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Post by JerseyGirl on Mar 14, 2022 15:05:57 GMT -5
Dolly Parton Withdraws From Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Consideration: ‘I Don’t Feel I Have Earned That Right’ Country superstar is nominated alongside Eminem, Lionel Richie, and Duran Duran
By JON FREEMAN MARCH 14, 2022 11:01AM ET Dolly Parton is one of several worthy artists who are currently being considered for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year. Or, at least, she was. The country star, who recently released her new book Run, Rose, Run and its companion album, posted a statement on Monday asking to bow out of consideration for the honor. “Even though I am extremely flattered to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right. I really do not want the votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.” Parton doesn’t get into specifically why she doesn’t feel worthy to be included, because there is plenty of evidence she actually is worthy, but alludes to the fact that she hasn’t exactly made a straight rock & roll record. “This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock ‘n’ roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do! My husband is a total rock ‘n’ roll freak, and has always encouraged me to do one.” The decision to “bow out” isn’t entirely up to Parton, however. In years past, musicians such as Axl Rose, John Lydon, and Todd Rundgren protested their inclusion, then ended up being voted in anyway. Lydon famously sent an angry letter to be read at the ceremony when the Sex Pistols were inducted in 2006. Furthermore, ballots for this year that include her name are already out there. Parton may not have much choice on whether or not she gets inducted, but she can always — like Lydon and others — abstain from attending if she does. Parton is nominated alongside several generations and styles of artists, including Eminem, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Beck, A Tribe Called Quest, Kate Bush, Judas Priest, and MC5. Final choices will be announced in May. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dolly-parton-rock-hall-nomination-1320860/
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Post by HUDGE "JerseyDan" on Mar 14, 2022 17:19:51 GMT -5
Lol...always a class act. She wants no part of that mess, so she makes it seem like she's not worthy. I love it.
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Post by Cagey on Mar 14, 2022 17:56:03 GMT -5
Lol...always a class act. She wants no part of that mess, so she makes it seem like she's not worthy. I love it. She may come across as a class act, but she is not always a class act.
Ask the 300 plus former employees of Dixie Stampede in Orlando Florida about how much class she has after what she did to all of them without notice too.
But I do agree she should not be considered for a rock and roll hall of fame.
Once upon a time there was limitations to the genre, but this hall of fame has eliminated those boundaries and now it is the country hall of fame, pop hall of fame, and anything but rock and roll.
"The company plans to give most of the 150 to 200 employees severance packages with as much as 60 days of compensation. Some would be transferred to other locations, he said, and the attraction's livestock and horses would also be moved.
Sarah Flatt, a server who had worked at Dixie Stampede for eight months, arrived at about 4:30 p.m. to retrieve some personal items. She said she wasn't pleased with the way the closing was handled.
"A company this large could have at least held a meeting Saturday night to tell us what was going on," she said. "Some people have been here five years, and they aren't at all happy. I mean, all we know now is that we don't have jobs."
I heard it involved upwards of over 300 employees in total who were never notified of anything. They showed up to work one day and found the place locked and closed down. No job. No notification. No income. No nothing for most of them. Just one day working and the next cut off as Dolly Parton took the money and ran and left many people high and dry.
Dolly walked off with millions selling her land to the Premium Outlets stores I think and the deal was fast too. Dolly Parton was losing money on her business in Orlando and when Premium Outlets pitched her a deal for her land she took the money and ran as fast as she could get out of Orlando.
I don't think the people of Orlando will forget that one...
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Post by JerseyGirl on May 4, 2022 21:39:47 GMT -5
5 Times Dolly Parton Went Rock Ahead of Dolly’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, hear her cover Bon Jovi, REO Speedwagon, and more By STEPHEN L. BETTS MAY 4, 2022 3:16PM ET In spite of Dolly Parton’s initial misgivings about accepting a nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the country music icon is officially going to become a member: Her name was among those in the Class of 2022 announced on Wednesday morning. “I am honored and humbled by the fact that I have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course I will accept it gracefully,” Parton wrote on social media. “Thanks to everyone that voted for me and to everyone at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I will continue to work hard and try to live up to the honor.” It’s worth noting that Parton’s very first recording was, in fact, one that rocked. The 1959 single called “Puppy Love,” which a 13-year-old Parton wrote with her uncle Bill Owens, was recorded at Goldband Studio in Lake Charles, Louisiana, founded by musician Ed Shuler. Parton’s single was a bubbly tune punctuated by electric guitar, a rock beat, and an exuberant, youthful vocal (think fellow future Rock Hall legend Brenda Lee on helium). Although it garnered the teenager some radio airplay, it didn’t exactly set Dolly on a path to rock & roll stardom. Since that time, however, she has managed to skillfully straddle the blurred lines between country and pop, and her rare excursions into the rock & roll songbook always approached the genre with the same zeal that distinguished her pure country classics. Here are five of the best. “Time for Me to Fly” (1989)Although rainbows generally follow rain, Parton experienced those two things in reverse as her excellent 1989 album White Limozeen was the ray of sunshine following the dismal creative and commercial spot that was her 1987 LP Rainbow. That desire to reset and take off to new heights comes through beautifully in her version of this 1978 REO Speedwagon power ballad. Produced by Ricky Skaggs, the track heads skyward aided by Dolly’s gutsy vocal and some relentlessly entertaining bluegrass instrumentation. “Stairway to Heaven” (2002)OK, so Dolly’s majestic version of this ubiquitous Led Zeppelin gem didn’t exactly uncover any deep, hidden meaning there might be in the song’s lyrics. But her gospel-choir-backed rendition, included on the brilliant 2002 album Halos & Horns, is delivered with the Dolly trademarks of compassion and tenderness, and offers something more than clarity — namely hope. That’s one way to clear out any of those pesky bustles in your hedgerow. “Lay Your Hands on Me” (2014)Dolly’s historic 2014 performance at Glastonbury, the U.K.’s premier music festival, drew a crowd of more than 100,000 and set a high watermark for the event. Though the performance was pure Dolly, she was joined by a special guest: former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, who with bandmate Jon Bon Jovi had a 1989 Top 10 hit with this gut-crunching rocker. With permission from its authors, Parton tweaked the secular lyrics and turned it into a fiery gospel number for Blue Smoke, which became Parton’s highest-charting solo album ever on the Billboard 200. “Shine” (2001)Parton was inspired by hearing this 1994 Collective Soul hit on the car radio, with her rock & roll-loving husband Carl Dean by her side. She enlisted the members of alt-bluegrass trio Nickel Creek to accompany her on a soaring 2001 version for Little Sparrow, the first in her trilogy of acoustic bluegrass LPs. Given that the song’s lyrics take such a contemplative gaze heavenward, just as Parton has in so many of her own compositions, it’s no surprise she was drawn to it. Even though it wasn’t her song, her cover did win her a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. “Help!” (1979)Countless tributes to John Lennon’s songwriting genius would flood the market after his murder, but this especially poignant one predates the tragedy by a year. Dolly’s 1979 LP Great Balls of Fire included her own sizzling take on that Jerry Lee Lewis rocker, but she would also pay homage to the Beatles with a zippy, bluegrass reworking of the band’s 1965 film tune, penned chiefly by Lennon with assistance from bandmate Paul McCartney. Parton’s breezy and enthusiastic version earns the song its exclamation point and sets the stage for more tasty covers to come. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dolly-parton-rock-hall-songs-1347483/
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