Dolly Parton

Dog Ears Music: Volume Thirty-Three

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 08.15.2008 | Entertainment


Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

Benji Hughes hails from Charlotte, North Carolina. His debut is a well-crafted 25-song extravaganza, A Love Extreme, recorded in L.A.'s boho enclave Silverlake.

Lynching Advocate Toby Keith: Obama "Talks, Acts, And Carries Himself As A Caucasian"

Max Blumenthal | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


Max Blumenthal

Now, Toby Keith has trained his sights on Barack Obama, attacking him in language that startled even the notoriously reactionary radio jock Glenn Beck.

Dear Cindy McCain, Please Pull Up Your Shirt And Tie Back Your Hair: An Open Letter In Pictures

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 08.05.2008 | Style


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Cindy, you possibly the best thing about your husband's campaign, but next time you have a photo op, even if it is deep in the heart of hairspray country, ask yourself "What would Condi Rice do?"

Dolly Parton: Feminist Icon?

Huffington Post | Posted 07.27.2008 | Style


The Times of London has annointed the adorable Dolly Parton a feminist hero. Dolly's roof-raiser was the latest example of a noticeable social trend,...

American Idol "Shout to the Lord" Controversy and Results

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.10.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

Asking all the kids to do a group sing on a born-again evangelical Christian number is wrong for many reasons. As a practicing Catholic I was stunned and upset for the performers.

American Idol: Top 9 (to 5)

Ken Levine | Posted 04.02.2008 | Entertainment


Ken Levine

Maybe it's because I'm not a huge fan of country music (it's fine for playing in the background at barbeque joints) but Dolly Parton wrote 3,000 songs and they all sound the same to me.

American Idol Top 9: The Results

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.02.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

Dolly Parton is one of the most talented songwriters in country music history, has a sensational voice and has recorded more great albums than you can shake a stick at.

Dolly Parton Releases Album on Own Label

AP | JOHN GEROME | Posted 03.22.2008 | Entertainment


NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton knows a good investment when she sees one, and these days she sees one in the mirror. Parton, whose business po...

American Idol Top 11: The Results

Michael Giltz | Posted 03.20.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

The results show begins with a list of all the mentors who will appear this season. Mariah Carey one assumes would be useless -- doesn't she need six assistants to get up in the morning?

Dolly Parton Postpones Tour For Back Injury

Dolly Parton | Posted 02.11.2008 | Entertainment


Country legend Dolly Parton announced she had to push back her tour due to a back injury. She recently revealed the nicknames of her breasts, to blame...

A Musical Tribute To Porter Wagoner: You Vote

Current TV | Posted 12.31.2007 | Entertainment


A tribute to country/western legend Porter Wagoner, set to Dolly Parton's song "I Will Always Love You." Vote if you like it or not by going here. ...

An American Music Treasure Gone: Porter Wagoner, 1927-2007

Steve Anderson | Posted 10.30.2007 | Entertainment


Steve Anderson

Country music is an art form rooted in the triumphs, tragedies, and pathos that occur in everyday lives. We just lost one of the master practitioners of this unique American art form, Porter Wagoner.