CNN Showbiz — Everybody who knows anything about me knows I was born and raised in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Even though I left to follow my dreams the day after I graduated from high school, my family and my mountains are where my roots are and wher... more info

USA Today Music — Dolly Parton hasn’t stopped surprising her hometown fire victims with her generosity.             more info

MSN Music — Dolly Parton's new book is very, very revealing more info

New York Times — “Cover Stories,” a record of new renditions of songs from Ms. Carlile’s 2007 release, “The Story,” also features Dolly Parton and Pearl Jam. more info

Stereogum — The star-studded Brandi Carlile tribute album Cover Stories is out next week. We've already heard Dolly Parton and Pearl Jam, and now that the full album is streaming at NPR today, we have access to a few more tracks of interest. Below, check out Jim... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Sandy Gallin, a Hollywood agent and manager who guided the careers of Dolly Parton and other celebrity icons and helped steer Michael Jackson through scandal and career crisis, has died at the age of 76. During his peak, Gallin helped manage the care... more info

New York Times — At the University of Tennessee Knoxville, an honors seminar on the country music star was conceived as a fresh approach to 20th century history. more info

Metalsucks — Exactly what it sounds like. The post Listen: Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” Gone Death Metal appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metal Injection — I know what you're thinking – when is a death metal band going to take the signature Dolly Parton song... The post The DOLLY PARTON "Jolene" Death Metal Cover You've Been Waiting For appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

MSN Music — From classics by Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton to Miranda Lambert and Garth Brooks, PrettyFamous ranked the 100 greatest country music albums of all time. more info