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Dolly Parton Gets Emotional Emmys Tribute as Reba Sings ‘Appalachian Memories’ and Sally Field Declares: ‘God Bless You, My Friend’

The Emmy Awards paid tribute to Dolly Parton with a performance by Reba McEntire, who performed the late artist’s song “Appalachian Memories.” The 1983 country song was written and recorded by Parton for her twenty-fifth solo studio album, “Burlap & Satin.” Sally Field, who starred with Parton in the 1989 film “Steel Magnolias,” introduced the […]

VarietyVarietyTanya Fedak15 Sept

A job that changed me: Working the pool kiosk in the summer of ’82, I was excited when older boys came by – but I learned that respect is better than attention

My job made me the envy of the cool girls; it made me visible. Then Johnno, Stevo and Whack paid a visit In the summer of 1982, at the age of 14, I was hired to work in the ticket office and kiosk at the Sale Memorial Pool in Victoria’s Gippsland region. The cool girls at school, who did not usually acknowledge me, were seething with jealousy. It was a sought-after job in a time before fast-food outlets and chain supermarkets. I was anxious because I didn’t look like the girls who usually worked at the pool. The Dolly magazine cover-girl types. They were tanned, used raspberry lip gloss and Impulse body spray, and wore stretchy boob tubes over their crocheted bikini tops. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianAllison Harding14 Sept

Emmys Sets Reba McEntire For Dolly Parton Tribute; Adds Big ‘Baywatch’ Contingent, McConaughey & Harrelson, LL Cool J & Caan, More As Presenters

More details are coming into light about the 78th Emmy Awards ahead of the September 14 ceremony broadcast live from the Peacock Theater on NBC and Peacock. Jesse Collins confirmed on Thursday that the show will honor Dolly Parton, who died recently at the age of 80. Deadline hears that the tribute will feature Parton’s […]

DeadlineDeadlineNellie Andreeva13 Sept

Last Night of the Proms review – musical chaos ensues in near four-hour finale

Royal Albert Hall, London The evening features everything from a rendition of an inscrutable Samuel Barber concerto to a celebration of Dolly Parton, but the real star is tartan-clad tenor Nicky Spence In Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, a wealthy man commissions an evening’s entertainment: a lofty new opera and a comic burlesque. But when time constraints force them to be performed simultaneously, surreal musical chaos ensues. One can only assume that the BBC was taking notes. The Last Night of the Proms is the finale to eight weeks of concerts, and the BBC’s annual identity crisis. Is this the celebratory end to a season of serious music or a standalone party, whose first half is something to be endured before the real fun begins? It’s both, of course. And that’s where the trouble starts. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianAlexandra Coghlan13 Sept

Nashville airport board unanimously approves name change to honor Dolly Parton

The city’s mayor and Tennessee’s governor threw their support behind the name change last month The Nashville airport is to be renamed after Dolly Parton , a board of commissioners voted on Friday, in tribute to the Smoky Mountain singer who is estimated to bring $1.8bn each year to Tennessee through her Dollywood theme park. The decision ensures that Parton, who died last month at 80 years old, will be memorialized with her name on an airport, although the renaming process will take time to complete. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianEdward Helmore12 Sept

Nashville airport board unanimously approves name change to honor Dolly Parton

The city’s mayor and Tennessee’s governor threw their support behind the name change last month The Nashville airport is to be renamed after Dolly Parton , a board of commissioners voted on Friday, in tribute to the Smoky Mountain singer who is estimated to bring $1.8bn each year to Tennessee through her Dollywood theme park. The decision ensures that Parton, who died last month at 80 years old, will be memorialized with her name on an airport, although the renaming process will take time to complete. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianEdward Helmore12 Sept

Nashville Airport begins renaming process in honour of Dolly Parton

Nashville International Airport could soon carry the name of Tennessee’s best-known musical ambassador after its governing board unanimously approved the first step towards renaming the airport in honour of Dolly Parton. The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted 6–0 on 11 September to modify its naming policy and begin the process. However, airport officials emphasised that […]

Aviation24.beAviation24.beAndré Orban11 Sept