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Offline Jeff Wrangler

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Re: Music News
« Reply #440 on: September 02, 2026, 04:14:55 pm »
I guess this is as a good a place to post this as anywhere else.

Heidi Stevens is a columnist for the Tribune News Service. The hometown newspaper ran her column today, an appreciation of Dolly Parton. This was the next to last paragraph; it almost made me cry.

"For 80 years, it was Dolly Parton's world, and we were lucky, truly, to be living in it. She was a champion of children, a peerless talent, a giant-hearted humanitarian, an unwavering ally to marginalized folks, and completely uninterested in what you thought she ought to be doing instead."
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Re: Music News
« Reply #441 on: Yesterday at 05:58:51 pm »
Quote from: CellarDweller on August 25, 2026, 04:13:51 pm
Dolly Parton dies at 80

Dolly Parton (January 19, 1946 - August 25, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman. After achieving success as a songwriter for other artists, Parton's debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, was released in 1967, commencing a career spanning 60 years and 50 studio albums. Referred to as the "Queen of Country", Parton was one of the most-honored female country performers in history and received various accolades, including 11 Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards including a humanitarian honorary Oscar win in 2025, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

While she did collect some Billboard Hot 100 chart hits, they don't show the extent of Dolly's success.  She sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists ever.  Her music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She had 25 singles reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She had 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she had 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. Her 49th and final solo studio album, Rockstar (2023), became her highest-charting Billboard 200 album, peaking at number three.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles of Dolly Parton.



Year              Song Title                       Peak Position on Billboard Top 40 Chart

1977  -           "Here You Come Again"                                            #3
1978  -           "Two Doors Down!"                                                  #19
1978  -           "Heartbreaker"                                                        #37
1978  -           "Baby I'm Burning"                                                  #25
1980  -           "Starting Over Again"                                               #36
1980  -           "9 to 5"                                                                   #1
1983  -           "Islands In The Stream" (duet with Kenny Rogers)      #1



As I predicted, I have to update this, as two classic Dolly Parton songs that didn't hit the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40, did chart after her death was announced.


Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles of Dolly Parton.



Year              Song Title                       Peak Position on Billboard Top 40 Chart

1973  -           "Jolene"                                                                  #16 (new peak in 2026, posthumously)
1973  -           "I Will Always Love You"                                           #27 (new peak in 2026, posthumously)
1977  -           "Here You Come Again"                                            #3
1978  -           "Two Doors Down!"                                                  #19
1978  -           "Heartbreaker"                                                        #37
1978  -           "Baby I'm Burning"                                                  #25
1980  -           "Starting Over Again"                                               #36
1980  -           "9 to 5"                                                                   #1
1983  -           "Islands In The Stream" (duet with Kenny Rogers)      #1
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Re: Music News
« Reply #442 on: Yesterday at 06:04:23 pm »
I just saw on my news feed that Duncan Sheik died yesterday, at age 56, leaving behind a wife and 7 year old daughter.

Duncan Scott Sheik (November 18, 1969 ? September 17, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.   "Barely Breathing" hit the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 chart, peaking at #16.

He later became a composer,  composing scores/music for Twelfth Night,  Home at the End of the World, Spring Awakening, Alice By Heart, American Psycho.

He's  won a Billboard Music Award, BMI Pop Award, two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award, a Grammy, and an Outer Critics Circle Award.


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Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!

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Re: Music News
« Reply #443 on: Yesterday at 07:36:37 pm »
Ok, I'll admit it:  I had a crush on him. Yeah, I knew he was straight, but but but those eyes!
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Re: Music News
« Reply #444 on: Yesterday at 08:21:38 pm »
No memory of him or the song at all.  :-\
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Re: Music News
« Reply #445 on: Yesterday at 11:55:58 pm »
Quote from: southendmd on Yesterday at 07:36:37 pm
Ok, I'll admit it:  I had a crush on him. Yeah, I knew he was straight, but but but those eyes!


I didn't have a crush on him, but I thought he was pretty attractive!
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'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!
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