The 1A Record Club Listens To Dolly Parton's 'Rockstar'
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🗓️ 24 November 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Her new album was released on Nov. 17. It's a mix of covers of classic rock songs, featuring collaborations with a whopping list of who's who in Rock-n-Roll. And there are almost 30 tracks – give or take a few – depending on the version of the album that you buy. With 9 new singles, "Rockstar" is Dolly's most significant foray into Rock and Roll music.
While Dolly has fully embraced a new "Rockstar" persona – down to the black studded outfits – glimmers of rockstar have existed in Dolly's previous eras. Over the past fifty years, Dolly has won plenty of awards and accolades for her songwriting, becoming one of music's most prolific songwriters.
Sit back and grab yourself a cup of ambition. For this edition of the 1A Record Club – Dolly Parton's new album "Rockstar" and what her latest musical evolution represents.
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| 0:16.0 | This is the 1A Record Club. |
| 0:19.0 | The 1A Record Club. |
| 0:20.0 | This is 1A. |
| 0:21.0 | 1A Record Club. |
| 0:23.0 | Hey! Let's go! |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome to the One A Record Club. |
| 0:30.0 | Here you come again. |
| 0:35.0 | come again. |
| 0:37.0 | Just when I've begun to get myself |
| 0:41.0 | Dolly Parton's resume is as big as her hair and now at the age of 77 |
| 0:46.9 | she's adding another title to her resume rock star. |
| 0:49.7 | If you're on the stage you all know my name with many country accolades countries in my |
| 0:57.0 | veins but since I heard the big news I ain't never been to say because they |
| 1:02.4 | don't go and put me in the rock down |
| 1:05.0 | rock down all back. |
| 1:07.0 | For this edition of the 1A Record Club, we're talking about Dolly Parton's new album, Rock Star, and what this |
| 1:15.2 | latest musical evolution represents. |
| 1:18.6 | So grab yourself a cup of ambition because we've got a lot to get into. I'm Janine Hurst in for |
| 1:24.3 | Jen White. You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the |
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