Tag Archives: Dolly Parton

A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING-THE DOLLY PARTON SONGBOOK.

♦ March 24, 2023 ♦ 1 Comment

A Way To Make A Living-The Dolly Parton Songbook. Label: Ace Records. Format: CD. Release Date: “31st” March 2023. On September the ‘18th’ 1967, Monument Records released Hello, I’m Dolly, the debut album twenty-one year old country singer Dolly Parton. The album reached number eleven in the US Country charts, and featured two hit singles, …

Continue reading →

TROUBLED TROUBADOURS.

♦ June 4, 2020 ♦ 2 Comments

Troubled Troubadours. Label: Iron Mountain Analogue Research. Release Date: “8th’ June 2020. Ever since the birth of popular music, many troubled troubadours have laid bare their soul. For some it’s a cathartic experience as they share their troubles and the hurt, heartache and the hardships that they’ve experienced. This goes back to the days of …

Continue reading →

HILLBILLIES IN HELL: COUNTRY MUSIC’ TORMENTED TESTAMENT 1952-1974 VOLUME 9.

♦ October 4, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

 Hillbillies In Hell: County Music’s Tormented Testament 1952-1974 Volume 9 Label: Iron Mountain Analogue Research. Nowadays, not many compilations series’ are still going strong after nine volumes, which is a remarkable achievement and testament to the label and compiler. After all, most compilation series seem to last no more than a few volumes. Part of …

Continue reading →

HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER-THE MERLE HAGGARD SONGBOOK.

♦ April 30, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

Holding Things Together-The Merle Haggard Songbook. Label: Ace Records. For the latest instalment in their Songwriter Series, Ace Records turn the spotlight on the late Merle Haggard, who was one of the finest exponents of the Bakersfield Sound. Hag as he was known, eschewed the increasingly slick and homogenized country music that was coming out …

Continue reading →