Paul Heaton scores first solo number one as Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 finally reaches the top 40
Heaton reached the top on Friday In the same chart week that Dolly Parton‘s 9 to 5 reached the UK top 40 for the very first time, Paul Heaton has scored his first solo UK number one album. Heaton’s latest chart-topping LP, titled Jenius, is his sixth overall but the first under his own name […]
6 days ago
Dolly Parton had surprising connection to South Yorkshire and wanted to live in small UK town
Why the Tennessee singer wanted to live in this UK town Dolly Parton, the Locust Ridge born singer, actor and author shared an unlikely love for a UK town in 2007. She became known to the world through her singing, topping charts with country music that spoke to many. The singer was most notably known […]
1 week ago
Dollywood will stay open because Dolly Parton asked it to
‘The show must go on’ Dollywood will remain open following Dolly Parton’s death, with the Tennessee theme park saying it will continue operating in keeping with the singer’s wishes. The park, which sits in Pigeon Forge and has become one of Parton’s most recognisable creations, said it would continue operating as she would have wanted. […]
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Dolly Parton’s sister says she’s ‘up all night praying’ for singer’s health
It comes after the 79-year-old postponed her Vegas residency Dolly Parton’s sister has said she’s ‘up all night praying’ for the singer’s health after it was revealed she is undergoing ‘health challenges’. “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly,” Freida Parton wrote on Facebook. “Many of you know she hasn’t been […]
11 months ago
Dolly Parton cancels appearance at Dollywood due to health concerns
‘I’m just putting that all on hold’ Dolly Parton cancelled her appearance at her theme park, Dollywood, on Wednesday (September 17) due to health concerns. Parton was suffering from kidney stones and had been advised not to travel by her doctor. When Dolly’s performance was due, the country hitmaker (79) appeared through a pre-recorded video […]
1 year ago
Dolly Parton sings ‘Jolene’ before getting vaccinated with jab she helped fund
“Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging of you, please don’t hesitate” Dolly Parton sang a version of her hit ‘Jolene’ re-written with vaccination-related lyrics, before receiving a coronavirus jab on Tuesday. The country legend got the vaccine developed by Moderna, which she helped fund. Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine. @VUMChealth pic.twitter.com/38kJrDzLqC — […]
5 years ago