Dolly Parton

DOLLY PARTON Released One Of Her Countless Hits Today 55 Years Ago With ‘COAT OF MANY COLORS’

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27 September 2026

Country shero DOLLY PARTON, who passed away a month ago at
the age of 80, scored one of her countless hits with MY COAT OF
MANY COLORS, the title track of her 8th LP.

It was written by Parton, and released on 27 September 1971,
today 55 years ago and peaked at #4 on the US Country Charts.

The song tells of how Dolly‘s mother stitched together a coat for her daughter out of rags given to the family. As she sewed, she told her child the biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. The excited child, “with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes”, rushed to school, “just to find the others laughing and making fun of me” for wearing a coat made of rags.


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The Late Iconic DOLLY PARTON About EMINEM

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27 August 2026

The music world lost a truly genuine, awe-inspiring, all-around beloved and praised
artist with Dolly Parton. Her legacy is huge, artistically and as an open-minded, caring, humanitarian-inspiring person.

She also had an eclectic musical taste.

When hip-rap-hop giant Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
in 2022, Parton wrote him a touching letter, which he made public now as an ode to
the brilliant artist.

Here it is.

Marshall (Eminem),

Congratulations on your induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Your performance was amazing and everybody said so. Even though I don’t know a lot about rap music, I’ve come to know that you are the very best at it.
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Aside from that I hope what I have to say will not seem weird or strange to you but I have always felt some unexplained connection to you like I know you somehow. I had hoped to meet you at the show but you know how nuts those things are, personally I hate ’em and I missed my chance but maybe someday we’ll meet.
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In the meantime, keep doing what you’re doing because you do it so well and no matter how complex your world may be just know you are very special and touch people in ways you don’t even know. With love & respect, Dolly Parton.

Image on top: cover of Parton‘s ‘Best Of’ album.

45 Years Ago Today DOLLY PARTON Worked From ‘9 TO 5’

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23 February 2026

Fabulous country star DOLLY PARTON who celebrated her
80th birthday last month scored a major hit with 9 TO 5.

She topped the US Singles Charts today 45 years ago, on 23 February 1981
and stayed there for 2 weeks. It also went to #1 in Canada, top-10 in Australia,
New Zealand, South Africa and several European countries, but only #47 in
the UK.

The track was taken from the 1980 comedy film of the same name
with Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly herself in her film debut.

The song garnered Parton four Grammy Award nominations, winning
her the awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Vocal Performance.
For a time, the song became something of an anthem for office workers
in the US.

Let’s work, Dolly.

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Happy 80 To Country Shero DOLLY PARTON!

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19 January 2026

World-famous country shero DOLLY PARTON was born
in Pittman Center, Tennessee, U.S. on 19 January 1946.

Happy 80 to one of the greatest voices ever,
to a tremendously flamboyant artist, and
utterly cool personality.

She’s in the music business since she was only 10-years old.
She wrote most of her songs herself. She has released no less
than 49 LPs and multiple collaborative albums (so far).

One of her biggest and best known hits.
More tha 880 million streams on Spotify.

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DOLLY PARTON Joins MÖTLEY CRÜE For 40th Anniversary Of 1985’s Huge Power Ballad ‘HOME SWEET HOME’

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21 June 2025


Mötly Cruë(l)

Hairy glam-metal titans MÖTLEY CRÜE
celebrate the 40th anniversary of their
3rd LP Theatre Of Pain today.

For the occasion, the Californian gang re-recorded a version of the album’s huge
power ballad hit HOME SWEET HOME (more than 275 million streams on Spotify).

The surprising fact is that they invited iconic country star Dolly Parton to do the vocals.
I love it for 2 reasons. The weird but cool collaboration itself and Parton‘s always-striking voice.

The new version of the song will be on a forthcoming
greatest hits collection called From The Beginning.

Wake up, people
here comes mötley
sweet Dölly Crüe

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DOLLY PARTON Shares New Lovey-Dovey Ode ‘IF YOU HADN’T BEEN THERE’ For Her Husband Who Passed Away Last Week

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9 March 2025

At the age of just 20, giant country star DOLLY PARTON married her boyfriend Carl Dean.

Although Parton does not use Dean‘s surname professionally, she has stated that her passport reads Dolly Parton Dean, and she sometimes uses Dean when signing contracts

Dean, who ran an asphalt road and driveway-paving business in Nashville for
decades, shunned publicity. He rarely accompanied his wife to public events.

In 2016 Dolly announced that she and Dean would renew their vows in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. Last week she announced on her social media that Dean had died in Nashville at the age of 82, and wrote this affecting, lovey-dovey ode IF YOU HADN’T BEEN THERE for him. Endearing.

“I wouldn’t be here if you hadn’t been there/ Holding my hand, showing you care.”

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(Image on top: cover of her ‘Very Best’ album)

DOLLY PARTON Released Her Huge Hit ‘JOLENE’ Today 49 Years Ago – THE WHITE STRIPES Covered It In 2004

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15 October 2024

Mega country star DOLLY PARTON, now aged 78, who drew a lot of attention with her Rockstar album last year, covering multiple hits of big names such as The Police, Prince, CCR and Aerosmith, released her huge, self-written hit JOLENE this day in 1973.

The White Stripes played it live frequently in
the early 2000s and recorded it and released
it as B-side of ‘Hello Operator‘ in 2004.

– DOLLY –
Almost 900 million
streams on Spotify.

– JACK & MEG –

2004