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‘She should have been queen of the world!’ Readers remember Dolly Parton

From quiet acts of generosity and life-changing gigs to singing for a professional puppeteer, Dolly Parton has had a profound impact on readers’ lives

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

Five songs you didn’t know country music icon Dolly Parton wrote

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The Independent UK · Aug 25

“If James Burton recorded that song one more time, it would not have sounded the same. They caught lightning in a bottle”: An all-star guitar panel choose their Telecaster Mount Rushmore – its greatest players, their greatest tracks

Pros pick their favorite Tele riffs and solos and decide who should be carved into that massive “Telecaster Mount Rushmore” that exists only in our deranged minds

Guitar World · Aug 23

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: ‘With music, we give ourselves up. It’s when we’re allowed to be ourselves’

Revered American musician Will Oldham on recording his new album with some of Nashville’s finest, helping Johnny Cash sing I See a Darkness, and his dismay at US politics

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

JD Vance has a walk-on song. It’s about ‘liberating’ America

The song’s origins make it an odd fit for the Trump campaign

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024

“People should really do their homework and learn about the history of music and what came before whatever style you wanna do”: Logan Ledger on paying his dues – and what he learned from Clarence White and Merle Haggard

The golden-throated Nashville-via-California singer-songwriter shares his love of the B-Bender and discusses how the greats informed his dynamic playing style

Guitar World · Mar 25, 2024

Country music: the artists to know before Beyoncé’s country-inspired album Renaissance 2 drops

Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, is about to convert a lot of her fans to country music. Get ahead of the pack with our pick of the songs and artists that have defined the genre

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2024

Midnight Chicken driving Newcastle bluegrass revival

'It was either going to be horrendous or beautiful.'

Newcastle Herald · Jan 2, 2024

The very best alternative Christmas 2024 songs: from Kate Bush to Phoebe Bridgers, Slow Club to Mazzy Star

Change up your trad festive playlist with these left-field, but still Christmassy, tunes

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: ‘I can’t regret working with R Kelly – it made me better able to judge my behaviour and that of others’

The artist also known as Will Oldham reveals his favourite children’s song, his love of volcanoes – and why he covered Mariah Carey and Sinéad O’Connor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023