Parton goes on TV, extends tour
This will be in advance of a new round of dates for Parton in the U.S. and Canada, starting in mid-October in Florida and continuing into November.
Backwoods Barbie, the album's title track, is featured as one of the songs for the "9 to 5" musical, for which Parton wrote all the music and lyrics. The show premieres in Los Angeles Sept. 20 and hits Broadway April 23, 2009.
A live performance video for the third single Shinola was filmed on her recently-completed European tour at a sold-out show at London's O2 Arena in front of 18,000 fans.
Tour dates are:
Friday, Oct. 17 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Saturday, Oct. 18 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
Monday, Oct. 20 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Tuesday, Oct. 21 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Arena
Friday, Oct. 24 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater
Sunday, Oct. 26 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace
Friday, Oct.31 Newark, NJ NJPAC
Saturday, Nov. 1 Providence, RI PPAC
Sunday, Nov. 2 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods MGM Grand Theater
Wednesday, Nov. 5 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
Thursday, Nov. 6 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
Friday, Nov. 7 Reading, PA The Sovereign Center
Sunday Nov. 9-10 Rama, ONT Casino Rama
Thursday, Nov. 13 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Friday Nov. 14 Saskatoon SK Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
Sunday 11/16 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Tuesday 11/18 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
Wednesday 11/19 Des Moines, IA Civic Center
More news for Dolly Parton
- 04/09/25: Country Music HOF honors Parton with exhibit
- 03/03/25: Carl Dean, Dolly's husband, passes away
- 02/10/25: Singers named to perform Parton songs with orchestras
- 01/30/25: Dolly musical set for August premiere
- 12/19/24: Opry Goes Dolly
- 10/11/24: Parton joins with Decker, Maddie & Tea, Twisselman
- 06/06/24: Parton heads to Broadway
- 04/05/24: Parton covers Petty's "Southern Accents"
CD reviews for Dolly Parton
With the possible exception of puppies, the only thing Americans can agree on in this acrimonious era of ours is Dolly Parton. Wherever you may fall on the political spectrum, you'd be hard pressed to find anybody who would dispute her status as a national icon. And it's not just her prodigious talents – singer, songwriter, author, actress, philanthropist, theme park impresario, just to name a few – that we admire; it's her integrity.
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