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June 24, 2003: Ray Benson released his debut solo album, Beyond Time. The album includes a duet with Dolly on "Leave That Cowboy Alone", a song the pair had written and performed together in the 1991 TV movie, Wild Texas Wind.  Album cover. Ariola / Sony BMG (8 86972 24182) (2008) June 24, 2008: Tom Astor released his Alles klar - kein Problem! album. It features a dust with Dolly on a cover of the Parton-penned Emmylou Harris song, "To Daddy".
June 26, 2023: "Bygones" and "Magic Man", a double A-side single, were released as the second and third singles from Rockstar. "Bygones" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Song sales chart, while "Magic Man" reached number 25.
The first two singles from Dolly & Family's upcoming album, Smoky Mountain DNA, will arrive tomorrow, June 21. "The Orchard" with niece Jada Star and "Tell Me That You Love Me" with cousin Richie Owens will be available for download and streaming starting at midnight local time. "The Orchard" was performed at the taping I attended last month in Knoxville and it is fantastic! The upcoming album was produced by Richie Owens and is scheduled to be released November 15, 2024. Pre-orders are expected to begin through Dolly's official website tomorrow.
 Album cover. Double Diamond (8 25346 90782 6) (2005) June 17, 2005: Jerry D released his Sax in the Country album, which features vocals form Dolly on a saxophone-led instrumental cover of "I Will Always Love You". June 17, 2007: The compilation album, I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith, is released. Dolly contributed a re-recorded version of "River of Happiness" from her 1974 album Jolene.  Album cover. RCA (PCD1-5032) (1984) June 18, 1984: The Rhinestone soundtrack album is released. The album has been cited by Dolly on numerous occasions as containing some of her best work. The soundtrack peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
June 10, 2008: Emmylou Harris released her All I Intended to Be album. The album features Dolly and Vince Gill on "Gold". The album peaked at number four on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. June 10, 2019: Ronnie Milsap's duet with Dolly on an updated version of "Smoky Mountain Rain" is released as a single to Adult Contemporary radio. It had previously been issued to Country radio on May 1. It peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. June 10, 2022: Bill Anderson released his compilation album, As Far as I Can See: The Best of Bill Anderson, featuring a new duet with Dolly on "Someday It'll All Make Sense", which was issued as a single on the same day with its Trey Fanjoy-directed music video premiering on July 22. The song was nominated for Best American Roots Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in 2023.
In honor of June 3 (Bobbie Gentry Day), here's a rare, early performance by Dolly at the Opry. Dolly covered Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe" live on the Grand Ole Opry on October 7, 1967. This was Dolly's first night performing at the Opry since her debut in 1959. This recording is taken from the syndication LP Grand Ole Opry (Show No. 482). Only a small number were pressed, so it is extremely rare, selling on eBay for over $250. June 4, 1973: "If Teardrops Were Pennies" is released as the only single from Porter Wagoner and Dolly's tenth collaborative studio album, Love and Music. The single peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. June 6, 1966: "The Little Things" is released as a single. It would be Dolly's final pop-leaning single for Monument before the release of her breakout single, "Dumb Blonde" in November 1966.  Album cover. Monument (SLP 18136) (1970) June, 8, 1970: The compilation album, As Long as I Love, is released. It is comprised of recordings Dolly made before she left Monument for RCA in late 1967.
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Blue Smoke is the forty-fourth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released by Dolly Records and Sony Masterworks on January 31, 2014, in Australia and New Zealand; May 13, 2024, in North America; and June 9, 2014, in Europe. The release was staggered to coincide with each leg of the Blue Smoke Tour, which ran from January to July 2014, grossing over $20 million. The album was produced by Kent Wells with Dolly serving as executive producer. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number six on the all-genre Billboard 200. Four singles were released from the album: "Blue Smoke", "Home", "Try", and "Unlikely Angel". At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, "You Can't Make Old Friends" was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
AdministratorBen Childers is the administrator of The Dolly Parton Discography. A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up taking family vacations to the Smokies and Dollywood. His love for Dolly and her music reached a fanatical level in April 2013. After spending countless hours researching and cataloging Dolly's musical output, he decided to open a website dedicated to her discography. His dream of meeting Dolly came true on May 23, 2024. 
Ben at the opening of Dollywood's 39th season on March 8, 2024.
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