June 27: Dolly Gets Second Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce this week announced Dolly will next year receive her second star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, this time for the all-female supergroup Trio she formed with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, making her the first female to receive a second star on the Walk since the start of the 21st Century. She joins a group of about 50 women who received more than one star in the 20th century. Her first star was presented in 1984. Check out Dolly's video reacting to the announcement here and in the media player above, while media coverage included Varietyhere.
LA Press Honors Dolly For Humanitarian Work The Los Angeles Press Club over the weekend presented Dolly with its 2018 Bill Rosendahl Public Service Award for Contributions to Civic Life at the 60th SoCal Journalism Awards Gala in recognition for her Imagination Library program and Smoky Mountains wildfire recovery efforts. The honor was presented by her production partner Sam Haskell. Check out coverage from California Rockerhere and watch the Press Club's video of her acceptance speech here.
U.S. Chart Update The Deadpool 2 soundtrack with Dolly's "9 To 5" drops 71 places to No. 197 in its fifth week on the U.S. top 200 pop albums chart, the June 30 Billboard tallies released Tuesday revealed.
June 25: 'Pure & Simple' Certified Silver In U.K. Just shy of two years after its U.K. release, Dolly's album Pure & Simple (released overseas with a bonus album Live from Glastonbury 2014) on Friday was certified silver for British sales of more than 60,000 copies, BPI has announced.
Overseas Chart Updates The Deadpool 2 soundtrack with Dolly's "9 To 5" loses 12 to No. 39 pop in its fifth week on the Australian pop albums chart, while in the U.K. it falls eight to No. 20 soundtracks in its fifth week. The remastered re-issue of 1985's The Ballad Of Sally Rose by Emmylou Harris featuring Dolly and Linda Ronstadt harmonies throughout falls off the top 20 British country albums tally, down from No. 13 in its second week, while the U.K. country compilation albums chart sees The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe dip one in its 93rd chart week to No. 10, Harris's Original Album Series: Volume 1 (with two Dolly covers, one track with Dolly harmony and one track with Trio harmony by Dolly and Ronstadt) hold steady at No. 5, Ronstadt's Original Album Series (featuring one Dolly cover and one track with Dolly harmony) hold steady at No. 11, and Harris's Original Album Series, Volume 2 slide two to No. 14.
June 21: 'These Old Bones' Heads To Netflix Dolly's first movie in her eight-picture Netflix deal may be getting started soon. @CastingAbout tweeted Tuesday that Patrick Rush, who cast Dolly Parton's Coat Of Many Colors and Dolly Parton's Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love, is casting a Netflix project called "These Old Bones," which focuses on "in 1945, a legal battle ensues over land in Tennessee between two young lawyers and an elderly woman named Old Bones who is determined not to let the city folks have their way." Dolly had previously sold a movie based on the song "These Old Bones" to CMT, her staff had revealed and it was reported on Dollymania.net last year, but the network never announced the project, so presumably they decided to not film it – like what happened with NBC and "Jolene" – so the project appears to have moved to her Netflix deal instead.
Dolly Joins 'Hungry Caterpillar' Anniversary Edition Penguin Publishers imprint Philomel Books has announced a special 50th anniversary edition of Eric Carle's beloved children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar will be released Oct. 9 featuring a new afterward by Dolly – or as the promotional materials for the hardcover release call it, an "appreciation by prominent children's literacy advocate Dolly Parton." Additional bonus material will include an essay on the history and significance of the Caterpillar including some of Carle's original sketches and historic photos as well as a new introduction letter by Carle. Reserve your copy here!
Roger Miller Tribute Coming Aug. 31 Producers on Wednesday revealed a Roger Miller tribute album, King Of The Road, will be released Aug. 31 featuring a Dolly appearance. She performs "The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me" as a duet with Alison Krauss. Others on the project include Brad Paisley, Kasey Musgraves, Willie Nelson (in a trio with Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard in one of Haggard's final recordings), Loretta Lynn, Ringo Starr and more. Two songs, "You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd" and the title track, are listed as "various artists," so they may feature multiple artists from the project, although whether Dolly is among those is not yet known. Read more from The Tennesseanhere.
