Fifty-four years ago Monday, Dolly records her first No. 1 country single, “Joshua;” it also peaks at No. 108 pop. Forty-six years ago Monday, Heartbreaker enters its seventh of nine weeks at No. 1 on the country album charts; it reaches No. 27 pop. Forty-seven years ago Tuesday, “Here You Come Again” debuts on the adult contemporary singles chart; it would reach No. 1 country (a position it holds for five consecutive weeks, Dolly's longest stay atop the singles chart), No. 3 pop and No. 2 adult contemporary and become her first gold single for selling more than 1 million copies. Forty-one years ago Tuesday, “Islands In The Stream” enters its second of four weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart. Fifty-five years ago Friday, Porter & Dolly's “Just Someone I Used to Know” debuts on the singles charts; it would reach No. 5 and earn them their first of four Grammy nominations for Best Country Performance by a Duo. Thirty-six years ago Friday, Dolly is inducted into the East Tennessee Hall of Fame for the Performing Arts. Thirty-five years ago Friday, Kenny & Dolly's Once Upon a Christmas is certified double platinum (more than 2 million copies sold) five years after its initial release. Twenty-four years ago Friday, Dolly and Vince Gill host a taping of a television special celebrating the Grand Ole Opry's 75th anniversary. Twenty-five years ago Saturday, Dolly's first bluegrass album, The Grass Is Blue, hits stores; the CD receives critical acclaim as one of the best of any musical genre released in the year and wins a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, International Bluegrass Music Association Award for Album of the Year, Association for Independent Music Award for Best Bluegrass Album and British Country Music Association Award for Top International Independent Label Artist. Fifty-one years ago Sunday, Bubbling Over debuts on the country album charts; it peaks at No. 14. Forty-eight years ago Sunday, Dolly is the guest star on the children's show Captain Kangaroo. Thirty-six years ago Sunday, Dolly is the guest speaker at the East Tennessee Educators Association's annual conference in Knoxville in recognition of the great successes of her educational programs through the Dollywood Foundation.
Upcoming television appearances
(All times Eastern unless noted)
Oct. 22, 10:30 p.m., CMT, Reba
Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m., FM, Dolly Parton: Queen of Country (re-runs 9 p.m. Oct. 28, 5 p.m. Oct. 31)
Oct. 25, 10 a.m., Hallmark, Christmas At Dollywood
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
After releasing two new singles last week, Dolly did it again this week, putting out two new collaborations on Friday: “Til The Last Shot's Fired” with Scotty Hasting and Lee Brice and “Not Bad” with cousin Shelley Rena. Check out “Shot's,” a cover of a Trace Adkins song, streaming on YouTube here or in the media player above, and download it from yout favorite retailer including Amazon here. “Bad,” available for streaming from YouTube here or in the media player below and for download from your favorite retailer including Amazon, is from next month's Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables album, for which producer Richie Owens gave an interview to Garden & Gunhere.
Dolly Wines Promoted Down Under
Dolly was making the interview rounds remotely in Australia this week to promote the launch of her sparkling wine Down Under in the new Dolly wines collection. Check out interviews with Weekend Sunrisehere or in the media player above and with The Morning Showhere or in the media player below.
'Good Lookin'' Remains On Best Seller Lists Good Lookin' Cookin' by Dolly, Rachel Parton George, and Maurice Miner loses six places to No. 10 in its fourth week on the New York Times Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous Best Sellers List. The title also falls four to No. 14 in its fourth week on Publisher's Weekly's Best Seller Non-Fiction List thanks to 10,079 copies sold, bringing its four-week total to 85,747. The sisters were interviewed about the project by Real Simplehere and Food & Winehere.
'Rolling Stone' Predicts Dolly Nom For Best Rock Album The music experts at Rolling Stone are predicting a nomination for Dolly for Best Rock Album at the Grammys when next year's nods are revealed in a couple of weeks. The magazine opined here that they think her Rockstar will compete against Blink-182's One More Time,Green Day's Saviors, Pearl Jam's Dark Matter, and The Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds, which they expect will and should win.
Dolly's Beauty Expands Again Dolly's Beauty make-up line last week premiered two new products: mascara and eye liner. Check them out here.
British Libraries Honor Dolly Dolly is among this year's Honorary Fellowship award winners from CILIP, the British Library association, in appreciation for her Imagination Library early childhood literacy program. Read more here.
U.S., U.K., Aussie Charts Post Malone's country album F 1 Trillion, featuring a Dolly duet, inches down one to No. 7 Top 200 Albums in the Oct. 19 Billboard numbers released Tuesday. The collection also loses one to No. 6 streaming and two to No. 4 Canadian albums, holding steady at No. 2 country albums and rising one to No. 29 sales and two to No. 26 current sales.
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with a "Jolene" cover and Dolly voice-overs, falls eight to No. 190 on the top 200 albums list and one to No. 33 country albums, holding steady on the Americana/folk albums list at No. 16.
Down Under, Post Malone's F 1 Trillion holds steady ato No. 4 country, while Cowboy Carter inches up one to No. 35 Australian country albums. Malone's album dips five to No. 22 Australian pop albums.
Across the pond, Malone's album regains one place to No. 45 U.K. pop albums and two to No., 80 downloads but falling off the physical sales list, down from No. 95. The set re-enters the Scottish albums chart at No. 78, slipping one to No. 42 streaming albums, eight to No. 90 overall sales, and one to No. 2 country albums. Beyonce's album gains two to No. 10 U.K. country albums and to No. 6 Americana albums. The U.K. country compilations tally sees Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 hold steady at No. 2, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection gain one to No. 5, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe fall out of the top 20, down from No. 15, and the Original Album Series sees Linda Ronstadt's volume inch down one to No. 13,while Emmylou Harris's two volumes drop back off the top 20, down from No. 17 and No. 19.
