Her strength comes from her honesty and her ability to capture those "in between" feelings such as letting love go. "Dolly Parton is more than a musician and songwriter she's a northstar. Watch the video for the title track to get a taste of what we're talking about. Melbourne's Romero dropped their debut album Turn It On! earlier this month, drawing strong comparisons to Sheer Mag, early Blondie, and The Strokes with their fiery, riff-ripping power-pop. How lucky we are to still have her incredible passion and music raging on in the world." She is a true inspiration to not tying yourself down and being all you can be and not letting anyone's negativity keep you down.
She spread her wings and her career only flourished more. Her ‘set free’ anthem you could say, and with a voice like that with the gospel homage especially the upbeat ending how could she go wrong. After parting ways with her longtime musical partner Porter Wagner, who could very well be accused of holding her hostage to a generic sterile country music scene which she had so obviously grown out of, she wrote the song I chose ‘Light of a clear blue morning’. She managed to make use of what worked for her to not only succeed but forge her own path in what was a mostly male-dominated country music scene and the music industry as a whole. Guitarist Adam Johnstone: "It’s not hard to love Dolly, even if you’re not a fan of her music or even country music in general. "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning" - New Harvest.First Gathering (1977)
In conjunction, we reached out to musicians to hear their takes on why Dolly matters and heard back from a diverse list of up-and-coming artists of various genres, established country bands, and a surprising submission from a member of the Royal Family of Darkness about their favorite Dolly songs while opening up about the impact she made in their lives. Hence, why we at KEXP thought it would be a good idea to honor her status as a Living Legend with Six Degrees of Dolly Parton, happening Friday, April 22nd.įrom 7 AM-7 PM PT, DJs will be linking each song to the one they played before, beginning with, weaving in and out of, and ending with the music of the Queen of Country herself, Dolly Parton. With a whopping 52 albums under her belt, her ability to churn out finely crafted songs full of humor, emotion, and timelessness is unparalleled. What Dolly Parton has done for feminism, fashion, childhood literacy, environmental conservation and Covid-19 research is enough on its own to hand her the crown.
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