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Dolly Parton
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Frieda Parton calls for prays after singer postpones Las Vegas residency scheduled for December
Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, dies aged 82
The country music singer has paid tribute to her husband of over 60 years
Music books: From the melancholy of Abba to the dance-floor riot of Ash
Tony Clayton-Lea on publications about Abba, Greenwich Village, Fleetwood Mac, 1990s indie, John Grant, Dolly Parton and Britpop
Mean to the fiddler: Band in unfair sacking case had more than €376,000 in earnings
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Beyoncé country: How a shy girl from Texas became a cultural icon
The singer’s pivot into country music, via her hit Texas Hold ‘Em and her new album, Cowboy Carter, is the latest smart move in a glittering career
Rockstar proves that charm counts for a lot when you are Dolly Parton
Rockstar is a waggish nod to the mild controversy that engulfed her last year
Mickey Mouse topics and bullsh*t conversations: Some RTÉ shows haven’t read the public-service memo
Radio: Oliver Callan, on The Nine O’Clock Show, and The Ray D’Arcy Show take divergent approaches to the same material
Rock of ages: The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Debbie Harry and 12 other classic acts still going strong
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Dolly Parton: ‘I always knew how to manoeuvre in a crowd of men’
Dolly Parton is hitting new highs. Despite her stardom and pressures around feminism, business and fashion, she has always done it her way
CMAT: If My Wife New I’d Be Dead review – one of the best albums of 2022
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Apple Fitness+: Pilates, mediation and ski workouts on the way
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Michael Stipe: ‘Cold-ass b**ch was a coat I put on to protect myself. I can take it off now’
The artist and REM singer talks American presidents, parties and photographing his heroes
CMAT: ‘I had a full mental breakdown – it was better just to get it out of the way’
The singer on mental health, hyperfemininity and using humour as a shield
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