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Past news
Oct. 14: Country 'Gonna Be You' Single Drops
After being mistakenly posted to YouTube and social media briefly a month and a half ago and then abruptly pulled, Dolly's country version of "Gonna Be You" with Maddie & Tae, Jessie James Decker, and Callie Twisselman was officially released Friday. Stream here or in the media player above and download from Amazon here or from other digital music services. To celebrate the release, Dolly also released a half-hour conversation with the four collaborators titled "Dolly: God, Family, and Show Business." Watch the special here or in the media player below.
New 'I Will Always Love You' Collab Hits
But that's not the only new music she released on Friday, as her collaboration on a new version of "I Will Always Love You" with pianist Alex-Zsolt featuring Charles Billingsley with additional accompaniment from the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The first verse is a piano instrumental, with Billingsley taking the second verse and chorus before Dolly recites the third verse as on her original and sings in the chorus through the end of the song. Stream it on YouTube here or in the media player above and download it from Amazon here or from your favorite digital retailer.
Another 'DNA' Track Surfaces
And that's still not the only new music we can sample, thanks to Dolly's genderqueer niece Rebecca Sevier, who also runs her aunt's archives and co-wrote her book on her costumes. Rebecca performs as a cis-fem drag queen and debuted their and Dolly's collaboration from the upcoming Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables project: "Where Will We Live Tomorrow" at Knox Pride, sharing the video of the lip-synch performance to social media here or in the media player above.
'Cookin'' Sells Another 10,000 Copies Good Lookin' Cookin' by Dolly, Rachel Parton George, and Maurice Miner inches back up one to No. 4 in its third week on the New York Times Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous Best Sellers List. The title also falls four to No. 10 in its third week on Publisher's Weekly's Best Seller Non-Fiction List thanks to 10,144 copies sold, bringing its three-week total to 75,668.
Halsey Dresses As 'Rainbow' Dolly Singer Halsey is introducing her new album The Great Impersonator by releasing a photo a day of her recreating iconic album covers of the artists whose music inspired each track on the album, and she started with Dolly, imitating her 1987 Rainbow album cover. Check out the image from Rolling Stonehere.
Dolly Duet On Fallon Holiday Album Jimmy Fallon has announced he will release a Christmas album, Holiday Seasoning, Nov. 1 including his and Dolly's duet "Almost Too Early For Christmas" from two years ago. No word on whether they have any other collaborations on the album.
U.S., U.K., Aussie Chart Updates Post Malone's country album F 1 Trillion, featuring a Dolly duet, will slip to No. 7 in Tuesday's charts with 43,000 credited units last week (3,000 sold and 40,000 streaming equivalents. In last week's Oct. 12 charts released last Tuesday, the album fell two to No. 6 Top 200 Albums, one to No. 2 country albums and one to No. 5 streaming, holding steady at No. 2 Canadian albums, No. 30 sales and No. 28 current sales.
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with a "Jolene" cover and Dolly voice-overs, loses 11 to No. 182 on the top 200 albums list and two to No. 32 country albums, re-entering the Americana/folk albums list at No. 16.
Down Under, Post Malone's F 1 Trillion declines one to No. 4 country, while Cowboy Carter slips five to No. 36 Australian country albums. Malone's album dips three to No. 17 Australian pop albums.
Across the pond, Malone's album loses eight spots to No. 46 U.K. pop albums, 12 to No. 41 streaming albums, 11 to No. 95 physical sales, 10 to No. 82 overall sales, and 18 to No. 82 downloads, gaining two to retake No. 1 country albums. Beyonce's album gains one to No. 12 U.K. country albums and holds steady at No. 8 Americana albums. The U.K. country compilations tally sees Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 slide one to No. 2, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection loses two to No. 6, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe dips two to No. 15, and the Original Album Series sees Linda Ronstadt's volume rise five to No. 12, Emmylou Harris's first volume lose two to No. 17, and Emmylou's second volume inch up one to No. 19.
Oct. 7: Dolly Donates $2 Million To Hurricane Relief
Dolly Parton, along with officials from Dollywood Parks & Resorts, The Dollywood Foundation, Dolly Parton's Stampede, Pirates Voyage and Walmart, announced significant donations to flood relief during a special event Friday afternoon at Walmart #678 in Newport, Tennessee. The location has helped the local community by offering meals, as well as showers and laundry facilities to those affected by the unprecedented flooding from Hurricane Helene.
As communities across the Appalachian region continue the daunting cleanup efforts, Dolly announced a $1 million donation to the Mountain Ways Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) dedicated to providing immediate assistance to Hurricane Helene flood victims. In addition, Dolly's East Tennessee businesses—Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dolly Parton's Stampede, and Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show—as well as The Dollywood Foundation are combining efforts and have pledged to match her donation to Mountain Ways with a $1 million contribution of their own.
The donations help jumpstart the efforts of Mountain Ways to provide essential financial resources directly and efficiently to the most affected areas. Mountain Ways also will coordinate other relief efforts, including distributing food, water and other necessary supplies.
"These are special people here; they're my people," Dolly explained. "I feel like all people are my people, but everyone here grew up in the mountains just like I did so of course I have a close connection to them. I can't stand to see anyone hurting, so I wanted to do what I could to help after these terrible floods. I hope we can all be a little bit of light in the world for our friends, our neighbors—even strangers—during this dark time they are experiencing.
"I'm also appreciative that all my East Tennessee businesses and the folks at Walmart are contributing to flood relief. This money will certainly help a lot of people, but there is still so much more this area needs. I hope we'll see more people make donations or volunteer because the people here need so much right now."
During the event, Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner announced the company, including Sam's Club and the Walmart Foundation, would increase their commitment and donate a total of $10 million to hurricane relief efforts across the affected states.
"One of the things we love most about Dolly as a partner is her incredible heart and care for her community," said Furner. "She reminds me of our associates who are always the first to jump to action when our communities need us. This time is no different, and we will continue to provide support until they have recovered."
