Image credit: Curtis Hilbun
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Debra Jo Puckett Hess (b. 1957) is a singer and performer. She is the daughter of Dorothy Jo Owens. Debbie Jo has toured with her cousin Dolly and worked as a session singer, provided backing vocals for her mother, Danny Chambers, W.V. Grant, and Dolly. She performed at Dollywood as a member of The Kinfolks for many years and later in the My People show which opened in 2013. Debbie Jo, along with her mother Dorothy Jo, brothers Dale and Dwight Puckett, daughter Tanya Renee, and granddaughter Faith Reeann, all contributed songs to the 2024 family album, Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables.
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Studio albums
Album cover. Kinfolks Music Group (KMG 101) (c. 1992) / Extended edit by The Dolly Parton Discography
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The Kinfolks Band is a studio album by The Kinfolks. It was released by Kinfolks Music Group around 1992 on cassette. The lineup of the band includes siblings Louis and Dorothy Jo Owens, and Dorothy Jo's children: Dale, Dwight, and Debbie Jo Puckett. Louis and Debbie Jo's niece Stella Parton is featured on "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)". The album was likely only sold at Dollywood when the group performed.
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Track listing
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Personnel and credits
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Live albums
Album cover.
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Kinfolks at Dollywood: A Musical Tribute to Dolly by Her Family is a live album by Louis Owens, Dwight Puckett, Dorothy Jo Owens, Debbie Jo Puckett, and Dale Puckett. It was released in 2011 by Porchpickin' Productions.
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Track listing
- My Tennessee Mountain Home Louis Owens (Dolly Parton)
- When Possession Gets Too Strong Louis Owens (Dolly Parton, Louis Owens)
- There'll Always Be Music Louis Owens (Dolly Parton)
- Those Memories of You Dwight Puckett (Alan O'Bryant)
- Applejack Dwight Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) Dwight Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- Tennessee Homesick Blues Dwight Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- Kentucky Gambler Dwight Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That Dwight Puckett (Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas)
- Coat of Many Colors Dorothy Jo Owens (Dolly Parton)
- Jolene Debbie Jo Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- Smoky Mountain Memories Debbie Jo Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- 9 to 5 Dale Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- Orange Blossom Special Dale Puckett (Ervin R. Rouse)
- When the Saints Go Marching In Dale Puckett (Traditional)
Cast albums
Album cover. The Dollywood Company (2013)
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Dolly Parton's My People (The Original Cast Album)is a soundtrack album by the cast of Dolly Parton's My People, which ran at Dollywood from 2013 through 2017, and features Dolly on several tracks. It was released on November 9, 2013, by The Dollywood Foundation as the park kicked off their annual Smoky Mountain Christmas festival. The show featured Dolly's brother Randy Parton, sister Cassie Parton, cousin Debbie Jo Puckett, niece Heidi Parton, cousin Dwight Puckett, and niece Jada Star. The album was only sold at Dollywood for a short time and is out of print, making it extremely hard to find.
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Track listing
- My Mountains, My Home Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 4:21
- In the Pines Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Traditional) 2:19
- My Tennessee Mountain Home Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 1:44
- Tip-Toe, Tip-Toe, Little Dolly Parton / Little Tiny Tassletop Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 1:32
- Mama / Being Dad Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 4:38
- The Dinner Bucket Song Original Cast (Dolly Parton) 1:24
- Coat of Many Colors Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 2:20
- Dumb Blonde Original Cast (Curly Putman) 1:48
- Applejack Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 1:26
- Family Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton, Carl Perkins) 3:47
- Travelin' Family Band Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 0:57
- I Will Always Love You Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 2:52
- 9 to 5 Original Cast and Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton) 1:27
- My Mountains, My Home (Reprise) Original Cast (Dolly Parton) 1:31
Compilation albums
Album cover. (SMt 130) (c. late 1980s) / Remastered artwork by The Dolly Parton Discography
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The Kinfolks at Dollywood is a compilation album by The Kinfolks. It was released in the late 1980s on cassette. The lineup of the group featured on this album includes Louis Owens, his son Richie Owens, Dorothy Jo Owens, and her children Dale, Dwight, and Debbie Jo Puckett. The album was likely only sold at Dollywood when the group performed at the park.
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Track listing
- My Tennessee Mountain Home Kinfolks Group (Dolly Parton)
- Applejack Louis Owens and Group (Dolly Parton)
- Coat of Many Colors Dorothy Jo Owens and Group (Dolly Parton)
- Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man Dorothy Jo Owens, Louis Owens, and Group (Dolly Parton, Dorothy Jo Owens)
- I Will Always Love You Debbie Jo Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- Old Black Kettle (Dolly Parton)
- Those Memories of You Louis Owens and Group (Alan O'Bryant)
- When Possession Gets Too Strong Louis Owens (Dolly Parton, Louis Owens)
- In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) Dwight Puckett (Dolly Parton)
- 9 to 5 Dale Puckett (Dolly Parton)
Extended plays
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Top of the Mountain is an extended play by Debbie Jo Hess. It was released sometime in the early 2000s and was only sold at Dollywood. The cover uses an alternate spelling of her name.
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Track listing
- The Anchor Holds
- Keep Me in Your Will
- I Will Go the Distance
- Mary, Did You Know?
- Sometimes He Calms the Storm
- Sea of Forgetfulness
- It'll Be Jesus
Other album appearances
TITLE / ARTIST / ALBUM / YEAR
- Light of a Clear Blue Morning / Dolly Parton* / New Harvest...First Gathering / 1977
- Bought with a Price / Dorothy Jo Owens / The Old Time Preacher Man / c. 1990
- Singing His Praise / Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man / Bill Owens, Louis Owens, and Family* / Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables / 2024
- It's All Wrong, But It's All Right / Debbie Jo Hess and Dolly Parton / Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables / 2024
- When It's Family / Dolly Parton and Family* / Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables / 2024
* Debbie Jo provided backing vocals on these tracks.
In addition to the songs listed above, Debbie Jo also sang backing vocals on Danny Chambers' 1978 album, Born Again; her mother Dorothy Jo's 1989 album, Traveling and Singing; and the W.V. Grant album, Grant Country.