Honor Your Hometown
An ode to Tennessee’s small and not-so-small towns. Tennessee. The Volunteer State. Home to country music, the Great Smoky Mountains, whiskey, and a river that…
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Dolly Parton’s Teeny Martin
With Accidentally Wes Anderson In the tiny town of Markneukirchen, Germany, a family of cabinet makers would make an unlikely pivot to manufacture an…
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Jolene’s Rebuttal
Dear Dolly Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, This has all been a big misunderstanding. I ain’t NEVER thought about taking your man. In fact, it don’t…
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What Dolly Are You?
Eat your heart out, Tiger Beat You might rightfully be under the impression that there is only one Dolly out there: the Queen of…
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Sad Songs That Hurt Just Right
Sometimes you need a sad song you can play really loud. Dolly gets you and you’re gonna be okay. Sarah Smarsh suggests a playlist….
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Get in the Spirit With Kate Rosante
Grain in her veins.
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How to line dance 101
We left it all on the dance floor.
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Dolly Parton Tales
Stories don’t mean anything when you’ve got no one to tell them to We all know a thing or two about Dolly. Whether that…
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Parton My Scream
The Dollywood Coaster Guide By Dave Ewing Nestled in the heart of the Smoky Mountains in the hokey town of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, you’ll…
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A Woman’s Right to Denim
The very first pair of jeans made for women Jeans and a top. A woman’s unofficial uniform for when she needs something quick that…
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Black Opry
Making country music an industry for everyone. Cover photo by Jose Guererro Music is for everyone. And should be for everyone. With space for…
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The Greatest Christmas Album of All Time
With all due respect to Mariah. By Keith Plocek Is there a better holiday album than Once Upon a Christmas? That’s a rhetorical question,…
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The Spirits & the Devil Await
A Day in Cassadaga, Florida At the edge of Central Florida, just past Daytona and right off Interstate 4, sits Cassadaga, Florida. This small…
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