For 2020, we’ve teamed up with Kirkus Reviews, the pre-eminent book-review publication, to create a list of the year’s best music books. The 21 titles we came up with include biographies of musicians from Wagner to Kendrick Lamar, memoirs by greats like Rob Halford and Mariah Carey, and deep-dive explorations …
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After transitioning from country queen to pop crossover success, Dolly Partonset her sights on the silver screen. The one-two box-office punch of 1980’s 9 to 5 and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in ’82 earned Parton a pair of Golden Globe nominations, and both films were solid hits with …
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There’s no question: this year’s Newport Folk Festival belonged to women. In 2019, Newport boasted the highest number of female acts in its 60-year history, incorporating a broad spectrum of voices: From indie heroines Black Belt Eagle Scout, Our Native Daughters and Yola, to Grammy winners Kacey Musgraves and Sheryl …
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The latest from Number One hitmaker Brett Young, an instant winner from songwriter Anthony D’Amato, and a collaboration between Dolly Parton and Sia make up the country and Americana songs you must hear this week. Anthony D’Amato, “The Oyster and the Pearl” Anthony D’Amato rolls with the punches on this …
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Dolly Rebecca Parton, born January 19th, 1946, in tiny Locust Ridge in the Smoky Mountains of east Tennessee, turns 72 years old today. Having recently set two world records, Parton is presumably having a good birthday week. Probably a better one, at least, than the subject of the song she …
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