Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Dolly Opens Up About Marriage, Kids and Gay Rumors
"You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs and arms, hands and feet, on 'em," she tells AARP magazine. "You gotta have people to help carry out those dreams, and, Lord, I've been surrounded by great people."
Two of those great people, in particular, are Dolly's husband of 43 years, Carl Dean, and her best friend since the third grade, Judy Ogle.
"They knew me before I became a star," Dolly says of Dean and Ogle. "They still see me as me."
At the beginning of their marriage, Dolly and Carl took in five of Dolly's younger siblings. But the couple never had kids of their own. That wasn't necessarily for lack of trying -- Dolly says it simply wasn't in God's plan.
"It wasn't meant to be," says the country icon. "Me and Carl are each other's children."
As for the secret to Dolly's long, happy marriage, perhaps it's a case of opposites attract. While the flamboyant Dolly is a fixture at media events, the reclusive Carl is rarely seen in public. He's not in music business and steers clear of concerts, awards shows and other industry affairs.
"We're not together enough to get on each other's nerves!" Dolly says. "Carl has always been proud of me. As long as I don't drag him into my work, he's fine and lets me do what I want to do."
But because the couple is rarely seen together, the rumor mill has churned for years about the state of their marriage and even about Dolly's sexual preferences. Her best friend Ogle is also her assistant, so the two are constantly spotted together ... inevitably fueling speculation about whether the two are lesbians.
"We're totally honest, open, and comfortable with each other," Parton says of her friendship with Ogle. "We've been accused of being lovers. We do love each other, but we've never been like that."
Dolly shrugs off the rumors and insists the "I do"s she said 43 years ago were meant for life.
"I know we'll never divorce," she says. "He always knows I'm coming home."
The Boot
Pop-Country Hitmaker Dan Seals Dies at 61
Dan Seals, who enjoyed successful careers in both pop and country music for more than three decades, died Wednesday. He was 61 years old.
Seals battled mantle cell lymphoma, and according to sources had recently undergone an experimental stem cell transplant at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. He died at his home in Nashville, while under hospice care.
Born in McCamey, Texas, Dan Seals was the brother of Jim Seals, of the hit pop duo Seals and Crofts. The younger Seals soon followed in his brother's footsteps, forming a singing partnership with John Ford Coley. The duo scored a number of hit singles on the pop chart throughout the '70s as England Dan and John Ford Coley, including the No. 2 hit, 'I'd Really Love to See You Tonight,' and a Top 10 cover of Todd Rundgren's 'Love Is the Answer.'
Like his brother, Seals was a member of the Bahá'í faith. He was a cousin of the late country singer Johnny Duncan, and also a cousin of songwriter Troy Seals and former Little Texas singer Brady Seals. He is also survived by wife Andrea, three sons and a daughter, as well as his mother, two brothers and sister.
Dan Seals and Marie Osmond - Meet Me In Montana
Miley Cyrus to Perform at Academy of Country Music Awards
Following her country-toned debut with pal Taylor Swift at this year's Grammys, Miley Cyrus will perform – solo this time – at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on April 5.
Cyrus, 16, will deliver her hit "The Climb" from the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack, PEOPLE has learned exclusively. Climbing the Billboard Hot 100 and country charts, the song will easily fit in with the sound of the evening.
Could Miley be headed for a future in country music? Only time will tell.
The teen sensation will share the stage with a star-studded line-up that includes Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, John Rich, Lee Ann Womack and Jamey Johnson.
The 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by McEntire, will air live on CBS from Las Vegas's MGM Grand on Sunday, April 5, at 8 p.m. ET and PT.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Grand Ole Opry Star Hank Locklin Dies at 91
The smooth voice behind sweet love songs like 'Please Help Me I'm Falling' and 'Why, Baby, Why' has died at age 91. Hank Locklin was a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 49 years. In the late 1950s, he was a pioneer of the Nashville Sound, a movement that gave country music more of a pop crossover appeal.
Locklin's 'Please Help Me I'm Falling' was listed by Billboard as the second most successful country single of the Rock 'N Roll era. Other hits include 'Happy Journey,' 'Happy Birthday to Me,' 'Let Me Be the One' and 'Send Me the Pillow You Dream On.' Locklin kept making music up until his death. He recently released his
65th album, 'By the Grace of God.'
The budding singer played in two groups -- the Four Leaf Clover Boys and the Rocky Mountain Boys -- before going solo. Locklin's big break came in 1953 with the No. 1 country hit, 'Let Me Be the One.'
The cause of Locklin's death is not known. He was home in Brewton, Ala., when he passed away on Sunday.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Larry the Cable Guy
"Git-R-Done!"
This is the catch phrase of the church-going, strip bar-going, know-it-all comedian Larry the Cable Guy.
He was the voice of Mater in the Disney/Pixar film Cars as well as the star of the movies Witless Protection, Delta Farce and Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector.
Born and raised on a pig farm in Pawnee City, Nebraska his family then moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. Like many comics he began his career on a dare at a local comedy club in 1986. He was immediately hooked. In 1988, he quit his day job as the funniest bellhop at The Ramada and hit the road. It wasn't long before he was wowing comedy club crowds with his high energy one liner style of stand up and soon made appearances on "Evening at The Improv" "Comic Strip Live", Comedy Central, MTV and Showtime.
In addition to starring in "Blue Collar TV," Larry starred along with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Ron White in the highly successful concert tour Blue Collar Comedy Tour movies: Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again and Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road.
His recorded work includes the CDs "Lord, I Apologize," "A Very Larry Christmas," "The Right to Bare Arms" and "Morning Constitutions." "Git-R-Done!"
This is the catch phrase of the church-going, strip bar-going, know-it-all comedian Larry the Cable Guy.
He was the voice of Mater in the Disney/Pixar film Cars as well as the star of the movies Witless Protection, Delta Farce and Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector.
Born and raised on a pig farm in Pawnee City, Nebraska his family then moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. Like many comics he began his career on a dare at a local comedy club in 1986. He was immediately hooked. In 1988, he quit his day job as the funniest bellhop at The Ramada and hit the road. It wasn't long before he was wowing comedy club crowds with his high energy one liner style of stand up and soon made appearances on "Evening at The Improv" "Comic Strip Live", Comedy Central, MTV and Showtime.
In addition to starring in "Blue Collar TV," Larry starred along with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Ron White in the highly successful concert tour Blue Collar Comedy Tour movies: Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again and Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road.
His recorded work includes the CDs "Lord, I Apologize," "A Very Larry Christmas," "The Right to Bare Arms" and "Morning Constitutions." [LESS]
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