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A Dolly Tribute
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items Not the list I was planning to make, but I had to pay tribute to one of the greatest people to ever live. The world will miss her light, but the lives she touched will live on and create more.
Sections
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Music
Books
Movies
Charities
Music
With a career that spanned decades, this is obviously not an exhaustive list. A true musical icon.
Recorded on her 2008 Backwoods Barbie tour, the 2009 CD/DVD set Live from London is Dolly Parton's first live release since 2004's Live and Well.
Live from London
BMG's The Very Best of Dolly Parton is a single-disc set that contains original RCA and Columbia recordings from the mid-'70s into the '90s. Among the 20 tracks are some of her most recognized tunes: "9 to 5," "Here You Come Again," "Jolene," "Think ...
The Very Best of Dolly Parton [BMG 2007]
Dolly Parton has had countless collections, including many billed as either "definitive" or "ultimate," which is the billing given BMG Heritage's 2003 release. Running 20 tracks over the course of a single disc, this Ultimate Dolly Parton keeps its f...
Ultimate Dolly Parton
Parton's female protagonists are downright pitiful, adrift in a world where a more attractive woman might take their man, where a woman cannot let go of a man who no longer loves her, and where a man is the "highlight" of her life ("Highlight of My L...
Jolene
Upon receiving a nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, Dolly Parton demurred, claiming that she wasn't rock & roll. The Rock Hall wound up inducting her, and she accepted the honor, deciding to deliver her first full-fledged roc...
Rockstar
Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables is a collaborative studio album by Dolly Parton and Family. The album was released on November 15, 2024.
Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables [2 CD]
Once Upon a Christmas is a collaborative studio album by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released on October 29, 1984, by RCA Records. The album was produced by Rogers with David Foster. It was Rogers' second Christmas album, following 1981's C...
Once Upon a Christmas
Given her ebullient spirit and the overall length and breadth of her catalog, it seems like Dolly Parton would -- like so many of her country peers -- have turned out a half-dozen or so Christmas albums by this point. She in fact has only two, a 1984...
A Holly Dolly Christmas
Nearly 50 studio albums into her career, Dolly Parton manages to find a novel hook for Run, Rose, Run, her first record since 2017's I Believe in You. In this case, her hook is literally a novel -- one she co-wrote with James Patterson, the author be...
Run, Rose, Run [B&N Exclusive Opaque Blue Vinyl]
Books
Dolly wasn't just a singer/songwriter. She wrote books too.
In Behind the My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endea...
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
You’re invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook) Rachel share beloved, crowd-pleasing recipes and family stories.
Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [A Cookbook]
This landmark volume explores the remarkable life and lyrics of the one and only Dolly Parton.
As told in her own inimitable words, Songteller explores the songs that have defined Parton's journey. Illustrated throughout with previously unpublished ...
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography all about beloved entertainer Dolly Parton! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers!
Dolly Parton: A Little Golden Book Biography
Every song tells a story.
She’s a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her.
She’s also on the run. Find a future, lose a past.
Run, Rose, Run
Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Doll...
Who Is Dolly Parton?
Country music legend Dolly Parton's rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Using lyrics from her classic song "Coat of Many Colors," the book tells the story of a young girl in need o...
Coat of Many Colors
Movies
My favorite is 9to5, but Dolly made multiple appearance on both the big and small screens.
The 1980 comedy movie 9 to 5 follows three corporate secretaries who kidnap their sexist, tyrannical boss, Franklin Hart Jr. The trio includes Judy Bernly, Violet Newstead, and Doralee Rhodes. Together, they secretly run and completely revolutionize ...
9 to 5 (1980)
An embittered scrooge of a woman plans to sell her small town, regardless of the consequences to the people who live there. However, a kindhearted angel arrives and shows her what would happen before she mends her ways and redeems herself.
Christmas on the Square
A New York City event planner travels home to Tennessee for the holidays and ends up working on the 30th-anniversary Christmas event at Dollywood alongside the theme park's Director of Operations.
Christmas at Dollywood (2021)
Wild Texas Wind is a 1991 television drama film starring Dolly Parton as a Texas swing singer caught in a dangerous romance that ends in murder
Wild Texas Wind (1991)
A woman ditches her small-town life for big-city Chicago, where she becomes a sensation as a radio-show host.
Straight Talk (1992)
Charities
A collection of charities that I think Dolly would approve of.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, Unite...
Imagination Library
Your generosity helps St. Jude provide world-class care, innovative research and support for families facing childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Impact the lives of St. Jude kids | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The Trevor Project’s mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ+ young people.
Trevor Project
Red Cross volunteers and staff work to deliver vital services – from providing relief and support to those in crisis, to helping you be prepared to respond in emergencies.
Redcross
We partner with literacy organizations nationwide to expand volunteer literacy programs and inspire more people to become reading mentors. Through compelling content and community activation, we connect volunteer tutors with local initiatives and lit...
Children’s Literacy Project
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national nonprofit serving kids and teens across the United States, Native lands, and military installations through a network of more than 5,500 local Clubs. BGCA reaches more than 4 million children and...
Boys and Girls Club of America