www.dollymania.net                News                          January 1999

Jan. 30: A&E's "Live by Request" with Vince Gill just finished, and Dolly made a quick stop via satellite to tell Vince how much she loves him and to announce she has a gospel special she is currently filming to air April 1 on TNN. Dolly noted how her duet version of "I Will Always Love You" with Vince (1996 CMA winner for Vocal Collaboration of the Year) was her favorite of the dozens of versions out there, adding that she believed this even though Whitney Houston's smash cover of the song brought her much more money in songwriting royalties. Vince performed the song, sans Dolly (a newcomer named Sonya Isaacs did Dolly's part).

* Dolly rushed up the Biography.com survey No. 4 up to No. 1 for the best country song of all time. The top choices are: "I Will Always Love You," 32.1 percent; "The Dance," 22.7 percent; "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time," 22.0 percent; "Crazy," 18.5 percent; "Stand By Your Man," 4.8 percent.

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Jan 28: Dolly showed up on A&E "Biography" again last night, this time offering her fond memories of good friend the late Tammy Wynette, who happens to hail from my home state of Mississippi.

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Jan. 26: Dolly was interviewed several times on Monday's A&E "Biography" on Kenny Rogers. The two shared their memories of recording "Islands in the Stream," which the narrator noted was one of the best selling singles of all time, and Dolly talked about what a great person Kenny is.

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Jan 24: TNN's 'This Week in Country Music" reported Saturday about the closing of Dolly's label, Decca Records, saying that Dolly and the other artists from the label not initially picked up by MCA Nashville will have to look for new labels. For Dolly's label history, click here.

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Jan. 19 ( HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOLLY!!): Dolly got a brief mention Monday night on E!'s "True Hollywood Story" on the bacchanalian indulgences at New York's notorious Studio 54. For information, click here.

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Jan 14: Dolly was featured Wednesday night on TNN's "Life and Times of" in an episode on the history of women in country music. For information, click here. .

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Jan. 6: Dolly appeared last night in several interview sessions on Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" of Barbara Mandrell. "She's an extraordinary performer," Dolly said. "She can just play anything, sing anything, do anything, and people just love her." Dolly also recounted how terrified Mandrell was when she performed her first show (with Dolly opening) after her near-fatal car crash.

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