U.S, Chart Update The Deadpool 2 soundtrack with Dolly's "9 To 5" falls 37 spots to No. 126 in its fourth week on the U.S. top 200 pop albums chart, the June 23 Billboard tallies released Tuesday revealed.
June 18: 'Faith Of Dolly' Reviewed By Christian Magazine After being delayed a month by the publisher, The Faith of Dolly Parton hit stores last week, and Christianity Today reviewed the tome here, finding the book too worshipful of Dolly rather than focusing on how to find God through her story.
U.S., Overseas Chart Updates The Deadpool 2 soundtrack with Dolly's "9 To 5" drops 41 places to No. 89 in its third week on the U.S. top 200 pop albums chart, it was announced Tuesday. Down Under, it loses nine to No. 27 pop in its fourth chart week, while in the U.K. it slips six to No. 12 soundtracks in its fourth week and falls off the compilation albums list, down from No. 73 in its third week. The remastered re-issue of 1985's The Ballad Of Sally Rose by Emmylou Harris featuring Dolly and Linda Ronstadt harmonies throughout inches up one to No. 13 British country albums in its second week, while the U.K. country compilation albums chart sees The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe gain one in its 92nd chart week to No. 9, Harris's Original Album Series: Volume 1 (with two Dolly covers, one track with Dolly harmony and one track with Trio harmony by Dolly and Ronstadt) rise four to No. 5, Ronstadt's Original Album Series (featuring one Dolly cover and one track with Dolly harmony) hold steady at No. 11, and Harris's Original Album Series, Volume 2 move up four to No. 12.
June 11: Hear Dolly Bristol Track A producer for the upcoming album 1927 Jubilee: The New Bristol Sessions on Sunday teased the project by posting to Facebook the audio of Dolly's contribution to the album: "Something More," a song she had written for her Smoky Mountain Adventures dinner theater (which has now become Dolly Parton's Celebration theater) but which she had not released before. Take a listen to the track here! (Update: Shortly after posting, it appears the track has been deleted from Facebook.)
Children's Hospital Makes Another Dolly Video
Vanderbilt University's Children's Hospital last week released another video celebrating Dolly's recent visit to dedicate its butterfly garden in honor of her niece, Hannah, and her $1 million gift to support pediatric cancer treatments there. Watch it in the media player above or on Facebook here.
U.S., Overseas Chart Updates The Deadpool 2 soundtrack with Dolly's "9 To 5" loses 30 spots to No. 48 in its second week on the U.S. top 200 pop albums chart, it was announced Tuesday. Down Under, Saturday's charts show it dips one to No. 18 pop in its third chart week, while in the U.K. it holds steady at No. 6 soundtracks and slips 35 to No. 73 compilation albums in its third week. The remastered re-issue of 1985's The Ballad Of Sally Rose by Emmylou Harris featuring Dolly and Linda Ronstadt harmonies throughout debuts at No. 14 British country albums, while the U.K. country compilation albums chart sees The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe fall one in its 91st chart week to No. 10, Harris's Original Album Series: Volume 1 (with two Dolly covers, one track with Dolly harmony and one track with Trio harmony by Dolly and Ronstadt) gain nine to No. 9, Ronstadt's Original Album Series (featuring one Dolly cover and one track with Dolly harmony) rise three to No. 11, and Harris's Original Album Series, Volume 2 move up three to No. 16.
Rock Photographer Loves His Dolly Pic Gothamist spoke with 1970s punk photographer Allan Tannenbaum last week on his favorite images and among the most special to him is an iconic photo of Dolly hugging Mick Jagger after a concert. Check out the interview and see the photo here.
Hear Dolly's Cohen Call For Birthday Bravo last week released a video from its Andy Cohen birthday special of his birthday wishes call from Dolly herself. Watch it in the media player below or on YouTube here.
