British guitarist analyses Dolly Parton's guitar playing and singing live in 1979!

Tonight I'm taking a look at the legend that is Dolly Parton!

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[jackal]

Another great Dolly Parton quotation: "I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde."

[thegorn]

Don Henley said recently about Dolly Parton: "She's one of the most authentic artists we have left. There is so much history and culture represented in her voice. She's a small and petite person but when she opens her mouth to sing and that voice comes out you hear the history of an entire culture of the people who live in the mountainous regions of the eastern part of the United States. You hear the suffering, the hardship and you hear the love and compassion. All of that is encapsulated in that voice of hers."

[kennethdesmondmosley]

You smiling at her is priceless. Makes me cry to see a musician delight in her musicianship.

[sfdint]

So impressed that this young Brit rocker can give such a remarkably appreciative appraisal of artists like Dolly, Roy Clark and Buck Owens.

[thespiritof..]

Does anyone else tear up when listening to dolly sing coat of many colors?

[lauriekane]

Dolly is an American national treasure and it's against the law not to love her!!

[kxd]

When Dolly was on the Oprah Show several decades ago, she made the statement that, "As long as I have a dime (ten cent coin), my mama and daddy have a nickel (five cent coin)".
And THAT is who Dolly Parton is.

[butkusfan]

I hate to sound like an old codger (Especially since I am still in my 30’s) but today’s country music doesn’t seem to have a whole lot to say anymore. Country music used to have epic storytellers, heartfelt and honest lyrics, and sizzling musicians. It seems like today we mostly have rock-inspired guitar solos and entire songs that repeat phrases like “I’m countryyyy” but they still feel like they’re not quite country, and not quite rock, either.

[setphaser]

oh my god i’m SO glad that someone is reviewing this video! i’m not a Dolly fan, but as a guitarist i just am dumbfounded at how great she is at playing bluegrass, AND with those nails, AND giving such a pitch perfect intimate vocal performance that delivers on the story AND having written this classic song to start with AND making it all seem so freaking i saw it a few years ago and i just so desperately wanted someone to tell “THIS WOMAN IS A GENIUS” so it’s great to see i’m not the only one impressed!

[susantownsend]

My favorite Dolly quote, from when everyone else was complaining about how hot it was filming Steel Magnolias:
“When I was young I wanted to be rich and famous, and now I am, so I’m not going to complain about anything.”

[laureliechapman]

Dolly Parton is also a great humanitarian. She built "Dollywood" not out of ego, but as a means of boosting the economy and providing jobs in a region of the US that was economically depressed and to promote the arts of the Smoky Mountain region. ALSO, she founded "Imagination Library", a book gifting program that proves free books to children 5 and younger in 5 nations. I lived in Alaska for several years where her program provided books to the children living in the most remote villages of the State. Her belief in giving back is an example more of us should follow. Love her!

[sw]

My father worked for Dolly and he said her kindness was 100% genuine. And she’s worth 500 million dollars such an amazing person/singer/American woman.

[falcon]

My favorite Dolly Parton quote: "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap, honey". Such a sweet person.

[jamesfaulkner]

"One is only poor, only if you choose to be"...that is one of the deepest lyrics ever penned.

[jefferydsmith]

Dolly is now the only artist to be in the Country, Gospel, Songwriters, and R&R hall of fame. #legend

[rhwinner]

Dolly learned her technique in the same school that so many greats did: the front porch....

[meirwise]

Great respect to you young man for recognizing Dolly Parton's greatness.

[EvilSkeptic]

So, I saw Dolly Parton in a smallish room in the seventies. She was great. Someone in the audience after she finished a song on a banjo yelled out, "How are you doing that with those fingernails?" Her answer? "Very well, thank you." :-)

[christycaputo]

I love seeing this gentleman smile listening to Dolly sing. So sweet.

[scray]

I LOVE that key change. It’s like she turns up the sadness 1000 percent, and then with the words. It really rips your heart out and makes you want to cry for her and give her a hug. All that just with the key change. She is absolutely amazing 🥰