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Born Anna Mae Bullock on Nov. 26, 1939, Turner grew up in rural Nutbush, Tenn., but also spent time in Knoxville, as her parents moved there for work.Growing up, she had a distant relationship with both her father, who abandoned the family when she was 13, and mother.But performing came naturally, and became her solace.

Image Brandi Carlile's The Mother is one of the more honest songs about motherhood in the canon.Credit...Ricardo Nagaoka for The New York Times A lot of music about motherhood gets a bad rap.Given how much our culture devalues women's work and domestic work most of all this shouldn't be terribly surprising, but it's still a bummer.

There is no person on the planet who more universally encapsulates the best things about the American South - and is more universally beloved - than Dolly Parton.She's a country music legend, to put it mildly, a successful actress, a business mogul, and prolific philanthropist who's donated millions of dollars to causes including childhood literacy and the development of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.

While we may earn a commission if you buy something through these links, we make unbiased, independent decisions about what to recommend.Coffee-table books are the quintessential holiday gifts (much like )-they please the eye, look chic in any home, and you can find them in a variety of themes and photography styles.

Duran Duran's original guitarist Andy Taylor was forced to miss the band's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to ongoing treatment for stage four metastatic prostate cancer.The renowned British new wave group revealed Taylor had been diagnosed four years ago by reading a letter from him to the audience at the Hall of Fame ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.

Image Perhaps making the Rock Hall made Sheryl Crow happy (which can't be that bad).Credit...Rebecca Smeyne for The New York Times I don't have much reverence for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame a shadowy and arbitrary institution founded by record executives and music industry influencers who have historically hewed to a pretty narrow definition of rock 'n' roll.

THE FAREWELL TOUR, by Stephanie Clifford The Farewell Tour, by Stephanie Clifford, is the story of Lillian Waters, a fictional country music singer in the vein of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn.I loved Clifford's debut novel, Everybody Rise, a vibrant explosion of a book set among graduates of elite prep schools in 2006 Manhattan, so I was eager to follow Clifford into the world of what one character calls hillbilly music.

Get ready to add some new bops to your playlist because this week's roundup has something for everyone.Whether it be a reggae-inspired tune, gay icons making their fiery rockstar debut, or getting a taste of hyper-pop trans excellence, we've got you covered if you're looking for some fresh bops for your weekend.

Meet the coach champ!Dave Bishop Queen's Gambit?More like Bishop's Gambit! (That joke will make sense when you learn his name is Dave Bishop.)Who is he?A generally cool dude, and lifelong chess lover.Dave Bishop is a part-time chess coach at George B. Weatherbee School in Hampton, Me. as well as their custodian.

For her very first entry into rock n' roll music, Dolly Parton pulled out all the stops, thumbing through her rhinestone-studded Rolodex for collaborators.The 77-year-old country music icon, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year, announced the lineup for her upcoming album, Rockstar.

Dolly Parton is entering her era with the upcoming release of her rock 'n' roll album.She's sharing the first sample of the LP today with its lead single, the scorching and topically-relevant "World on Fire."Parton's Rockstar tracklist boasts an absolutely insane list of guest stars to assist her with some epic covers.

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For her very first entry into rock 'n' roll music, Dolly Parton pulled out all the stops, thumbing through her rhinestone-studded Rolodex for collaborators.The 77-year-old country music icon, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year, announced the lineup for her upcoming album, "Rockstar."

They have popped up like mushrooms after rain, says Maria Glazunova, who works at the Dovzhenko Centre, Kyiv's film archive.They are lovely places where you can drink coffee, read, and just sniff the books.After the terrifying early months of 2022, and a brutal winter of drone attacks and blackouts, a crop of new independent bookshops is hardly what one would expect to find in the Ukrainian capital.

Mark O'Connor plays the five instruments he was studying at age 12 - fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo and dobro.Marty O'Connor/Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor's story starts ordinarily enough.He grew up in a suburb of Seattle, where his father scraped by as a construction worker and his mother was a homemaker.

Dolly Parton is "so excited" to be putting out her long-promised rock album.The country star, 77, vowed to make a rocky record after she was last year inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and has now released a statement and full track listing for the release, due out 17 November.

Dolly Parton has announced a genre switch to rock music, and has tapped what will surely be the starriest supporting cast for any album this year.Her new album Rockstar a 30-track epic with nine originals and 21 cover versions, which will be released on 17 November features 42 guest artists straddling multiple genres and generations.

Music star Ed Sheeran said on Monday he's getting encouragement during his copyright trial from other performers who also worry that they'll be sued, as he battles claims that he stole material from Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On to make a new tune a decade ago.The British singer offered a spirited defense and a lot of singing during a second day on the witness stand after he was called by his lawyer to answer questions at a trial at which he is accused of infringing the copyrights of the 1973 soul classic Gaye created with fellow songwriter Ed Townsend.

AUSTIN, Texas The weekend is here and, as always, there are a ton of things going on in the Austin area!From a tribute to an Austin original to a dance party dedicated to Dolly, there's no shortage of fun activities happening over the next few days.Here's a breakdown of just some of the events you can attend this weekend.

2022 was a great year for queer music lovers.Debut albums like Omar Apollo's Ivory and Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter took the queer youth by storm, while classic, beloved acts like Lavender Country and Dolly Parton kept their legacies fresh.Even Beyoncé spent her whole latest project,  Renaissance, paying the LGBTQ+ community our musical flowers.

