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Woman Who Won't Stop Singing 'I Will Always Love You' Gets Booted Off Airplane [VIDEO]

Dave Spencer — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:24:13 +0000

I remember in 1996 when Dolly Parton and Vince Gill won the CMA Vocal Event of the Year Award for their version of “I Will Always Love You.” Of course, by that time, Dolly had already hit #1 on the country charts with two different recordings of the classic break-up tune. And Whitney Houston’s pop [...]

Dolly Parton's 'He's Alive' Brought the House Down at the 1989 CMA's [VIDEO]

Dave Spencer — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:00:28 +0000

You’re probably not supposed to remember much about ANY awards show 23-plus years after the fact. But one thing stands out about the 1989 Country Music Association Awards and that would be Dolly Parton’s version of the Don Francisco gospel song “He’s Alive.” She was joined on stage by, I believe, the Sevierville Choir. It [...]

Miranda Lambert Wants to Follow in Dolly Parton's Footsteps

Christina Vinson — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:49:11 +0000

With five nominations for the 2013 ACMs -- including prestigious Entertainer of the Year -- a Grammy, a celebrity husband and four albums, Miranda Lambert has had many accomplishments since her days on 'Nashville Star.' But she wants more, and she's looking to the queen of country, Dolly Parton, as her metric for success.

A Random Girl Slays Whitney and Dolly at Discount Grocery Store Karaoke Machine [Video]

Chadwick Benefield — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:00:06 +0000

Dolly Parton never minced words about it. She said that she will always love Whitney Houston's version of her hit "I Will Always Love You" because it sold millions of copies and made Dolly LOTS of money. I honestly never thought anyone would come close to Whitney's version of that song. I mean, holy cow! She sang the bloody hell out of it and it spent 14 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Singles Chart. So, imagine my surprise when my friend Anissa Jo Skaggs came across THIS video on the web. Some random girl walked up to a random karaoke machine inside a discount grocery store and laid the song out. WATCH!

Dolly Parton – Then and Now

Billy Dukes — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:00:27 +0000

In 1965, Dolly Parton hadn’t yet adopted the elaborate wigs she proudly sports today, but her hair was still 10 feet tall and perhaps bulletproof. The famous singer is beautiful now, but at age 19 she was more of a natural beauty who relied less on makeup. According to our records, Parton’s hair began to truly take [...]

Dolly Parton Addresses Gay Rumors, Plastic Surgery and More on 'Nightline'

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:00:02 +0000

Dolly Parton is one of the most important singer-songwriters in the country genre, as well as one of the best-selling female artists of all time. That success has come at the price of having her personal life subjected to all manner of tabloid scrutiny, and in an interview to promote her new memoir 'Dream More,' the legendary songbird opened up about her career, plastic surgery procedures, and love life -- including the often-repeated rumor that she is secretly gay.

Dolly Parton Abandons Nashville Water Park Plans

egrant — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:00:39 +0000

News broke Friday that country superstar Dolly Parton will not partner with Gaylord to open a new water park that was to be built near the former Opryland location. The main decision to abandon the project is due to the fact that this week, Gaylord stockholders sold operation of its

Comedian Sandra Bernhard Spoofs Dolly Parton's "Jolene" [Video]

Chadwick Benefield — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:00:59 +0000

This is pretty hysterical. In her stand-up comedy and music act, comedian Sandra Bernhard takes some shots at Angelina Jolie and she does it with the help of country music legend Dolly Parton. WATCH! Bernhard does a mean "Jolene" .. . but she plays around with the words a bit.

Plans For Dolly Parton's Nashville Water And Snow Park Put On Hold

egrant — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 06:00:55 +0000

On Friday, while Dolly Parton was awarded her first gold record in 11 years, for the Cracker Barrel recording An Evening With...Dolly, the singer announced plans to build a new water and snow park in Nashville are on hold. The announcement comes on the heels of Gaylord's plans (announced in May) to sell its hotel brand and rights to manage its four hotels to Marriott.

Joan Rivers Hates Everyone . . . Including Country Stars

Chadwick Benefield — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:48:37 +0000

Joan Rivers new book, I Hate Everyone . . . Starting with Me, is hilarious. I picked it up because I wanted something fun and light to read while I was lounging by the pool on vacation. And Joan delivered with 242 pages of raucous, laugh-out-loud one-liners. In the book, Joan takes on virtually anything and everything you can think of . . . including country music stars, who get a big shout-out on page 155. Wanna know what Joan says about them?

