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Audiences were applauding these developments in the entertainment industry when Dolly Parton was an infant. It's a Wonderful Life, a wonderful Christmas tradition, is introduced this year starring James Stewart and Donna Reed. On Broadway Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun opens starring Ethel Merman. At the top of the music charts this year are Five Minutes More and Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow.
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At age 58, despite having already sold more than 100 million records, Dolly Parton is nowhere near ready to be put out to pasture. In fact, these days, she’s more likely to buy the pasture.
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When Dolly Parton entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: The first session of the U.N. General Assembly is held at St. James's Palace in London. Trygve Lie of Norway is appointed secretary general of the United Nations. At the session in London, the U.N. creates the International Atomic Energy Commission. In the United States, 800,000 steel workers go on strike against the United States Steel Corp. President Truman publicly requests that people force Congress to address the growing labor crisis.
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People's review (on stands now) avowed, "While she'll remind you at times of Gretchen Wilson and Dolly Parton, this worthy 21-year-old Texan is clearly her own singer." An album review by the Associated Press confirmed, "Lambert has come up with a solid album full of thoughtful words and tuneful melodies, delivered with fresh country conviction." Entertainment Weekly called Kerosene, "a spunky set of honky-tonk, country rock and Sheryl Crow inspired ballads," adding, "Her vocals evoke Natalie Maines and she clearly knows how to writer a killer tune." strong voice that hints at mischief, and Kerosene, her impressive debut, might be the best album so far from the current reality-pop boom."
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On Dec. 3, 2006, Dolly Parton was honored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for her lifetime of contributions to the arts. Other 2006 honorees included Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg, Smokey Robinson and Andrew Lloyd Webber. During the show, some of country music's biggest names came to show their admiration. Carrie Underwood performed Dolly's hit "Islands in the Stream" with original duet partner Kenny Rogers. Alison Krauss performed "Jolene" and duetted "Coat of Many Colors" with Shania Twain. Vince Gill performed "I Will Always Love You" which he duetted with Dolly.
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Following a mammoth sell out UK arena tour in March this year, The One and Only Dolly Parton announces new tour dates as part of a huge World Tour. The UK Leg starts in Glasgow and finishes in London and calls into The NIA, Birmingham on 2 July 2008.
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