See also, The Kinfolks discography.
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Debra Jo Puckett Hess (b. August 30, 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 was a member of The Kinfolks for many years, recording with the group and performing at Dollywood. She later performed 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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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
Extended plays
EP cover.
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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
- 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.