How can such pro-woman lyrics come from someone who despises the word feminism?
The Tennessee Mountain home begins to seem like part of a Disney fairytale. 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 “cheating song.” But some see it as flipping a popular country music trope on its head. 224 S Church Street; Mountain City, TN 37683; 423-727-9700; Join our mailing list [email protected]
The answer is deeply surprising. And she speaks of her plans for how she'll be remembered after she’s gone—how her voice will live on for the next 50, 100, 200 years.
Dolly tells us stories about her first trips out of the holler, and shares with us where she lives now. And also, halfway around the world, Esther Konkara, the self-proclaimed “Kenyan Dolly Parton,” who sings "Tennessee Mountain Home" as an ode to the hills of Nairobi - hills she has not yet left. On the one hand, she wrote 9 to 5, the anthem for working women and the theme song for a movie inspired by a new labor union. He hadn’t planned to talk with Dolly about it, but much to his surprise, he is drawn into a Tennessee Mountain Trance. We visit the replica of Dolly’s childhood cabin and find thousands of other pilgrims similarly entranced.
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And also, halfway around the world, Esther Konkara, the self-proclaimed “Kenyan Dolly Parton,” who sings "Tennessee Mountain Home" as an ode to the hills of Nairobi - hills she has not yet left. © Stitcher 2019, all content is copyright of its owners.
The Tennessee Mountain home begins to seem like part of a Disney fairytale.
And as her career progresses, the songs expand beyond the pain to tell tales of leaving abuse behind. Jeff Tang, Charles Hagaman, and everyone at National Sawdust. Taught by Dr. Lynn Sacco, the class is filled with college students who grew up in rural Appalachia, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college.
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https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/dpa/dpa121719_dixiedisappearance.mp3, This episode delves into the controversy surrounding Dolly Parton’s Stampede (formerly known as “Dolly Parton’s, https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/dpa/dpa120319_dollypartonsamericaepisode.mp3. But, can you ever go home again?
Helen Morales, author of “Pilgrimage to Dollywood,” gave us a stern directive – look at the lyrics! That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons. Is it desirable, or even possible? Helen Morales, author of “Pilgrimage to Dollywood,” gave us a stern directive – look at the lyrics! We journey into the Dollyverse dimension: "Tennessee Mountain Home. Google Play Store. Dolly embodies “a quivering mass of irreconcilable contradictions” in a way very few other American figures do… but has America arrived at a place where such contradictions are no longer defensible or tolerable?