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Post by eddiejinnj on Mar 23, 2022 10:55:54 GMT -5
I was going through one of many stacks of CDs and I noticed the CD: "Just Because I am Woman - Songs of Dolly Parton" Dated 2003
This is a Steve Buckingham Production. Linda was not on this collection and I don't understand why. Sorry, if we discussed this but I was just curious if Linda was approached for the album. Not long before that Trio 2 did win a Grammy. I am in a not trying to start trouble mission. I assume Linda couldn't do it (though she was in between albums. Emmy is listed as doing "To Daddy". This was a song she did previous? Not sure if it is a new version as I have not listened to CD. I would have liked to see Linda do "Jolene' and/or "Two Doors Down". If anybody knows the story, please share? I appreciate it. eddiejinfl
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Post by PoP80 on Mar 23, 2022 14:14:50 GMT -5
I was going through one of many stacks of CDs and I noticed the CD: "Just Because I am Woman - Songs of Dolly Parton" Dated 2003 This is a Steve Buckingham Production. Linda was not on this collection and I don't understand why. Sorry, if we discussed this but I was just curious if Linda was approached for the album. Not long before that Trio 2 did win a Grammy. I am in a not trying to start trouble mission. I assume Linda couldn't do it (though she was in between albums. Emmy is listed as doing "To Daddy". This was a song she did previous? Not sure if it is a new version as I have not listened to CD. I would have liked to see Linda do "Jolene' and/or "Two Doors Down". If anybody knows the story, please share? I appreciate it. eddiejinfl I have no concrete answer, but this review excerpt might shed some light on the choice of artists: "The most interesting aspect of this album is the unobvious group of artists featured. While the label could merely have picked from a slew of country stars they opted instead for a more eclectic grouping of female artists of several different genres, including country. The extent of Parton’s often underrated influence as a songwriter and vocalist is illuminated best by the more idiosyncratic, least country-ish renditions featured here."
Although Linda is not included, I was happy to see that both Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer contributed songs for this album. They're two of my favorites and are not as mainstream as some of the others on the album. |
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Post by rick on Mar 23, 2022 14:20:05 GMT -5
Wikipedia 'Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton' eddie, I was/am not familiar with this album, but when I looked online to see what tracks were on it, I noticed "To Daddy" by Emmylou. I remembered that Emmylou had recorded that back in the 1970s and, sure enough, when looking at the Wikipedia page on this album, it states: " The Emmylou Harris track "To Daddy" was recorded in 1978, and first appeared on Harris' album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (a single release of the song reached #3 on the U.S. country singles chart in early 1978); the remainder of the tracks on the album were new recordings by each of the artists made specifically for this project. " and then: " Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton is a various-artists tribute album to Dolly Parton, released on October 14, 2003. The title song is a rerecording by Parton of a song she originally wrote during the 1960s and first included on her album Just Because I'm a Woman in 1968. " In 2003, please correct me if I am wrong, Linda was preparing / working on "Hummin' to Myself," which is album that Linda has said in retrospect that she "had to fight for every note" on that record. Again, I don't know the answer to your question, eddie, but 1) Linda might not have been up to it; 2) Her record label might not have allowed her if asked; 3) It's also possible that Linda offered Buckingham the use of her (Linda's) version of "I Will Always Love You," but perhaps he wanted a new recording and he had Melissa Etheridge for that song. Maybe someone else here knows more.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Mar 23, 2022 14:22:57 GMT -5
Well, though, she is well-known as Emmylou is, Linda can't be more eclectic. I would have liked to see Linda doing a little growl on "Jolene" in the right spots. Thanks for the response, Pop. eddiejinfl
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Post by eddiejinnj on Mar 23, 2022 14:30:02 GMT -5
Like I said, I am assuming that it wasn't a spiteful thing. I would think Linda could have recorded a track before "Hummin'" came about in 2004. If the Dolly album was released in October, it was recorded before that so reinforces my theory. I do appreciate all the feedback. I just happened to notice the CD this a.m.
Thanks, eddiejinfl
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2022 14:45:13 GMT -5
Looking at the songs, apart from "Jolene" none are really big Dolly songs to me.
The album cover looks budget. Emmylou has sung better known Dolly songs.
There is a budget flip-side Linda-related album "Covered by Ronstadt".
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Post by rick on Mar 23, 2022 15:18:53 GMT -5
I would have liked to see Linda doing a little growl on "Jolene" in the right spots. eddiejinfl eddie, I know you addressed this comment to Pop, but I will add my two cents here, too. As I already said in my earlier post, Linda has said after-the-fact that she had to fight for every note on 2004's "Hummin' to Myself." Sad to say this, but I don't believe the Linda of 2003/2004, etc. had the same growl as she did, say, on "Get Closer" for your "Jolene" cover. That time had passed, in my opinion. |
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Post by eddiejinnj on Mar 23, 2022 16:16:00 GMT -5
I have that CD CbRonstadt. There are a number of popular Dolly songs on the album I posted about. eddiejinfl
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Post by eddiejinnj on Mar 23, 2022 16:19:34 GMT -5
I just don't agree, Rick that she couldn't have contributed to album. I saw her about that time in NJ and that's when her and Phoebe just went off the vocal scale doing a singing call out so to speak. Seeing the song list, I just chose two of which I would have enjoyed hearing Linda record. We all have our opinions. eddiejinfl
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Post by rick on Mar 23, 2022 16:22:54 GMT -5
eddie, as I also said, there could be reasons we don’t know about. I saw Linda live in 2004 and, sadly, she was not in good voice. I wish it weren’t so.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2022 19:21:48 GMT -5
Linda was very ill around "We Ran" album (Debbie Kruger interview). By HTM, she was "working with a depleted palette". It shows in her 2 albums, but they are still Linda, singing softer, but I prefer her gentler songs anyway.
AFA muscial involvement with Dolly after Trio 2, that bridge was burned or at least shut down.
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Post by PoP80 on Jun 24, 2022 16:34:21 GMT -5
All in all, I would say that Dolly has a big heart...
Dolly Parton Donates Another $1 Million to Infectious Disease Research
June 16, 2022 — Legendary singer Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the organization announced on Wednesday.
The new gift is one of several that Parton has made to the medical center over the years, including a $1 million gift in April 2020 for COVID-19 vaccine research. The donation also helped Vanderbilt researchers test different existing drugs to reduce deadly symptoms associated with COVID-19 and try new therapies to prevent and treat infection.
The new gift will support ongoing infectious disease research in children, which includes understanding how viruses and bacteria cause disease, understanding and preventing antibiotic resistance, preventing and treating infections, diagnosing and treating infections in children with cancer, and defining the impact of childhood infections across the world.
“I love all children. No child should ever have to suffer, and I’m willing to do my part to try and keep as many of them as I can as healthy and safe as possible,” Parton said in the statement.
Parton’s previous gift for coronavirus-related research was made in honor of her longtime friend Naji Abumrad, MD, a professor of surgery at the medical center, who treated her in the past. She has also donated to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Pediatric Cancer Program in honor of Abumrad and her niece, who was successfully treated for leukemia at the children’s hospital as a child.
“We are deeply honored by Dolly’s contribution to our research mission,” Mark Denison, MD, professor of pediatrics and director of the pediatric infectious diseases division, said in the statement.
“For over 40 years our division has been a national and international leader in studies for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections, and this gift will accelerate our work and support new ideas,” he said.
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