Dollywood already has worked with its sponsorship partner Coca-Cola to donate a semi-truck full of water for distribution in Cocke County, Tennessee. Additionally, Dollywood also has donated 60,000 reusable masks, 30,000 disposable protective garments and 2.5 million disposable masks to be used for cleanup efforts across East Tennessee. They also have donated disposable serving ware and utensils for thousands of meals being distributed by Mountain Ways.
In conjunction with donation centers established by the city of Pigeon Forge, Dollywood theme park also will become a donation drop-off location for those wishing to provide items for the cleanup. Items needed include buckets with lids, tarps, shovels, rakes, trash bags, work gloves, masks, cleaning wipes, diapers, baby formula and food, can openers, first aid supplies, personal hygiene items, kitty litter, new socks and underwear, clean towels and blankets, laundry detergent, pet food and hand sanitizer. Items may be donated at the designated drop-off point at the front gate area of the park.
Dollywood Parks & Resorts officials encourage those with the capability to donate or to volunteer. Mountain Ways is working with local nonprofits and governmental officials to ensure the donated funds and resources reach affected communities across the region. Monetary donations can be made by visiting the Mountain Ways Foundation website, mountainwaystn.org.
"This beautiful region which we all love so much has an extreme challenge ahead of it," said Eugene Naughton, Dollywood Parks & Resorts President. "And while it may be quite daunting right now, we know the spirit of the people in this region will help them overcome what faces them in the days ahead. We want to encourage others to donate or to volunteer in any way they can to help their neighbors and communities recover from this difficult time.
"Dollywood's share of the donation from our 'Love Shares' program helps Mountain Ways get started in providing immediate assistance where needed. As local leaders are able to better assess their communities in the coming weeks, we will determine additional ways we can assist in the recovery effort."
Video at top or on YouTube here courtesy Dollywood. Click on each photo for larger view. Top photo of Dolly with officials from Dollywood and Walmart by Derek Cress/Dollywood Parks & Resorts. Lower photo of Dolly and Walmart President and CEO John Furner by Jordan Hunt/Walmart. Used with permission.
'Good Lookin' Cookin'' Remains In Top 10 Good Lookin' Cookin' by Dolly, Rachel Parton George, and Maurice Miner slips four in its second week on the New York Times Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous Best Sellers to No. 5. The title also falls four to No. 6 in its second week on Publisher's Weekly's Best Seller Non-Fiction List thanks to 14,295 copies sold, bringing its two-week total to 65,525.
'Billy The Kid' Holiday Book Released That's not Dolly's only book out now, as Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas, her sequel to Billy The Kid Makes It Big, hit stores last week. Once again featuring Dolly's goddog, this one is based on her song "Comin' Home For Christmas" and follows the dog and his band deciding whether to play Barkafeller Center on Christmas Day or spend the holiday with family. In a press release, Dolly said: "I always love celebrating Christmas with my family and of course my god-dog Billy. Since he's a big star now, he deserves his own holiday special! Using my 'Comin' Home for Christmas' lyrics, I wanted to tell a story about the importance of family and friends, especially during the holidays. I hope this is a book families will be excited to read every year for Christmas." Get the book here and audio book here.
Dolly Wins Third Dove Award Dolly took home her third Dove Award last week, as "Lookin' For You" with Zach Williams won Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year. She had previously won the same category for "In The Sweet By and By" two years ago with Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley, and Bradley Walker and Video of the Year with King & Country for "God Only Knows" in 2020 and had been nominated for pop recorded song with Williams for "There Was Jesus." Her previous nominations had been in the bluegrass/country/roots category for collaborations with Dottie Rambo and Brad Paisley as well as as a songwriter for a cover song by Rhonda Vincent.
'Still Working 9 To 5' Heads To Streamers The filmmakers of the documentary Still Working 9 To 5 have revealed that the film is now available on several streaming services for rental or purchase starting Monday including Apple TV, YouTube's Movies, and Amazon, where it rents for $5 and sells for $13 here.
'Step By Step' Falls Off Chart Dolly's collaboration with Natalie Grant, "Step By Step," has ended its run on the Adult Contemporary charts, falling off the 30-position tally, down from No. 30 in its 18th chart week on the tally. It peaked at No. 13. Elsewhere on the charts:
Post Malone's country album F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, will dip to No. 6 in Tuesday's charts with 47,000 credited units last week (3,000 sold and 44,000 streaming equivalents. In last week's Oct. 5 charts released last Tuesday, the album held steady at No. 4 Top 200 Albums, 11 to No. 30 sales, nine to No. 28 current sales, and two to No. 4 streaming, holding steady at No. 2 Canadian albums and No. 1 country albums.
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, featuring a couple of Dolly voice-overs and a "Jolene" cover, loses 31 on the top 200 albums list to No. 171 and two to No. 30 country albums, falling off the Americana/folk albums list, down from No. 13.
Down Under, Post Malone's F 1 Trillion declines two to No. 3 country after six consecutive weeks at No. 1 No. 1 Australian country, while Cowboy Carter slips one to No. 31 Australian country albums. Malone's album dips two to No. 14 Australian pop albums.
Across the pond, Malone's album loses two spots to No. 34 U.K. pop albums, two to No. 29 streaming albums, 18 to No. 84 physical sales, 19 to No. 72 overall sales, 16 to No. 44 downloads and one to No. 3 country albums. It falls off the Scottish albums chart, down from No. 81. Beyonce's album loses four to No. 13 U.K. country albums and holds steady at No. 8 Americana albums. The U.K. country compilations tally sees Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 remain at No. 1, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection gains two to No. 4, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe regains one to No. 13, the Original Album Series sees Linda Ronstadt's volume and Emmylou Harris's first volume both re-enter the top 20 at No. 17 and No. 15, respectively, as Emmylou's second volume holds steady at No. 20 and the tribute Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost On The Canvas Sessions falls back out of the top 20, down from No. 13.
