Rascal Flatts, Parton out with new music
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 – Rascal Flatts hits the rewind button today as "Rewind" is the name of the trio's eighth disc. That also is the lead single from the release. Bassist Jay DeMarcus, Flatts co-produced more than half of the album with producers Howard Benson and Dann Huff
Dolly Parton returns with "Blue Smoke," a disc on which she wrote seven of the songs. She also sings with Kenny Rogers on "You Can't Make Old Friends" and Willie Nelson on "From Here to the Moon and Back." Kent Wells produced the 12-song album.
Sturgill Simpson releases his second album "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music." Produced once again by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Lindi Ortega, Jamey Johnson), "Metamodern Sounds In Country Music" was recorded live-to-tape at Nashville's LCS studio over four days in late 2013. For the recording, Simpson was joined by his touring band - bassist Kevin Black, guitarist Laur Joamets and drummer Miles Miller.
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.
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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