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The best covers show that the distance between singers of different age, race and gender is much shorter than we think
Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson join the singer’s posse for a record ranging from hoedown to psychedelic rock
Her 49th solo studio album features Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks and Sting
Also on the London stage: ‘Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol’ takes Dickens to east Tennessee for a heart-melting musical
True heroism lies in modesty and a healthy degree of self-doubt
The queen of country music brings her experience — and songwriting skills — to this unexpected collaboration
The singer’s plaintive song about her childhood abode conjures up fireflies, crickets and the heady scent of wildflowers
‘We travel back to 1816, when the Mount Tambora volcano blocked the sun and there was little to do but sit inside, eat and tell stories’
How the singer’s seemingly irresistible rags-to-rhinestones story masks a life of ‘lived feminism’
The singer’s third festive album might be syrupy stuff but is ultimately genuine
Warm-hearted chanteuse is one of the few subjects that Americans can still agree on
New songs by singer enliven reworked story of office sexism and revenge at Savoy Theatre, London
Tim Hardin’s tune has proved eminently adaptable since he recorded it in 1967
How the song went from the movies to the White House to a muddy field in Glastonbury
The Nashville singer’s songs document her struggles and tribulations
Combining the band’s signature themes, the song became Led Zeppelin’s calling card
Life with the stars for the music impresario
In a world slavishly devoted to youthfulness, are middle-aged women just intrinsically boring?
Dolly Parton’s genial set drew a substantial crowd – a sign, perhaps, of this year’s tame line-up
Dolly Parton, Robbie Williams, Kings of Leon, Götterdämmerung, Manon Lescaut, Barbara Hannigan, George Benson and Le Vent Du Nord
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