Oct. 1: 'Good Lookin' Cookin'' Tops Best-Seller Lists Dolly Parton, Rachel Parton George, and their co-writter, Maurice Miner, may celebrate topping the best seller list nationwide. Good Lookin' Cookin' debuts at No. 1 on the Oct. 6 New York Times Best Selling Books list for advice, how-to, & miscellaneous books. The book also came in No. 1 for Publisher's Weekly non-fiction titles and No. 2 from all books in all genres last week with 51,534 copies sold. The sisters also were interviewed about the project by Better Homes & Gardenshere.
Dollywood Lowering Season Pass Prices, Extending Silver Season Dollywood's this week showed it was listening to customer complaints when announcing the 2025 season pass renewals coming Oct. 14. For those complaining of the price of the season pass, the park will decrease pass prices over the current amount. The introductory-level partial-year single-park Silver Pass will pre-sell for $149, a $25 decrease over the current $174 pass price and the same price as Silver Passes cost in last year's pre-sale, and the full-year single-park Gold Pass will pre-sell for $224, also $25 less than the current pass price and the same price as Gold Passes cost in last year's pre-sale. (How much the two-park upgrade will be has not been revealed, but it was $55 in each of the past two years.) The two-park premium Diamond pass will pre-sell for $339, a $15 increase over last year's price. In addition, the park extended the use period for the Silver Pass to Dec. 14 next year, including six out of the nine weeks of the Christmas festival with only the last three weeks blacked out instead of the current passes which included four weeks of the festival with the last five weeks blacked out. Also, those who renew their adult silver passes will see the extension for 2024 as well, giving those visitors through Dec. 15 to use their passes for this year instead of expiring at Thanksgiving (for comparison, competitor King's Island offers a similar introductory, partial-year Silver Pass but it expires at Labor Day). Child silver passes for ages 9 and under will continue to have no blackout dates but again be subject to Bring a Friend Pass blackouts. The silver passes will come again with two Bring a Friend passes with blackouts, gold passes two without blackouts, and diamond four without blackouts. In addition, each pass level will receive a bonus pre-sale voucher for 30 percent off a stay at a Dollywood Resort during select dates, while the diamond passes will also receive a 40th anniversary tumbler and monthly free cinnamon bread again. Additional benefits are expected to be announced by this year's sale date. Free registration for Imagination Passes for those born in 2020 or 2021 and those buying passes for the first time will be able to do so starting Oct. 28.
Dolly, Miley Are Cousins: Ancestry.com
Turns out Dolly and goddaughter Miley Cyrus are related by blood. Ancestry.com discovered for Dolly's sixth great-grandfather John Brickey of Blount County, Tenn., in the 1700s was also Miley's seventh-great-grandfather, making them seventh cousins once removed. Watch Dolly's reaction to the news in an interview she and her sister Rachel gave Access Hollywood about their cookbook here or in the media player above.
Family Album Yields Another Single Yet another single from the upcoming Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables album was released on Monday, with "When Possession Gets Too Strong" coming from Dolly will her co-writer, her late uncle Louis Owens. Dolly had previously recorded the song for 1970's Fairest Of Them All. Download it here and stream it on YouTube here or in the media player below.
In Memoriam: Kris Kristofferson Legendary country music songwriter and singer Kris Kristofferson died Saturday at age 88. He and Dolly worked together many times over their careers, most notably on the 1982 album and TV special The Winning Hand to try and save Monument Records, where Dolly recorded in the mid-1960s and Kristofferson in the early-1970s, and when they played a married couple in the 2012 church choir comedy Joyful Noise . In a statement to social media, Dolly commented: "What a great loss. What a great writer. What a great actor. What a great friend. I will always love you, Dolly."
Seattle Men's Chorus To Pay Tribute To Dolly The Seattle Men's Chorus will debut a new original show, "Dolly: A Seattle Men's Chorus Salute to Dolly Parton," April 5 to May 18 built entirely around music Dolly created and performed.
Dolly Loses People's Choice, Bluegrass Honors Dolly was empty-handed from two awards shows last week. She lost Favorite Female Artist to Laney Wilson at the People's Choice Country Awards and Favorite Social Artist to Morgan Wallen. Then at Thursday's 35th annual Bluegrass Music Awards, her cover of "Forever Young" with Daniel Grindstaff and Paul Brewster lost Collaborative Recording of the Year to Tony Trischka and Billy Strings for "Brown's Ferry Blues" and Song of the Year to Authentic Unliminted's "Fall In Tennessee."
'Step By Step' Falls On Charts, Other Updates Looks like "Step By Step," Dolly's collaboration with Natalie Grant, has begun its fall from the Adult Contemporary charts, tumbling 14 places this week to No. 30 in its 18th chart week on the tally. It looks like it may drop off the chart next week, but its 18-week run makes it Dolly's fourth-longest running Adult Contemporary career single after the 20 weeks for No. 2 "Here You Come Again" and 22 and 24 weeks, respectively, for No. 1s "9 To 5" and "Islands In The Stream." It peaked at No. 13. Elsewhere on the charts:
It looks like Post Malone's country album F 1 Trillion, featuring a Dolly duet, will hold steady at No. 4 in Tuesday's charts with 54,000 credited units last week (3,000 sold and 51,000 streaming equivalents), Hits Daily Double reported Friday. In last week's Sept. 28 charts released last Tuesday, the album slipping two to No. 4 Top 200 Albums and eight to No. 19 sales and current sales, holding steady at No. 2 streaming, No. 2 Canadian albums, and No. 1 country albums.
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, featuring a couple of Dolly voice-overs and a "Jolene" cover, loses one on the top 200 albums list to No. 139, two to No. 28 country albums and three to No. 13 Americana/folk albums.
Down Under, Post Malone's F 1 Trillion sees a sixth week at No. 1 Australian country, while Cowboy Carter gains one to No. 30 Australian country albums. Malone's album dips five to No. 12 Australian pop albums.
