The New York Times – Music:
Dolly Parton met Carl Dean outside a Nashville laundromat in 1964. For decades, she was as protective of her marriage as he was fiercely private.
Category: Nashville (Tenn)
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Dolly Parton’s Death Hits Home for Tennesseans: ‘She Was One of Us’
The New York Times – Music:
The country music star kept her home state at the forefront of her music and work. “She inspired Tennesseans to be better,” one resident said.
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Dolly Parton’s Bedazzled, Bewigged, and Bodacious Style
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A wild mountain rose, she used her clothes and her body to subvert expectations.
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Joe Melson, 91, Dies; Wrote ‘Only the Lonely’ and Other Hits With Roy Orbison
The New York Times – Music:
Working together closely, the pair turned out more than 200 songs, including “Crying,” “Running Scared” and “Blue Bayou.”
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David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.
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Wayne Moss, Guitarist Who Helped Broaden Country Sound, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A top Nashville musician, he played for Bob Dylan and on “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “Jolene,” and was in the country-rock groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.
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Don Schlitz, Prolific Writer of Country Music Hits, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:
He won a Grammy for the Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler,” and also wrote for Randy Travis, the Judds and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
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Jerry Kennedy, Who Helped Define Music in Nashville, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Music:
A guitarist and record producer, he played a role in creating hits by popular singers like Roger Miller, Roy Orbison, Tom T. Hall and Tammy Wynette.