Dolly Parton's America

The Vanishing of Harry Pace Trailer from the Creators of Dolly Parton's America

<p>Hi, Dolly Parton's America fans!</p> <p>We're sharing a new trailer for our new 6-part series The Vanishing of Harry Pace -from the creators of Dolly Parton's America, Jad ...

She's Alive!

<p>As Dolly will tell you, so much of who she is - her creativity, her music, her stance on life - emanates from her faith, but what exactly is that faith? The answer is deepl...

Traveling Creatures: live music from the series

<p>In this second bonus music episode, we play two live songs we recorded, sung by bluegrass musicians Nora Brown and Amythyst Kiah. </p> <p>You can find Nora on facebook @nor...

Dixie Disappearance

<p>This episode delves into the controversy surrounding Dolly Parton’s Stampede (formerly known as “Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede”)—a dinner theater that presents the Civil Wa...

Dolly Parton's America

<p>At the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, we drop in on a history class called “Dolly Parton’s America.” (We borrowed the name for our series!) Taught by Dr. Lynn Sacco,...

Dolly's Wildflowers: live music from the series

<p>Music performed by: </p> <p>Justin Hiltner (@hiltnerj, <a href="http://justinhiltner.com" title="http://justinhiltner.com">http://justinhiltner.com</a>) Esther Konkara (<a ...

The Only One For Me, Jolene

<p>One of Dolly’s most iconic and successful songs is “Jolene,” a song that, at first listen, is about a romantic rival trying to steal her man: a prime example of the classic...

Dollitics

<p>Dolly Parton and politics have always had an interesting relationship. On the one hand, she wrote <em>9 to 5</em>,<em> the</em> anthem for working women and the theme song ...

Neon Moss

<p>In this episode, we go back up the mountain to visit Dolly’s actual Tennessee mountain home.  But, can you ever go home again?  Dolly tells us stories about her first trips...

Tennessee Mountain Trance

<p>We journey into the Dollyverse dimension: "Tennessee Mountain Home."Like all law abiding Tennesseans, Jad grew up with the song on a loop.  He hadn’t planned to talk with D...

I Will Always Leave You

<p>Porter Wagoner led the most successful country music television show of its time, and in 1967 he needed a new “girl singer.” He turned to a 21 year old songwriter named Dol...

Sad Ass Songs

<p>We begin with a simple question: How did the queen of the boob joke become a feminist icon? Helen Morales, author of “Pilgrimage to Dollywood,” gave us a stern directive – ...

Dolly Parton's America Trailer

<p><span>In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, his...