Dolly Parton receives honor from Grammys group
A special ceremony will be held during Grammy Week on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, and a formal acknowledgment will be made during the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards telecast, which will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. The Recording Academy is the organization behind the Grammys.
"It is a great honor to recognize and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees who have been the creators of such timeless art," said The Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow. "These influential performers and brilliant innovators have been of great inspiration to our culture and industry. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come."
The Lifetime Achievement Award honors lifelong artistic contributions to the recording industry, who were given the honor in a vote of The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees.
More news for Dolly Parton
- 06/06/24: Parton heads to Broadway
- 04/05/24: Parton covers Petty's "Southern Accents"
- 01/19/24: Parton goes deluxe, Spencer debuts
- 11/17/23: Parton rocks out; Flores, Watkins debut
- 09/22/23: "What's Up?" Dolly?
- 07/26/23: Parton has Queen covered in Olympics video
- 05/09/23: Parton announces 30-song rock set due in November.
- 05/02/23: Janson gets help from Dolly, Slash
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.
In 2022, when she was elected to ...
The Dolly Parton album, "Run, Rose, Run," is an aural companion to an original novel of the same name that the county music icon co-authored with popular novelist, James Patterson. Songs are inspired by characters in the book, and encouragement is a primary lyrical theme, from start to finish. It's simply put, one feel good collection of songs.
This country star has given us a decidedly traditional country album. "Driven," for example, incorporates plenty of fiddle and ...
A Dolly Parton Christmas album seems like a natural, as Parton oftentimes comes off like a child inside an adult's body. Parton was able to rope both famous Cyruses (Miley and Billy Ray) as well Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson and Michael Bublé to sing with her. Perhaps, best of all, Parton had a hand in writing half of these dozen songs.
Parton sounds great throughout, and into her 70s, her voice has lost none of its power. Sonically, Parton also isn't shy about infusing ...
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