Across the pond, Malone's album loses 11 spots to No. 32 U.K. pop albums, 16 to No. 81 Scottish albums, eight to No. 27 streaming albums, 25 to No. 66 physical sales, 17 to No. 53 overall sales, five to No. 28 downloads and one to No. 2 country albums. Beyonce's album remains steady at No. 9 U.K. country albums and slides two to No. 8 Americana albums. The U.K. country compilations tally sees Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 regains one to recapture the No. 1 spot, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection slides one to No. 6, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe loses two to No. 14, the Original Album Series sees Linda Ronstadt's volume and Emmylou Harris's first volume both fall back off the top 20, down from No. 15 and No. 20, respectively, as Emmylou's second volume re-enters the top 20 at No. 20 and the tribute Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost On The Canvas Sessions gains three to No. 13.
Sept. 23: 'Good Lookin' Cookin'' Hits Shelves
Dolly and sister Rachel made the promotions circuit last week to plug their new cookbook Good Lookin' Cookin' released Tuesday. Appearances included The Hollywood Reporterhere (which includes a note that she is in discussion with Jennifer Aniston about appearing in and possibly co-producing her remake of 9 To 5), Entertainment Tonighthere, Andy Cohen Livehere for SiriusXM subscribers (with a clip on Facebook here where she revealed she has finished a song called "Jesus Is The Only Friend I Need" and is considering an "uplifting" gospel album), The Jess Cagle Showhere for SiriusXM subscribers, In Stylehere, ABC's The Viewhere, Travel and Leisurehere, Peoplehere, and ABC's Good Morning Americahere or the media player above.
The interview that got the most attention was one in Varietyhere, where Dolly was asked at the end about the CMA Awards' snubbing Beyonce's country album in this year's nominations. Dolly gave a very diplomatic answer in which she said she didn't think the snub was intentional but likely since her album was a special project other albums by people who have spent their entire careers in the genre ranked higher in the nominations. She went on to add how amazing the album was, how Beyonce is a legitimate country singer, and she was honored to be a part of it. The media blew up over Dolly "defending" the CMAs over the snub. (In reality, the CMAs had also snubbed Dolly's No. 1 country album released during the eligibility period as well, and she hasn't had a CMA nomination in a decade.) News then broke that Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles, had shaded Dolly over her comments, but she quickly denied having made any of those remarks.
In addition, selections from the cookbook have been temporarily added to Kroger's Home Chef meal kit line where you may order the collaboration through Oct. 18. In a press release, Dolly said: "We are so excited to know Home Chef is bringing some of our favorite recipes to homes across America. My sister Rachel and I come from a long line of great cooks, and no matter how hard times were growing up, we always found time to gather around the table and celebrate with a meal as a family." First time customers may use the code "GETCOOKIN" to receive 18 free meals + free shipping at cook.homechef.com/good-lookin-cookin.
New Song Coming Oct. 18 Entertainer Scotty Hasting announced last week his new single "Til The Last Shots Fired" will be out Oct. 18 as a collaboration with Lee Brice and Dolly.
'Decider' Talks 'Penguin' And Dolly The Decider examined more closely the Dolly fandom of The Penguin in the new HBO series about the Batman character and how his affection for Dolly humanizes the character and ties him to the real world. Check it out here. The new HBO series' first episode premiered last week and featured a snippet of "9 To 5" in a pivotal scene and then played the entire song over the end credits.
U.S., Overseas Chart Updates Post Malone's country album F 1 Trillion, featuring a Dolly duet, will slip to No. 4 in Tuesday's charts with 60,000 credited units last week (6,000 sold and 54,000 streaming equivalents), Billboard reported Sunday. In last week's Sept. 21 charts released last Tuesday, the album rose one to No. 2 Top 200 Albums, dipping four to No. 11 sales and current sales, holding steady at No. 2 streaming, No. 2 Canadian albums, and No. 1 country albums, and falling off the top vinyl albums, down from No. 9. Elsewhere on the charts:
"Step By Step," Dolly's collaboration with Natalie Grant, regains three to No. 16 in its 17th chart week on the U.S. Adult Contemporary singles chart.
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, featuring a couple of Dolly voice-overs and a "Jolene" cover, loses five on the American top 200 albums list to No. 138 but gains three to No. 26 country albums and eight to No. 10 Americana/folk albums.
Down Under, Post Malone's F 1 Trillion sees a fifth week at No. 1 Australian country, while Cowboy Carter drops two to No. 31 Australian country albums. Malone's album gains one to No. 7 Australian pop albums.
Across the pond, Malone's album loses three spots to No. 21 U.K. pop albums, 28 to No. 65 Scottish albums, four to No. 19 streaming albums, 12 to No. 41 physical sales, 11 to No. 36 overall sales, gaining one to No. 23 downloads and remaining steady at No. 1 country albums. Beyonce's album falls two to No. 9 U.K. country albums and inches up one to No. 6 Americana albums. The U.K. country compilations tally sees Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 hold steady at No. 2 and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection hold steady at No. 5, while The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe rises four to No. 12, the Original Album Series sees Linda Ronstadt's volume dip two to No. 15 and Emmylou Harris's first volume re-enter the top 20 at No. 20, as the tribute Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost On The Canvas Sessions gains five to No. 14.
Sept. 16: Promotions Continue For Tuesday's Cookbook Release
It is Good Lookin' Cookin' week, as Dolly and sister Rachel's cookbook hits stores on Tuesday with a week of promotional appearances for it. On Friday, they released a collaboration together, "I Would Know," as the newest single from November's Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables album. Take a listen on YouTube here or in the media player above and download it from Amazon here. Also check out a story on the album from The Tennesseanhere. Heavy on reverb, Rachel and Patricia Roberts wrote the song together some 40 years ago. The two will also appear throughout the week on several programs including ABC's Good Morning America and The View on its release day Tuesday, the syndicated Tamron Hall Show Wednesday, and CMT's Hot 20 Countdown Saturday. Check out an interview with All Recipeshere.