June 5: Netflix Confirms Eight-Picture Dolly Deal After pal Lily Tomlin let word slip over the weekend that Dolly and production partner Sam Haskell had inked a deal with Netflix to produce a series based on her songs, Dolly and the streaming network officially announced details of the project on Monday. The network has committed to a series of eight anthology movie episodes (meaning each one will stand alone plot-wise) based on a Dolly song. Dolly will be singer-songwriter on each episode, also appearing if the script calls for it, and executive producing through her Dixie Pixie Productions in partnership with Haskell's Magnolia Hill Productions through Warner Brothers Pictures – the same set-up which resulted in the ratings smash movies Dolly Parton's Coat Of Many Colors and Emmy-nominated Dolly Parton's Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love on NBC in 2015 and 2016. A 2019 premiere date is expected. In a release, Dolly said: "As a songwriter, I have always enjoyed telling stories through my music. I am thrilled to be bringing some of my favorite songs to life with Netflix. We hope our show will inspire and entertain families and folks of all generations, and I want to thank the good folks at Netflix and Warner Bros. TV for their incredible support."The Hollywood Reporter noted NBC declined to comment on whether it had declined to renew its deal with Dolly after the two movies (the network passed on a series based on the films) or if Netflix outbid them for the next round of pictures after plans for "Jolene" fell through at NBC (Dolly had recently said they were unsatisfied with the script). Learn more from Dolly's official website here, The Hollywood Reporterhere, and Varietyhere.
Accuser Of Former Dolly Publicist Plans Book Austin Rick, the country music singer whose allegations of sexual assault against Dolly's former publicist Kirt Webster brought to light similar allegations from dozens of former employees of the Music City PR powerhouse – including multiple allegations that he traded Dolly meet-and-greets for oral sex – tells FOX News that he is releasing a tell-all book about his relationship with Webster and the attitude of the Nashville establishment toward sexual harassment. Read more here.
June 4: Tomlin Says Dolly Has Netflix Series Lily Tomlin apparently let the cat out of the bag on Saturday that Dolly has signed a series deal with Netflix very similar to her previous NBC deal to develop movies out of her songs, Indie Wire reported here. The word came while Tomlin and Jane Fonda were participating in a "for your consideration" presentation for Emmy voters about their Netflix series Grace & Frankie. Asked whether Dolly would be guesting on Season 5 next year, she said her schedule may not permit because of her new Netflix series deal, news which surprised Fonda and the audience. She added it was a deal with her producing partner Sam Haskell similar to their "Coat Of Many Colors" projects. Netflix reps declined comment on the news.
U.S., Overseas Chart Updates The Deadpool 2 soundtrack with Dolly's "9 To 5" debuts at No. 18 on the U.S. top 200 pop albums chart, it was announced Tuesday. Down Under, it falls eight to No. 17 pop in its second chart week, while in the U.K. it dips three to No. 6 soundtracks and 26 to No. 38 compilation albums in its second week. The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe holds steady on the British country compilation albums chart in its 90th chart week, remaining at No. 9, it was announced Friday. On the same tally, Emmylou Harris's Original Album Series: Volume 1 (with two Dolly covers, one track with Dolly harmony and one track with Trio harmony by Dolly and Linda Ronstadt) falls four to No. 18 as Ronstadt's Original Album Series (featuring one Dolly cover and one track with Dolly harmony) re-enters the top 20 at No. 14, and Harris's Original Album Series, Volume 2 loses four to No. 19.
Dolly Wishes Cohen Happy Birthday Dolly called up pal Andy Cohen to wish him a happy birthday in a special 50th birthday edition of his Watch What Happens program on Bravo that aired over the weekend. Check out some details here.
Dolly Party Returns To Toronto Pride Toronto area fans will want to mark their calendars for the area's annual Steers & Queers: Night of 1,000 Dollys event at the Gladstone Hotel on June 21 as part of Pride. Admission is $12 in advance, $15 at the door, with dancing, live music, drag, burlesque and a Dolly look-a-like contest.
