Dolly Parton, Carole King, Maren Morris, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, and Brandi Carlile are among those wishing Loretta Lynn a happy 90th birthday in a new video honoring the coal miner’s daughter. Parton even sings for Lynn, ad libbing “we will always love you” during a brief rendition of “Happy …
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Pioneering country music legend Charley Pride, who died Saturday at 86 from complications related to Covid-19, was as equally influenced by blues and gospel music as he was country music. Although his biggest crossover hit, “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” was nominated for a 1971 Grammy, the two trophies he …
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Visionary record producer, label executive and music publisher Fred Foster, who guided the early careers of Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, among many others, died Wednesday in Nashville following a short illness. He was 87. The founder of Monument Records, which released Parton’s first hit single, “Dumb Blonde,” …
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Just ahead of the premiere of the Netflix film Dumplin’, featuring a soundtrack of her songs, Dolly Parton joined the film’s star and producer Jennifer Aniston on The Late Late Show With James Corden for a game of “Dolly Would or Dolly Wouldn’t?” Among the challenges posed to the always-game …
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