An Obit Called “Coat of Many Colors”
A remake of Dolly Parton's original Coat of Many Colors Few people have written their own obituary on the back of a dry cleaner’s receipt. Dolly Parton did. And yes, it’s in song – “Coat of Many Colors.” The country music legend wrote her lyrically-stunning autobiographic reflection some 57 years before her death, on August 25 at the age of 80. She was in the back of a bus - touring with country star Porter Wagoner – when she started reflecting on her impoverished child
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Emmylou’s Regal London Goodbye
Emmylou Harris and the Red Dirt Boys perform their last London concert at the famous Royal Albert Hall One question remains after the final concert by Emmylou Harris at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 17: Did the Queen of Americana enter the hallowed Hall through Door 12, the South Porch entrance reserved for royalty? If not, then she certainly deserved to. For Harris marked the somewhat momentous occasion with regal elegance. Like her first performance there on February
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