More than a century has elapsed since the onset of Prohibition, when a national ban on the production, transport, and sale of alcohol spawned the proliferation of speakeasies - illicit drinking dens tucked into inconspicuous spaces with an atmosphere of risky fun.The Chicago of today bears little resemblance to the oft-romanticized era of Prohibition, but the lure of speakeasy-style bars remains a potent force, with operators offering an atmosphere of moody mystery sans the threat of legal action.

The SXSW Grulke Prize award, now in its ninth year, was developed in honor of our friend and colleague Creative Director Brent Grulke, who passed away on August 13, 2012.Brent's love of music and the spirit of the festival is reflected in the three prize categories: Developing U.S. Act, Developing Non-U.S. Act and Career Act.

Update, Sunday Feb. 12: T-Mobile announced Sunday that it will run a second 60-second spot during the first quarter of the Big Game.The ad features Bradley Cooper and his mom riffing with one another in a studio while weaving in selling points for the carrier's 5G plans.The company claims the spot will be Cooper's first Super Bowl commercial, and it was able to pull it together thanks to creative partner Panay Films' connections with the star.

The truth is, not every celebrity can withstand the test of time.Unless you're Dolly Parton, of course.The queen of country music likes to mind her business, release new music, and donate to causes that matter to her.It's a lesser-known fact that the multi-talented mogul has ventured into the home decor space and has a line of adorable kitchen items you can buy for yourself or the country music lover in your life ahead of the holidays.

A Dolly Parton cover band will take the stage at Bushwick's The Sultan Room on Friday, where they will perform a hate-letter to Valentine's Day.Doll parts, the Brooklyn-based band made up of Julia Sirna-Frest, Maggie Robinson-Katz and Shane Chapman, will perform their show 'Heartbreak' that takes a different approach to Valentine's Day as they belt out heartbreak anthems from the Queen of Country.

Realtor.com Located in Brentwood, home to many musicians, this opulent, four-bedroom property has hosted some of the biggest names in entertainment, business, politics, and country music, including Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, and Brad Paisley.The massive mansion features many exquisite details, including fixtures from Argentina, custom woodwork, and a lead crystal chandelier from the Czech Republic autographed by Dolly Parton.

GOOD DAY, BRAINY FACE!It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX-our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz.And this week, you'll test your amazing knowledge on such topics as the city's expensive new (unnecessary?)cop cars, the mayor's latest Twitter slap fight, and various Republican dickwhistles... and YES, "dickwhistle" IS a word!!

After a few years of cute Christmas specials, features, and a surprising James Patterson collab, Dolly Parton is firmly in music legend mode.The country maven confirmed her upcoming Rock Star album after her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction last year, and has since announced a few of the featured artists.

Dolly Parton will mark her recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by releasing an album of rock covers.While working on the album, she's offered sporadic updates on what songs she'll be recording - and who will be joining her.During an appearance on The View this week, Parton revealed that Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Cher, P!NK, Brandi Carlile, John Fogerty, Steve Perry, and Steven Tyler will be among the musicians featured on the album.

Miley Cyrus is back but the mullet is not as she enters a new era with her latest single, "Flowers."It's the first preview of her upcoming album Endless Summer Vacation, which is due out March 10th on Columbia Records.When last we heard new music from Cyrus, she was channeling a pop star Joan Jett on her 2020 album, Plastic Hearts.

Miley Cyrus has announced a new album called Endless Summer Vacation, which is set for release on March 10th via Columbia Records.The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced with Kid Harpoon, Greg Kurstin, Mike WiLL Made-It, and Tyler Johnson.Cyrus describes it as her "love letter to LA," as well as "a reflection of the strength she's found in focusing on both her physical and mental well-being," notes a press release.

Liptauer, ktipiti, almogrote and obatzda are lovely words, but none of these names of global cheese spreads, arguably, have the simple mouthwatering elegance of beer cheese.This cousin of pimento, pub cheese, Port wine cheese, fromage fort, Benedictine and others deserves to be in your regular repertoire of dips and spreads.

Before we dip into the egg nog (and queso) and let visions of sugar plums dance in our heads for the holidays (and by sugar plums, we mean BBQ tacos), take a stroll through the latest programming announcements, Holiday Hits playlist, and details on registration for SXSW 2023 in Austin, TX from March 10-19.

Dolly Parton has unwrapped more details about her upcoming rock album.In a recent appearance on  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the recent Rock and Rock Hall of Fame inductee said the project will include covers of songs from the likes of Prince, The Rolling Stones, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.She also revealed the album's title:  Rock Star.

Growing up in the '90s with a broken family in Brighton, England, I would watch Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) religiously: All I wanted to do as a kid was dress up as an old woman.Twenty-eight years after the film came out, I paid homage to Robin Williams's character by transforming into her to attend Balenciaga's fall '22 show in Paris.

Rhodes was also found guilty of other bad stuff, which is why he is now facing a maximum of 60 years in prison.That's a long time, baby.That's a long stretch.On the bright side, by 2082, the hip new look might be steampunk cowboy pirate.STEPHEN COLBERT Now, when you hear the name Oath Keepers,' you know, and that eye patch, it makes Rhodes sort of seem like a heroic freedom rebel.