Happy Easter from WBKR — A Video to Enjoy Today [Video]

Moon Mullins — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:30:50 +0000

In October, 1989, Dolly Parton appeared on the Country Music Association’s Award Show. No big deal there. The performance, however, became one of the most memorable ever. In this video of that night’s show be sure and keep viewing until the highlight at 4:00 minutes in. The song was composed by Louisville native Don Francisco. [...]

Girl Scouts 100 Years Old — Country Connections [Video]

Moon Mullins — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:29:12 +0000

The Girl Scouts turned 100 this year. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low originally for the girls of Savannah, GA., today there are scouts all over the world. They started selling the cookies in 1917, today over 200 million boxes are sold each year. The Parade article made me wonder if there were Country singers who had been girl scouts.

Dolly Parton Is Bringing Fun Entertainment To Nashville!

WBKR Radio — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:46:02 +0000

1st of all Happy 66th Birthday to Dolly Parton today! And just announced exciting news that Dolly Parton’s Dollywood is teaming up with Gaylord Entertainment to bring a snow & water park to Nashville, TN the project is expected to cost roughly $50 million dollars. The park is slated to open Summer of 2014. This [...]

Dolly Parton Re-Ignites Movie Career with 'Joyful Noise'

Dave Spencer — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:06:17 +0000

For a time back in the early 80s, it seemed like Dolly Parton was going to be the next big movie star. It felt like she was in everything. But, then again, everything “Dolly” was and is always larger than life. So, maybe, 2 movies felt like 10. And when those two movies are huge [...]

Labor Day Weekend Means Family, Friends & WBKR [VIDEO]

WBKR Radio — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:18:40 +0000

This Labor Day Weekend the weather looks just right for Barbeque on the grill with friends & family, expecting a High of only 80 on Labor Day and this Labor Day Weekend WBKR is reaching into our vault of classic country and bringing back alot of memories on a "Blast from the past weekend" if you have loved ones too far to travel tell them they can listen to WBKR anywhere, anytime! Click here for all the details to listen from your cell phone or listen via computer or laptop Click here. For all of us that work hard its our time to relax & enjoy this Labor Day Weekend & please make it a safe one don't drink & drive!

Hard Working Songs [VIDEO]

WBKR Radio — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:44:39 +0000

Alot of us work over 40 hours a week to provide for our families, everyone has their own special talent that they are good at, alot of us like myself really enjoy what I do for a living. And if it wasn't for alot of you that works hard everyday to keep our cars running smooth, keep our roads safe of drunk drivers & reckless drivers, those of you who fights for our country, put out fires to save lives. We appreciate everything you all do to provide for your family, and we really appreciate you listening to us at 92.5 WBKR while you work!

What's Your Favorite Country Love Song? [VIDEO]

WBKR Radio — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:35:06 +0000

There is probably a billion love songs in country music that you have used at your wedding, Valentine's Day or guys do what I did for my wife make her very own CD full of love songs, I've even DJ a few dances and no matter what age they love to dance to those slow country love songs. So I thought I would share some great love songs that I have played either on 92.5 WBKR and dedicated to someone over the years or from a dance that I was. And don't forget that we love you at WBKR thanks for listening!!!!

Country Stars On The Big Screen [VIDEO]

WBKR Radio — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:57:02 +0000

Alot of country music stars over the years has either did a cameo in a movie or was the main character in a movie like George Strait in "Pure Country" who can forget Jerry Reed as "Snowman" in "Smokey & the Bandit", Tim McGraw in "Flicka" or "The Blind Side" so many movies, so many country stars! Hope you enjoy some video clips of country stars on the big screen! Be sure to comment on our WBKR Facebook page, if you know some movies we might have missed please feel free to share with us all?

Princeton, Kentucky Boy in Latest Dolly Parton Video [Video]

Moon Mullins — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:15:47 +0000

I was recently contacted by WBKR listener Pat McKinney who told me her grandson is in a new Dolly Parton video for “Together You and I”. Wow. He is 5 year-old Dalton Robingson. In March Dalton was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma.

Dolly Parton's Bed For Sale on EBAY

Chadwick Benefield — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:09:16 +0000

If you tumble out of bed this morning, don’t stumble to the kitchen! Wait before you pour yourself a cup of ambition! Plop down in front of the computer and log onto EBAY! Dolly Parton is selling one of her beds! Nashville Kat shared the news with us this morning during THE WBKR WAKING CREW show! [...]