Dolly Parton, Songteller by Dolly Parton

Author:Dolly Parton [Parton, Dolly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Published: 2020-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Like millions of fans all over the world, I was struck by the charisma of Johnny Cash. As a kid, I used to sing “I Love a Tall Man,” and Johnny certainly fit the bill.

Immediately after leaving Porter Wagoner as a member of his road show and TV cast in 1974, Dolly began to build her own career’s infrastructure.

She formed Velvet Apple Music as her exclusive publishing company, instantly transferring the songs in her Owepar music catalog into the new entity. She has maintained ownership of her songs ever since.

As she had long dreamed, she became a solo touring attraction. From 1974 through 1977, she performed concerts with her own group, the Traveling Family Band. At various times, this act included her siblings Randy, Freida, Floyd, and Rachel Parton. After that, she formed another band to accompany her on the road, Gypsy Fever.

In 1976, she launched her own weekly television series. When it aired in syndication in 1976 to 1977, she became the first country-music woman in history to have her own TV program.

Porter continued to produce her records until 1977. She broke this final tie with him by producing her own album that year.

In 1978, Dolly Parton was named the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year. She became the second female artist to earn this honor, following Loretta Lynn’s win in 1972.

Next, she took aim at the pop music hit parade and hired Los Angeles managers to guide her career. This ruffled feathers in Nashville. People in the country industry accused her of abandoning both country music and the community that created it. She answered her critics by saying, “I’m not leaving country music, I’m taking it with me.”

Her new team successfully campaigned to expand her fame beyond country’s borders. During the late 1970s, she attracted the attention of the mainstream show-biz world. Her wits and her glitz made her a huge favorite on the national TV talk-show circuit. Print interviewers were equally charmed, and she began appearing in the pages of Rolling Stone, Time, People, and Good Housekeeping, as well as on the cover of Playboy.

By the end of the decade, Dolly had transcended country stardom to become a pop-music presence. These songs chronicle that evolution.

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