolly is tied with Willie Nelson and George Straight as the performer with the most appearances on the tally with five songs each. Dolly's are "I Will Always Love You," "Coat of Many Colors," "Jolene," "9 to 5" and "Islands In The Stream" See all 100 here.

    Dolly Wines Bar Opens In Nashville
    Dolly has opened a small wine bar in Music City to promote her two Dolly Wines available in the U.S. The Dolly Wines Bar is located inside the Assembly Food Hall at 5055 Broadway Place in downtown Nashville. Check it out in a story from Music Universe here.

    'Christmas Carol' Adds More Dates
    Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol last week added a few more dates to its first national tour to the ones reported here a week ago. The additions are:

  • Nov. 15, Owensboro, KY Riverpark Center
  • Nov. 22, Enterprise, AL Baker Center for the Arts
  • Dec. 18, Hamlet, NC Cole Auditorium
  • Dec. 22-23, Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall

    Dollywood Named Among Best Women Employers
    Dollywood Parks and Resorts was named last week by Forbes magazine on the list of America's Best Employers for Women, the only theme park company included. Check out the full list here.

    U.K., Aussie, U.S. Chart Updates
    Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 holds steady at No. 2 on the British country compilation album chart, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection loses four to No. 10, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe drops eight to No. 18, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables moves up three to No. 11, Linda Ronstadt's Original Album Series and Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas Sessions with a Dolly duet re-enter the top 20 at No. 14 and No. 20, respectively, while Emmylou Harris' Original Album Series Vol. 1 falls back out of the top 20, down from No. 19. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, inches down one to No. 10 U.K. pop, loses three to No. 32 Scottish albums, falls one to No. 27 album sales, moves down two to No. 26 physical album sales, and rises two to No. 7 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, loses one to No. 13 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, holds steady at No. 10 British country albums and rises five to No. 2 Ameriana albums.

  • Down Under, Carpenter loses two to No. 9 pop albums, Malone holds steady at No. 8 Australian country albums, Beyonce remains at No. 40 country, and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection gains one to No. 28 country.
  • Stateside, the Aug. 2 tallies show Carpenter loses three to No. 15 pop albums, seven to No. 21 sales, four to No. 15 Canadian albums, and three to No. 14 streaming. Malone holds steady at No. 33 pop albums, falls four to No. 24 Canadian albums, and dips two to No. 30 streaming albums, losing one to No. 6 country albums. Beyonce tumbles 51 places to No. 109 pop albums, 12 to No. 22 country albums, and five to No. 10 Americana albums.

    July 29:
    Dolly Featured On 'Opry 100' CD
    The Grand Ole Opry on Monday announced a new CD of previously unreleased live Opry performances of selections from their 100 greatest songs of country music to celebrate the institution's 100th anniversary, including a performance by Dolly of her signature classic. This version of "I Will Always Love You" was performed for the man about whom it was written, Porter Wagoner, at his 50th Opry celebration just a few months prior to his 2007 death and features harmonies from Patty Loveless and Marty Stuart. The collection, featuring a mix of legends and newcomers, hits stores Nov. 7. Reserve your copy here. The full track listing is:

  • Your Cheatin' Heart by Ashley McBryde, 2024
  • El Paso by Marty Robbins, 1981, and Marty Stuart, 2024
  • Crazy by Patsy Cline, 1963
  • Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, 1967
  • Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn, 1985
  • Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' by Darius Rucker, 2021
  • I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton featuring Patty Loveless and Marty Stuart, 2007
  • The Gambler by Don Schlitz featuring Vince Gill, 2025
  • Devil Went Down To Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band, 2014
  • Elvira by The Oak Ridge Boys, 1981
  • Tennessee Whiskey by Luke Combs, 2016
  • He Stopped Loving Her Today by George Jones, 1993, and Alan Jackson, 2013
  • I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool by Kelsea Ballerini, 2015
  • Forever and Ever, Amen by Randy Travis, 2011
  • Don't Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley, 1988
  • Fancy by Reba McEntire, 2017
  • Chattahoochee by Alan Jackson, 2005
  • Go Rest High On That Mountain by Vince Gill featuring Patty Loveless, 2015
  • Jesus Take The Wheel by Carrie Underwood, 2018
  • Mama Don't Keep/Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Old Crow Medicine Show, Don Flemons, Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, 2020

