Dolly Parton has passed away at the age of 80. I’m resharing here a podcast episode from 2021 all about her life.
It’s a deep dive episode into an absolute legend of music this week – the one, the only Dolly Parton.
The country pop musician and entertainer wrote over 5,000 songs since she penned her first song in 1959, and her status as a songwriter and artist has grown over the many decades.
Andrea and Niall look back at the early years of Dolly, the hits, the pop crossovers, the songs, the legacy, the feminism, the collaborations. It’s Dolly the homemaker, heartbreaker, socially progressive, champion of the working class, philanthropist and political tightrope walker.
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
