Dolly Parton – New Album, New Tour, New Friendship?

Dolly Parton – New Album, New Tour, New Friendship?

Dolly Parton (the woman, the music, the brand) has announced she’ll be going on The Boot's
tour for the summer of 2011, after the release of her 43rd studio album. This is the
first tour or album to come from Dolly in three years, since the release of Backwoods Barbie in 2008.

The Boot reports that Dolly is currently working on a movie and subsequent
soundtrack with R&B artist, jazz singer, and acclaimed actress Queen Latifah. The
current working title of the film is A Joyful Noise, and country fans as well as R&B
fans will surely be making a joyful noise at this duet. The two women are recording
original songs for the movie soundtrack together, with the help of a full choir. Both
camps report the artists are excited to work together and anticipate their voices and
styles blending well for the music AND the movie.

For more information on A Joyful Noise, peruse The Boot’s article. The Boot's article

For updates on Dolly’s upcoming album and 2011 tour, visit her website.

Alisa Hathaway
November 2010

The Last Concert of Patsy Cline

Country music icon, Patsy Cline, will be featured in an upcoming production that will showcase her final concert and her unfortunate passing only days after.  Premiering this fall at the Showplace Peterborough in Canada, director and producer Tim Rowat will tell the story through the eyes of one of Cline’s closest friends, Loretta Lynn. 

This world premiere event is sure to honor the great legacy of Patsy Cline who has received multiple awards since her tragic plane accident in 1963.  She received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 and was voted by fans to be the greatest woman in country music by Country Music Television.  Her music continues to influence many generations of singers.   

To hear where Patsy Cline’s career began, be sure to pick up The Birth of a Star available now on Lost Gold Records.  It features tracks recorded during the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout Performances, where Godfrey helped Cline become a household name in the late 1950s.

Christian Burke

April 2010

Congress Honors Country Music

            A new resolution has just been passed by Washington D.C. this recent week. This new resolution has nothing to do with healthcare, the war, or the economy, but rather country music. Yes, that’s right, Congress has acknowledged the major influence country music has made on American music and our country as whole, by giving it the recognition it deserves.

            Florida Rep. Cliff Steams, who proposed the resolution, states, “Country music traces its roots to the folk tradition of the British Isles and the Celts of central and western Europe. However, here in the United States, early immigrants, as well as African slaves, contributed to a new, distinct style of music that continued to develop through the 18th and 19th centuries…The history of country music is the history of our country.” (CMT) The resolution goes on to mention country music legends Willie Nelson, and Elvis Presley, as well the celebrated Grand Ole Opry and the impact these forces have made.

            It’s hard to deny these assertions when looking at some of the records country artists have broken over the years. Garth Brooks, having sold over 128,000,000 albums, is the top selling solo artist in United States history. (Library of Congress) Taylor Swift is breaking records as we speak, having just earned top honors as the artist with the longest-charting album on Billboard’s Top 200 charts. (Billboard)

            We at Lost Gold Records are very excited about this new declaration, having a great number of country music artists in our catalogue. From big names like Dolly Parton, to rising stars like Todd Taylor, who is currently making his mark in country music today. 

Kaitlin Southron

November 2009