Dolly Parton, Songteller
My Life in Lyrics
Published on 17. November 2020
Book
Hardback
380 pages
978-1-5293-4979-5 (ISBN)
Description
A beautifully-illustrated celebration of the remarkable life and career of country music legend Dolly Parton.
'A goldmine of little-seen photos and personal anecdotes' - Washington Post
*The New York Times bestseller*
*A show-stopping must-have for every Dolly fan.*
As told in Dolly Parton's own inimitable words, Songteller is a memoir like no other. Songteller explores 150 songs that have defined Dolly's journey, illustrated throughout with never-before-seen images and memorabilia from her personal archives.
For the first time, Dolly Parton reveals the personal stories, candid insights and memories behind classic songs like 'Jolene', '9 to 5', 'I Will Always Love You' and more, as she looks back at over 60 years of songwriting.
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics reveals the stories that have made Dolly a beloved icon across generations, genders, and social and international boundaries. Add it to the shelf with books like Behind the Seams and Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton, The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles, and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. This is a show-stopping must-have for every Dolly Parton fan.
'A goldmine of little-seen photos and personal anecdotes' - Washington Post
*The New York Times bestseller*
*A show-stopping must-have for every Dolly fan.*
As told in Dolly Parton's own inimitable words, Songteller is a memoir like no other. Songteller explores 150 songs that have defined Dolly's journey, illustrated throughout with never-before-seen images and memorabilia from her personal archives.
For the first time, Dolly Parton reveals the personal stories, candid insights and memories behind classic songs like 'Jolene', '9 to 5', 'I Will Always Love You' and more, as she looks back at over 60 years of songwriting.
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics reveals the stories that have made Dolly a beloved icon across generations, genders, and social and international boundaries. Add it to the shelf with books like Behind the Seams and Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton, The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles, and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. This is a show-stopping must-have for every Dolly Parton fan.
Reviews / Votes
Part annotated songbook, part potted history and part balm for the soul, with Dolly Parton's personality shining out of every page... a lovely peak behind the rhinestone curtain of a true talent. * Daily Express * I do unreservedly love Parton's book - who wouldn't want to know the stories behind some of the past century's greatest songs? -- Marina O'Loughlin * The Sunday Times Magazine * Now, for the first time, the Smoky Mountain songbird reveals the secrets behind her greatest hits and the real-life events that inspired them. * Sunday Star *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 315 mm
Width: 243 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
2384 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5293-4979-5 (9781529349795)
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Dolly Parton | Robert K. Oermann
Dolly Parton, Songteller
The New York Times bestselling celebration of the life and lyrics of country music legend Dolly Parton
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11/2020
1st Edition
Hodder & Stoughton
€3.99
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Persons
Dolly Parton (Author)
Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered female country singer-songwriter of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA-certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach #1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. Parton recently became the first country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year given out by NARAS. She has 41 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. In 2014, the RIAA recognized her impact on recorded music with a plaque commemorating more than 100 million units sold worldwide. Her 2016 #1 album, "Pure & Simple," which topped the Billboard Top Country Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts and debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia, added to that massive tally. She has garnered ten Grammy Awards and 49 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award and a 2020 win with for KING & COUNTRY for their collaboration on "God Only Knows"; 10 Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year; five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including a nod for Entertainer of the Year; four People's Choice Awards; and three American Music Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted as a member of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame. Parton has donated over 130 million books to children around the world with her Imagination Library. Her children's book, Coat of Many Colors, was dedicated to the Library of Congress to honor the Imagination Library's 100 millionth book donation. From her "Coat of Many Colors" while working "9-to-5," no dream is too big and no mountain too high for the country girl who turned the world into her stage.
Robert K. Oermann (Author)
Robert K. Oermann is a Nashville-based music journalist who is considered the "unofficial historian of Nashville's musical heritage." He has written several books on country music, including Finding Her Voice: The Saga of Women in Country Music, which won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for music book excellence. He lives with his wife in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered female country singer-songwriter of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA-certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach #1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. Parton recently became the first country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year given out by NARAS. She has 41 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. In 2014, the RIAA recognized her impact on recorded music with a plaque commemorating more than 100 million units sold worldwide. Her 2016 #1 album, "Pure & Simple," which topped the Billboard Top Country Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts and debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia, added to that massive tally. She has garnered ten Grammy Awards and 49 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award and a 2020 win with for KING & COUNTRY for their collaboration on "God Only Knows"; 10 Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year; five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including a nod for Entertainer of the Year; four People's Choice Awards; and three American Music Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted as a member of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame. Parton has donated over 130 million books to children around the world with her Imagination Library. Her children's book, Coat of Many Colors, was dedicated to the Library of Congress to honor the Imagination Library's 100 millionth book donation. From her "Coat of Many Colors" while working "9-to-5," no dream is too big and no mountain too high for the country girl who turned the world into her stage.
Robert K. Oermann (Author)
Robert K. Oermann is a Nashville-based music journalist who is considered the "unofficial historian of Nashville's musical heritage." He has written several books on country music, including Finding Her Voice: The Saga of Women in Country Music, which won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for music book excellence. He lives with his wife in Nashville, Tennessee.