Dolly Parton, Songteller
On sale
17th November 2020
Price: £47.99
A beautifully-illustrated celebration of the remarkable life and career of country music legend Dolly Parton.
‘A goldmine of little-seen photos and personal anecdotes’ – Washington Post
*The New York Times bestseller*
*A show-stopping must-have for every Dolly fan.*
As told in Dolly Parton’s own inimitable words, Songteller is a memoir like no other. Songteller explores 150 songs that have defined Dolly’s journey, illustrated throughout with never-before-seen images and memorabilia from her personal archives.
For the first time, Dolly Parton reveals the personal stories, candid insights and memories behind classic songs like ‘Jolene’, ‘9 to 5’, ‘I Will Always Love You’ and more, as she looks back at over 60 years of songwriting.
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics reveals the stories that have made Dolly a beloved icon across generations, genders, and social and international boundaries. Add it to the shelf with books like Behind the Seams and Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton, The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles, and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. This is a show-stopping must-have for every Dolly Parton fan.
‘A goldmine of little-seen photos and personal anecdotes’ – Washington Post
*The New York Times bestseller*
*A show-stopping must-have for every Dolly fan.*
As told in Dolly Parton’s own inimitable words, Songteller is a memoir like no other. Songteller explores 150 songs that have defined Dolly’s journey, illustrated throughout with never-before-seen images and memorabilia from her personal archives.
For the first time, Dolly Parton reveals the personal stories, candid insights and memories behind classic songs like ‘Jolene’, ‘9 to 5’, ‘I Will Always Love You’ and more, as she looks back at over 60 years of songwriting.
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics reveals the stories that have made Dolly a beloved icon across generations, genders, and social and international boundaries. Add it to the shelf with books like Behind the Seams and Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton, The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles, and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. This is a show-stopping must-have for every Dolly Parton fan.
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Reviews
Part annotated songbook, part potted history and part balm for the soul, with Dolly Parton's personality shining out of every page... a lovely peak behind the rhinestone curtain of a true talent.
I do unreservedly love Parton's book - who wouldn't want to know the stories behind some of the past century's greatest songs?
Now, for the first time, the Smoky Mountain songbird reveals the secrets behind her greatest hits and the real-life events that inspired them.