Dolly Wines Arrive In Stores Dolly's new line of wines made its debut in most grocers, liquor stores, and bars over the weekend with her chardonnay available in the U.S. and rose and prosecco in the U.K. In a press release, Dolly said: "Dolly Wines are a gift from me, to you. Whether you're sharing stories around the table, simply relaxing in the garden, or gathering with loved ones for the holiday, there's a little sparkle in every bottle that is designed to bring joy and connection to every gathering." The U.S. wines are also available online at DollyWines.com.
New Dolly Cover Released Comedian John Early last week released a live comedy album based on his television special Now More Than Ever with a couple of Dolly connections. In the show, he sings several songs including Dolly's arrangement of Neil Young's "After The Goldrush," and the album contains a bonus track of him covering her classic duet with Porter Wagoner "The Pain Of Loving You." Read more about the project from The Faderhere and get your copy here.
Watch Dolly Doc On Amazon Amazon has added another Dolly documentary to its streaming offerings: Dolly Parton: Big Hair, Bigger Heart is available for free streaming via FreeVee here.
Irish Dolly Day Makes Record Book The Irish town of Listowel made the Guiness Book of Records published last week with its Dolly Day being recognized for the world's largest gathering of people dressed as Dolly Parton, with over 900 participants last year.
Dolly Reacts To Dollywood Wins Dollywood's annual sweep of more categories than anyone else at the Golden Ticket Awards was already covered here last weekend, but last week Dolly issued a statement in response to the wins, so we want to pass that along here: "I'm so proud of what our folks at Dollywood do to make sure our guests have the best time when they are visiting us," Dolly said. "With all of the awards we've won the last few years, I think we're going to have to get a larger trophy case," she added with a laugh. "Awards are nice to receive, but we don't do what we do to win awards. We want to be the place where families want to return time and time again to make new memories they will always treasure." The park was named the United States' best theme park for the fifth consecutive year, coming in No. 2 for best theme park in the world after taking the No. 1 worldwide spot last year. It also won first place in Best Guest Experience for the fifth consecutive time, Best Kids' Area for Wildwood Grove for the fifth consecutive time, Best Family Coaster for Big Bear Mountain for the second consecutive year, Most Beautiful Park, and Best New Show for "From The Heart: The Life & Music of Dolly Parton." The Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival was also recognized as a Golden Ticket Legend Award winner for its 15 consecutive wins as Best Christmas Event when the category was retired last year.
Dolly Guest Spot For 'Young Sheldon' Spin-Off? Could Dolly guest on Big Bang Theory/Young Sheldon spinoff Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage? Creator Chuck Lorre would like her on the show, he told Entertainment Weekly, adding she could play main character Mandy's grandmother. Wouldn't be that far-fetched, as Reba McEntire played a recurring character on Young Sheldon as the ex-wife of the man Sheldon's grandmother was dating.
'Have The Heart' Falls Off Singles Chart "Have The Heart," Dolly's Post Malone duet, fell off the charts last week, down from No. 44 in its second week on the Top Country Songs singles tally, the Sept. 14 Billboard lists confirmed Tuesday. Malone's album containing the track, F 1 Trillion, saw 86,000 credited units its third week to climb one to No. 2 Top 200, dipping one to No. 7 sales and current sales, and one to No. 9 vinyl, holding steady at No. 2 streaming, No. 2 Canadian albums, and No. 1 country albums. This week, the collection will be credited with 72,000 album units (sales of about 7,000 and streaming credits of about 65,000) and will remain steady at No. 2 Top 200 albums. Elsewhere on the charts:
"Step By Step," Dolly's collaboration with Natalie Grant, dips two to No. 19 in its 16th chart week on the U.S. Adult Contemporary singles chart.
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, featuring a couple of Dolly voice-overs and a "Jolene" cover, loses 12 on the American top 200 albums list to No. 133, three to No. 29 country albums, and five to No. 18 Americana/folk albums.
Down Under, Post Malone's F 1 Trillion sees a fourth week at No. 1 Australian country, while Cowboy Carter drops three to No. 29 Australian country albums and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection falls back out of the top 40, down from No. 39. Malone's album slides four to No. 8 Australian pop albums.
Across the pond, Malone's album loses four spots to No. 18 U.K. pop albums, 12 to No. 37 Scottish albums, four to No. 15 streaming albums, nine to No. 29 physical sales, four to No. 25 overall sales, and 12 to No. 24 downloads, regaining one to No. 1 country albums. Beyonce's album holds steady at No. 7 U.K. country albums and inches up one to No. 7 Americana albums. The U.K. country compilations tally sees Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 hold steady at No. 2 and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection move up two to No. 5, while The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe rises three to No. 16, the Original Album Series sees Linda Ronstadt's volume ho9ld steady at No. 13 and Emmylou Harris's first volume falls off the top 20, down from No. 14, as the tribute Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost On The Canvas Sessions falls four to No. 19.
Sept. 9: Dollywood Wins Best U.S. Theme Park Fifth Year Running Congratulations to Dollywood for being named the best theme park in the United States by the industry experts for the fifth consecutive year and taking five first place awards in this year's Golden Ticket Awards, known as the theme park world's Academy Awards:
Best Kids Area for Wildwood Grove for the fifth year
Most Beautiful Park, up from second place last year
Best Family Coaster for the second year with Big Bear Mountain
Best Guest Experience for the fifth consecutive time
Best New Show "From the Heart: The Dolly Parton Story."
In addition, a sixth award was presented: the Legend Award to its Smoky Mountain Christmas festival to recognize its selection at the theme park world's Best Christmas Event for the entire 15 consecutive years the award was presented through the category's retirement last year.
Although it did not win first place in Best Theme Park, which it took home last year, since Germany's EuropaPaek won first place and Dollywood second place, Dollywood was recognized as the best theme park in the United States for the fifth consecutive year.
Finally, the park placed in two of the awards' top 25 lists with Thunderhead as the world's fourth best wooden roller coaster (same as last year) and Lightning Rod as the world's 22nd best steel coaster (down from No. 14 last year). Also, Dollywood's Splash Country was named the world's fifth-best water park.