    'Christmas Carol' Casting Call, Dates Announced
    Want to perform in the national tour of Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol Producers are taking open self-taped auditions from non-union actors now through Aug. 10 with September callbacks, October rehearsals, and the tour Nov. 16-Dec. 28. Links to the audition information are available from Playbill here. In addition, more tour dates have become known. You may recall eight initial dates were first reported here back in May. We now know of 18 more performances. The list as of now is:

  • Nov. 18 Paducah, KY Carson Center for the Performing Arts
  • Nov. 19 Lafayette, LA Heymann Center
  • Nov. 20 Cleveland, MS Bologna PAC
  • Nov. 23 Oxford, AL Oxford PAC
  • Nov. 25, Roanoke, VA Berglung Center
  • Nov. 26 Spartanburg, SC Memorial Auditorium
  • Nov. 29 Maryville, TN Clayton Center for the Arts
  • Nov. 30 Morgantown, NC Comma Performing Arts Center
  • Dec. 2, Saginaw, MI Dow Event Center
  • Dec. 3, Charleston, WV Clay Center
  • Dec. 4 Findlay, OH Donnell Theater
  • Dec. 6 Bloomington, IN Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
  • Dec. 7, Davenport, IA Adler Theatre
  • Dec. 8 Ft. Wayne, IN Embassy Theater
  • Dec. 10, Conway, AR Reynolds Perfornace Hall
  • Dec. 11, Overland Park, KS Midwest Trust Center
  • Dec. 12 and 13 Cedar Falls, IA Gallagher-Bluedorn Perfomring Ars Center
  • Dec. 14 Rockford, IL Coronado Theater
  • Dec. 15, Ames, IA, Stephens Auditorium
  • Dec. 17 Greensboro, NC Tanger Center
  • Dec. 20 and 21, The Villages, FL Sharon PAC
  • Dec. 26, 27, 28 Lexington, KY Lexington Opera House

    Zac Brown Talks Dolly Collaboration
    Zac Brown was on NBC's Today last week and spoke about getting Dolly to duet with him on his forthcoming album Love & Fear. Check out the interview here.

    U.S., U.K., Aussie Chart Updates
    Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 holds steady at No. 2 on the British country compilation album chart, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection remains at No. 6, and The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe slips two to No. 10, while Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables and Emmylou Harris' Original Album Series Vol. 1 both re-enter the top 20 at No. 14 and No. 19, respectively. Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, gains two to No. 9 U.K. pop, loses four to No. 29 Scottish albums, up three to No. 26 album sales, up three to No. 24 physical album sales, off the top 100, down from No. 91, and down two to No. 9 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, dips four to No. 12 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, loses three to No. 10 British country albums and five to No. 7 Ameriana albums.

  • Down Under, Carpenter loses one to No. 7 pop albums, Malone dips one to No. 8 Australian country albums, Beyonce falls five to No. 40 country, and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection descends five to No. 29 country.
  • Stateside, the July 26 numbers show Carpenter loses seven to No. 12 pop albums, 13 to No. 16 sales, three to No. 11 Canadian albums, and three to No. 11 streaming. Malone dips nine to No. 33 pop albums, two to No. 20 Canadian albums, and eight to No. 28 streaming albums, gaining one to No. 5 country albums. Beyonce slips four to No. 58 pop albums, rises three to No. 10 country albums, and gains one to No. 5 Americana albums.

    Bunny XO Video Added To YouTube
    Although she aired the interview on her official Dumb Blonde podcast back in December, Bunny XO posted the full video of her Dolly interview to her YouTube channel a week ago. Watch here or in the media player below.


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