The song, as a result, was very taboo for the time. Wagoner told her that no one would ever play it if she didn’t remove one verse. In it, Parton sings about having to leave home to work for an old ...

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Dolly Parton's husband died earlier this year. She got vulnerable about the way his absence has impacted her career.

For "The Mirror," album No. 16, Grand Ole Opry member Trisha Yearwood sat with a group of acclaimed songwriters to finally pen her own work.

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"Mac reminded me of how instinctive songwriting should be,” said Coyle Girelli, who revisits songs he wrote with the legend ...

The St. Paul GetDown, a program run by the city’s parks and recreation department, brings a dozen young artists together for 10 weeks of writing, rehearsing and recording. Some have participated since ...

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