Dolly Parton News

Prior to kicking off her 2008 Backwoods Barbie world tour, Dolly will be playing three exciting club shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. Each of the three concerts will be intimate, fans-only shows and will feature “an abbreviated set featuring career highlights and her personal selections from the new album.” The dates are as follows: February 4 at The Roxy in Los Angeles, February 11 at Park West in Chicago and February 13 at Highline Ballroom in New York City. Tickets are not being sold for these shows, but Dolly will be giving away tickets through local radio stations and her website, DollyPartonMusic.net. Check back soon for more details!

Three classic Porter and Dolly albums are being reissued onto CD. Their 1980 album Porter & Dolly is coming out this Tuesday, Christmas Day, for just $6.99. Their 1969 album Always, Always and 1971 album Two Of A Kind are being released together on a two-on-one CD reissue on February 12th for $16.98. Both discs are available to pre-order now from Amazon!

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Starting today, fans can now download the “Better Get To Livin’” music video on iTunes for $1.99. Click on the image to take you to the “Better Get To Livin’” video on iTunes!

As a reminder, make sure to keep voting for the video on CMT and GAC. The video debuted at #1 on CMT’s Pure 12-Pack Countdown and #12 on CMT’s Top 20 Countdown last week. Voting just started this week for GAC’s Top 20 Countdown. Let’s get the video the top spot on all three! Follow the links below to vote and make sure you’re voting daily.

CMT Top 20 Countdown Voting Link >>
CMT Pure 12-Pack Countdown Voting Link >>
GAC Top 20 Countdown Voting Link >>

The upcoming UK special Jake’s Adventures In Dollywood is generating a lot of buzz amongst both Dolly and Scissor Sister fans alike. The official Scissor Sisters website has posted a blurb about the special along with four great photos of Jake meeting his favorite country queen. Check out all four photos here, here, here, and here.

Two great promo clips of the special have also been posted to YouTube. The first features Dolly and Jake discussing questions they’re sick of hearing from the press and the second clip has Jake singing along with Dolly on “Calm On The Water.” Both are too cute to miss so check them out below:

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With the release date only seven short weeks away, the cover for Dolly’s highly anticipated Backwoods Barbie album has just been revealed! Check out a larger version by going to the newly added Backwoods Barbie album page on our site.

The official Larry King Live website has also listed Dolly as an upcoming guest on his show with the interview likely in late January or early February around the time of album’s release. Expect many more television appearances to be announced in the coming weeks!