Meanwhile, the park on Monday opens its Harvest Festival through Oct. 28 featuring the nightly Great Pumpkin LumiNights. More than 12,000 pumpkins decorate the park, which also offers special culinary treats and more than 1,100 individual performances by musical guests including gospel stars like The Isaacs and country artists Mandy Barnett, Lee Roy Parnell, T.G. Sheppard, and Suzy Bogguss.
Post Malone Duet Still On Country Chart Dolly's collaboration with Post Malone, "Have The Heart," earns a second week on the Sept. 7 Billboard Top Country Songs singles chart last week, slipping 22 places to No. 44 with her 112th career credited country chart single. The song falls off the all-genre Hot 100, down from No. 56; streaming songs, down from No. 46; country streaming songs, down from No. 24; Canadian Hot 100, down from No. 44; Canadian digital song sales, down from No. 19; and Global Hot 200, down from No. 136. Malone's album which contains the song, F 1 Trillion, saw 111,000 credited units its second week to dip two to No. 3 Top 200, five to No. 6 sales and current sales, one to No. 2 streaming, seven to No. 8 vinyl and one to No. 2 Canadian albums, remaining steady for a second week at No. 1 country albums. Next week, the collection will be credited with 86,000 album units (sales of about 11,000 and streaming credits of about 75,000) and should regain one spot to No. 2 Top 200 albums. Elsewhere on the charts:
Dolly's collaboration with Natalie Grant on "Step By Step" loses three spots to No. 17 in its 15th chart week on the U.S. Adult Contemporary singles chart.
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter with a couple of Dolly appearances and its "Jolene" tumbles 28 digits on the American top 200 albums list to No. 121, eight to No. 26 country albums, and three to No. 13 Americana/folk albums.
Down Under, Post Malone's F 1 Trillion receives a third week at No. 1 Australian country, while Cowboy Carter inches up one to No. 26 Australian country albums while Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection re-enters the top 40 at No. 39. Malone's album gains one to No. 4 Australian pop albums.
Across the pond, Malone's album drops six spaces to No. 14 U.K. pop albums, 13 to No. 25 Scottish albums, four to No. 11 streaming albums, 10 to No. 20 physical sales, 11 to No. 21 overall sales, two to No. 12 downloads, and one to No. 2 country albums. Beyonce's album inches down one to No. 7 U.K. country albums and two to No. 8 Americana albums. The U.K. country compilations tally sees Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 slides one to No. 2 and Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection moves up two to No. 7, while The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe holds steady at No. 19, the Original Album Series sees Linda Ronstadt's volume dip one to No. 13 and Emmylou Harris's first volume holds steady at No. 14, as the tribute Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost On The Canvas Sessions declines four to No. 15.
Dolly Heads To 'The View' Sept. 17 Dolly's promotions for her fall projects are scheduled to continue in coming weeks with an appearenace announced for ABC's The View Tuesday, Sept. 17, and an appearance on a yet-to-be-announced day on an upcoming episode of ABC's The Tamaron Hall Show.
Tina Turner Debut Album With Dolly Cover Reissued Tina Turner's first solo album, which featured a cover of Dolly's "There's Always Be Music," is getting a 50th anniversary re-issue Nov. 15, Rhino Records has announced. Tina Turns The Country On will be available on new half-speed mastered vinyl and CD. Get it here.
Sept. 2: Malone Project Continues To Sell Well Overseas Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with the Dolly duet "Have The Heart," continued to perform well in its second week overseas, slipping seven to No. 8 U.K. pop albums, nine to No. 12 Scottish albums, six to No. 7 streaming, eight to No. 10 physical sales, eight to No. 10 overall sales,19 to No. 20 vinyl albums, and 10 to No. 12 downloads, maintaining its No. 1 country albums position. Down Under, it sips three to No. 5 Australian pop and remains at No. 1 country.
Across the pond, Beyonce falls one to No. 6 U.K. country albums and one to No. 6 Americana, falling back off the top 100 overall sales chart and physical sales chart, down from No. 72 and No. 69, respectively.
Aug. 28: Dolly Celebrates Library In Kansas City, Lexington
Dolly on Tuesday celebrated the latest two states to take her Imagination Library early childhood literacy program statewide, bringing the total to 21 nationwide. The first, in Kansas City, Mo., saw her welcomed to the Show Me State by its governor and first lady at the Folly Theater, temporarily renamed the Dolly Theater for the day. Missouri is the only state to fully fund the program statewide, as all others only fund 50 percent of the program costs leaving private local philanthropy to cover the balance in each community. The second, which was kept secret from the public until just a few hours before it took place in Lexington, Ky., saw her welcomed at that city's Lyric Theater by Kentucky's governor and first lady, who presented her with a Kentucky Colonel recognition (although she had previously been honored as a Kentucky Colonel when she performed in Richmond, Ky., in 2008 for Father Jim Sichko's charities). At both events, she was interviewed about the program and performed "Coat Of Many Colors" and "Try." In Kentucky, her lead track for "Coat Of Many Colors" didn't play and the microphone for her guitar wouldn't work so she sang and spoke the song live a capella. Watch the Kentucky appearance here or in the media player above and the Missouri appearance here or in the media player below.
Dolly is all over the charts this week thanks to her collaboration with Post Malone, "Have The Heart." The duet debuts in the Aug. 31 Billboard tallies at No. 56 Hot 100 to mark her career 22nd pop chart single (and, as the magazine noted here is her first time to have two Hot 100 singles chart in the same year since 1985, thanks to her brief appearance on Beyonce's "Tyrant" earlier this year), No. 22 Hot Country Songs to mark her 112th career country chart single, No. 46 streaming songs, No. 24 country streaming songs, No. 44 Canadian Hot 100, No. 19 Canadian digital song sales, and No. 136 Global Hot 200. Malone's album F 1 Trillion debuts at No. 1 Top 200, country albums, sales, current sales, streaming, vinyl, and Canadian albums. All 18 of its tracks charted on the Hot 100, and the magazine also gushed over a cute photo shoot he had with Dolly here that you may see in the media player above. Elsewhere on the U.S. charts, Dolly's collaboration with Natalie Grant on "Step By Step" inches back down one spot to No. 14 in its 14th chart week on the Adult Contemporary singles chart, and Beyonce's Cowboy Carter loses five to No. 93 top 200 albums, one to No. 18 country albums and one to No. 10 Americana/folk albums. The tribute Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty featuring Dolly's cover of "Southern Accents" rises three to No. 3 compilation albums in its ninth week.
