There are many legends in the music business, with a select few considered icons, and a smaller elite group that are known the world over by just their first name. Taste of Country honors one of those rare treasures with a list of the Top 10 Dolly Parton songs.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores nationwide are getting ready to stock their shelves with a new collection of hit songs from the one and only Dolly Parton.
Dolly Parton is the muse in a new documentary that's set to debut at the 2012 Nashville Film Festival, which runs the week of April 19-26. Though the appropriately titled 'Hollywood to Dollywood' might sound like a documentary about the Queen of Country Music herself, it actually chronicles the adventures of two identical twin brothers, Gary and Larry Lane, who are hoping to get Parton to star in their screenplay 'Full Circle.'
In a new statement made Monday (Feb. 13), Dolly Parton emphasized once again just how deeply saddened she is by the tragic and sudden death of pop superstar Whitney Houston, who died Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room. Parton seems to have felt a special connection with the soaring songstress, especially since they shared the hit 'I Will Always Love You,' a song Parton wrote and performed in 1974. Houston then brought the git to girls across the globe, who sang it into their hairbrushes after 1992, trying to mimic the astounding runs and unbelievable high notes of the talent.
Dolly Parton and the late Whitney Houston are forever connected through one very specific hit ballad. Houston's version of 'I Will Always Love You' -- which Parton wrote and first released in 1974 -- was a massive hit for Houston in 1992 as part of 'The Bodyguard' soundtrack.
Two of Nashville's biggest entertainment moguls announced last week that they will be partnering for a new 114-acre family entertainment zone in Nashville. Dolly Parton's Dollywood Company is embarking on this new project with Gaylord Entertainment, the company that owns the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, as well as the Ryman Auditorium, Wildhorse Saloon, WSM-AM and more of Nashville's main attractions.
Appearing on the 'Today' show this morning because of their new film 'Joyful Noise,' Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah took the descriptor "cross-genre" just one step further. When host Ann Curry pointed out that hip-hop and country had an intersection in the two artists, Parton innocently said, "We never thought about that. We just thought it'd be rap stuff," and then she jumped right into a rap with Latifah beat-boxing at her side.
This Friday, Dolly Parton will return to theaters with her latest flick 'Joyful Noise' -- her first big screen appearance in many years. On Monday, the 'Jolene' legend stepped onto the red carpet in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre for the big debut of the Warner Bros. motion picture alongside co-star Queen Latifah.
With her dazzling attire and stage-brightening smile, Dolly Parton would seemingly be an ideal celebrity to hit the 'Dancing With the Stars' set -- she's even got the costuming down already. Still, the 'Jolene' hitmaker does not think she'd be a good fit and has refused several offers to appear on the show.
Brantley Gilbert is not just winning the recent Taste of Country Showdowns, he's laying the smack down on all challengers. Last week, his new song 'You Don't Know Her Like I Do' topped Dierks Bentley's 'Home' by more than a 3-to-1 margin. For the second week in a row, he's set the record for largest margin of victory. One more win and the song will join Scotty McCreery's 'The Trouble With Girls' as the only retired songs in the Taste of Country Showdown Hall of Fame.
