Dolly Parton performed with one of her biggest admirers as part of her inaugural Pet Gala. The Country Music Hall of Fame member performed her classic “9 to 5” with Carly Pearce for the TV special. The performance was a full-circle moment for Pearce, who got her start by performing at Parton’s Dollywood. 16 years ago @carlypearce was performing…
Carly Pearce has never been shy about her love and admiration for Dolly Parton. it was Parton who invited Pearce to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2021, and who Pearce continues to look to for inspiration. So it was an easy decision for Pearce, when she was asked to perform in Parton’s Pet Gala, unaware…
Dolly Parton is officially a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and now the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! In honor of her 78th birthday, we rounded up 11 little-known facts about one of country music’s biggest stars. 1. Her father paid the doctor for her delivery with a bag of cornmeal….
Dolly Parton is sharing the secret to her successful marriage. The 77-year-old wed her husband, Carl Dean, when she was just 20 years old, with their relationship enduring a lot of highs and lows, including lengthy separations due to her successful career. Any other man might have balked at the time Parton devoted to her career, but Parton knew…
Dolly Parton has performed in massive, sold-out venues all over the world. While it may seem likely that, given her superstar career, Parton loves being in the spotlight, the 77-year-old says that she is actually quite shy, and has been all her life. But it was while she was still a child, growing up in the mountains of East…
Dolly Parton has built a business empire that extends far beyond her music career, but she isn’t taking the credit for all she has accomplished. The 77-year-old says her massive successes, including her Dollywood theme park, books, movies, philanthropy, her just-announced What Would Dolly Do? radio show and more, are the result of her strong faith as much as…
Carly Pearce has come into her own in country music. The Kentucky native has evolved, in every way, in the six years since Every Little Thing, her debut album, was released. Just a high school student when she left home to sing at Dollywood, the first major step towards her dreams of being a country music artist, Pearce has,…
Two years ago today is a day Carly Pearce will never, ever forget. It was on August 3, 2021, when Pearce became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, fulfilling a dream she held since childhood. Pearce was invited by Dolly Parton to join, tricked into believing she was filming a Dollywood promo, when in fact it was Parton…
A new single is here from Dolly Parton! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member just dropped her medley of “We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You.” The song is from her new Rockstar album, out on November 17. Parton announced the release of the song, one of a few she sings by herself from the record, on…
Happy birthday, Carly Pearce! The singer turns 33 on April 24, and we are celebrating her big day with 11 fun facts about one of country music’s biggest reigning hitmakers. 1. Pearce isn’t her last name. Pearce’s real name is Carly Cristyne Slusser. She chose Pearce as her stage name, after her grandparents, since it was from them that…