Aug. 26: Full 'Smoky Mountain DNA' Details Released
The full details on Dolly's family album project were finally released last week, confirming the 37 tracks on the Nov. 15 release Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables. The project's third and fourth singles, the Dolly-led "Smoky Mountain DNA" and niece Heidi Parton-led "A Rose Won't Fix It" with Dolly harmony (Dolly had originally written and recorded the song in 1998 but it was cut from her album that year, a People story explained here), were released Friday. Check them out on YouTube here and here or in the media players above and below. Advance order the album or download the four singles from Amazon here. A four-part companion documentary series is currently in editing. Two-CD or three-LP sets are available from the project's website at smokymountaindna.com. The track listing is as follows:
Dolly Parton – Introduction – Tennessee Mountain Home (Instrumental)
Dolly Parton – Tennessee Mountain Home
Grooms Tune / Bonaparte's Retreat (Instrumental)
Reverend Jake Owens & Dolly Parton – I'll Live In Glory
Dolly Parton & Family – Singing His Praise / Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man Medley
Jake Owens, Avie Lee Parton, Dorothy Jo Parton, Estelle Watson & Dolly Parton – I'll Meet You in the Morning
Avie Lee Parton & Dolly Parton – Rosewood Casket
Dorothy Jo Owens & Dolly Parton – Runaway Girl
John Henry & Dolly Parton – I Just Stopped By
Louis Owens & Dolly Parton – When Possession Gets Too Strong
Bill Owens & Dolly Parton – Put it Off Until Tomorrow
Dolly Parton – Smoky Mountain DNA
Stella Parton & Dolly Parton – Heart Don't Fail Me Now
Cassie Parton Griffith & Dolly Parton – Momma's Special Touch
Randy Parton & Rachel Parton George – Take it Slow
Floyd Parton & Dolly Parton – Foolin' Around
Freida Parton & Dolly Parton – Crops Came In
Rachel Parton & Dolly Parton – I Will Know
Dwight Puckett & Dolly Parton – Apple Jack
Debbi Jo Hess & Dolly Parton – It's All Wrong But It's All Right
Richie Owens & Dolly Parton – Tell Me That You Love Me
Tim Rauhoff & Dolly Parton – Canceled Plans
Danielle Parton & Dolly Parton – The Man
Jada Star & Dolly Parton – The Orchard
Sabyn Mayfield & Dolly Parton – Holy Water
Heidi Parton & Dolly Parton – A Rose Won't Fix It
Rebecca Seaver & Dolly Parton – Where Will We Live Tomorrow
Dolly Parton & Family – Puppy Love
Shelley Rená & Dolly Parton – Not Bad
Tanya Renee & Dolly Parton – For Keeps
Estelle Owens & Dolly Parton – Crazy in Love With You
Lainey Parton & Dolly Parton – Be Your Own Man
Leroy Brown & Dolly Parton – Being Me
Faith Reeann & Dolly Parton – We Might Be in Love
Merin Seaver & Dolly Parton – Randy Floyd
Dolly Parton & Family – When It's Family
Dolly Parton – Outro – Smoky Mountain DNA (instrumental)
Dolly, Rachel Visit TalkShopLive
Dolly and sister Rachel appeared last week on TalkShopLive with cooking show host/entertainer Trisha Yearwood and her sister to promote their upcoming cookbook Good Lookin' Cookin'. Watch the half-hour segment here or in the media player above.
Livestream Dolly's Kansas City Appearance Tuesday Kansas City PBS has revealed it will livestream Dolly's visit with the Missouri governor and first lady to celebrate the statewide expansion of her Imagination Library early childhood literacy program. Viewing requires registering via Eventbrite here in advance of the 11 a.m. Central (noon Eastern) stream on Tuesday.
Beauty Line Gets Own Website Although the Dolly Beauty makeup line was revealed the previous week, the full official announcement didn't hit until last week with a press release in which Dolly said: "All of my life I've wanted to be pretty, and my new cosmetic line is going to allow me and you to be our very best. So, fly pretty, up, up and away. Enjoy!" The first product, Heaven's Kiss Lipstick, is available online at DollyBeauty.com.
U.S., U.K., Australian Chart Updates Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, featuring several country star collaborations including Dolly on "Have The Heart," will be this week's No. 1 overall album and No. 1 country album when charts are released Tuesday. Billboard indicates it will debut with 250,000 credit units, split as 80,000 physical sales and full-album downloads, 6,000 track downloads that equal albums, and 164,000 unit credits for 213 million on-demand streams of the album. The album debuts across the pond at No. 1 U.K. pop albums, No. 3 Scottish albums, No. 1 streaming, No. 2 physical sales, No. 2 overall sales, No. 2 downloads, and No. 1 country albums. Down Under, it debuts at No. 2 Australian pop and No. 1 country. Elsewhere on the U.S. charts:
Dolly's collaboration with Natalie Grant on "Step By Step" regains one back to its previous peak position of No. 13 in its 13th chart week on the official Billboard Aug. 24 Adult Contemporary singles chart released Tuesday.
In its 20th week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter falls off the current album sales chart, down from No. 46. The collection loses nine to No. 88 top 200 albums but gains one to No. 17 country albums and holds steady at No. 9 Americana/folk albums.
Across the pond, Beyonce falls two to No. 5 U.K. country albums, gains one to No. 5 Americana, and re-enters the top 100 overall sales chart at No. 72 and physical sales chart at No. 69.
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