Dolly Parton News

Dolly performed songs from her new Backwoods Barbie album before an intimate group of fans at The Roxy last Friday in Los Angeles. Fans in attendance say Dolly looked and sounded “amazing” as she took time to interact with the crowd, high-fiving and signing autogaphs for fans at the foot of the stage. Numerous celebrities were also spotted in the audience including comedienne Kathy Griffin, 9 To 5: The Musical star Alison Janney, Dita Von Teese, Katy Perry, Emmy Rossum, and power-blogger Perez Hilton. Dolly’s six-song set list was as follows: “Better Get To Livin’”, “Backwoods Barbie”, “9 To 5″, “Jolene”, “I Will Always Love You” and her newest single, “Jesus & Gravity”. Read coverage of the concert from NME and check out a few photos from the concert in our Photo Gallery. If you have photos from this event that you would like to share, please e-mail them and we’ll put them up!

Dolly appeared at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles on Friday to give the press a sneak peak at the upcoming Broadway musical 9 To 5. Joining producer Robert Greenblatt, writer Patricia Resnick, and the main cast, Dolly fielded questions from the press and performed “9 To 5″ and “Backwoods Barbie” for all in attendance. Cast members at the event included Alison Janney who plays Violet Newstead, Stephanie J. Block as Judy Bernly, and Megan Hilty as Dolly’s character, Doralee Rhodes. Previews for 9 To 5: The Musical will begin September 3rd at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and will run through October 19. Read more from the event from Broadway World and LAIST. A video segment that includes an interview with Dolly and some performance footage from the event is also available from Broadway World. Finally, fans can catch an interview with Dolly from the event on Monday’s episode of Entertainment Tonight. Check your local listings for air times. (more…)

Dolly is scheduled to play Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay in San Diego, California on August 1st as part of the second leg of her 2008 Backwoods Barbie Tour. Pre-sale tickets are available to Dolly-ite members starting at 10 AM local time this Wednesday until 10 PM this Friday. Tickets go on-sale to the public this Saturday at noon via Ticket Master.

Dolly-ite members can also currently enter to win tickets to Dolly’s private club show in Los Angeles this Friday. Tickets to the show are being given away to 15 lucky winners, but all entries must be received by 9 AM Wednesday.

Dolly will be interviewed on this weekend’s edition of Top 20 Countdown on GAC as she talks about her new album, Backwoods Barbie and her 2008 Backwoods Barbie Tour. The show premiers Friday at 8 PM on GAC with repeats on Saturday at midnight, 10 AM and 5:30 PM EST, and on Sunday at 1 PM.

Dolly’s been all over country radio the past few days chatting up Backwoods Barbie and her latest single, “Jesus & Gravity”. On Monday last week, Dolly phoned into Detroit’s 106.7 FOX radio station, revealing she has worked up Jimmy Dicken’s song “I’m Little, But I’m Loud” for her 2008 Backwoods Barbie World Tour and that her upcoming children’s book, I Am A Rainbow, is due out this June. Download the entire interview from the 106.7 FOX website.

Then on Monday this week, Dolly chatted up Chicago’s U.S. 99.5 about how she fell in love with the city when she was there filming Straight Talk and what she would say if goddaughter Miley Cyrus came to her asking to get breast augmentation surgery. Download the interview from the U.S. 99.5 website. Dolly was also interviewed on WQDR 92.7 in Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday although their site has not posted the interview as of this update.

Tuesday, Dolly talked to WSOC in Charlotte, North Carolina, about the various presidents she has met over the years and Dolly makes a hilarious comment about why she can’t socialize with the Queen of England. Fans can download the interview in two parts from the WSOC website. Philadelphia’s 92.5 XTU also interviewed Dolly on Tuesday but they have also not posted the interview as of this update.

This Friday, fellow country singer Marty Stuart will interview Dolly on his XM Satellite program, American Odyssey.

L.A.’s Go Country 105 is giving Dolly fans an exclusive chance to see Dolly perform live in Ireland this summer during her 2008 Backwoods Barbie Tour. The grand prize winner will receive airfare, hotel, tickets to the show, meet-and-greet passes, and 105 dollars cash to Dolly’s June 25th show in Belfast. They will also receive tickets to Dolly’s private club show at the Roxy in L.A. on March 28th. To enter, fans must register on the Go Country 105 website to find out which hours to listen and call in. Good luck!

Dolly has just add a new concert date to the first leg of her 2008 Backwoods Barbie Tour. Dolly will be playing the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York on April 26th at 8 PM. Pre-sale tickets are available to Dolly-ite members starting at 10 AM EST this Wednesday until 10 PM EST this Friday. Tickets go on-sale to the public this Saturday at noon via Ticket Master.

Dolly gets a great feature and interview with Spinner.com as she talks candidly about her new album and why people should listen up and pay attention to Backwoods Barbie as well as the music from other legendary artists. “Get Dolly Parton back on the radio! Get me back on mainstream! Stop this attitude that older people ain’t any good anymore!” Dolly exclaims when asked about what she would change about the current state of the country music industry. She goes on to say, “I wish they would treat some of the great artists with the respect that a lot of them deserve.” Dolly also puts rumors to rest rumors that her recent back problems were due to her famous breasts, saying “People think I’m in misery with the way I look, and that’s not true. I’ve been wagging these things around for years!” Read the full feature and “11 Questions With Dolly Parton” from Spinner.com.