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Never Forget

A national treasure. Dolly Parton will turn 80 in January, and she sadly lost her husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, passed away in Nashville at the age of 82 in March, and they had a beautiful love story. The famous story goes that Dolly and Carl met outside of the Wishy Washy laundromat in Nashville in 1964, the same day that Dolly moved to Music City. They dated for two years, and decided they wanted to get married. And actually, at the time of their wedding, Dolly’s newfound record label didn’t want her to get married at all. They thought it might tarnish her image, and as we all know, Dolly did what she wanted anyways… so she and Carl Dean secretly ran off to Ringgold, Georgia, along with Parton’s mom Avie Lee as a witness, and headed for the local courthouse. Their relationship last for decades, and even though Carl stayed out of the spotlight and didn’t want anything to do with show business, they seemed to be very happy and leaned on each other for many different things throughout their lives. During conversation with for Interview Magazine, where she poke with Zac Brown, Dolly talked about some of her health struggles that led to her rescheduling her Las Vegas residency that was supposed to be this month to September of 2026. In addition to taking care of her health, Dolly revealed that she needed time to grieve her husband because she really never took the time. Dolly was back to work just two weeks after her husband died, and she understandably just needed a moment to catch her breathe. But if you think she might be slowing down, or even considering retirement, think again… Dolly says she doesn’t think God’s done with her, though she has gotten a lot done while having some rare downtime at home: “Oh, well, thank you. I took off for a little while because I never had a chance to take care of some things that I needed to be taken care of, and there was just still a lot of grief. I never had time to grieve and get all through that. But whatever happens to me, I think God’s going to take care of it. I don’t think God’s done with me, and I ain’t done with me, and hopefully you ain’t done with me. But I’m enjoying being around home, getting a lot of stuff done. We just stopped putting together a show because I was going to do that residency starting in Vegas, but I didn’t feel good enough to work up the kind of energy it takes to work up a show. But I’ll be back out there. I’ll be doing my thing, and you’ll be doing yours.” While she’s obviously accomplished so much, and continues to work her behind off, Dolly says she’s done everything she could have dreamed of and more, and she wants to just continue to “make people happy and lift people up and [glorify] God”: “No, I always say I’ve pretty much done everything, I just need a new bucket. It’s like when somebody says, ‘What you got on your plate?’ I say, ‘I have a platter. I don’t have a plate.’ My life is full of all kinds of things. But I can’t think of anything that I haven’t done that I haven’t planned to do. I just want to be able to continue doing what I do. I like trying to make people happy and lift people up and glorifying God. That’s my mission in life, so I just hope to get to do more of that.” I think Dolly has accomplished that mission and then some, and it’s clear through everything she does that she really is focused on those things and does it very well. She is such an inspiration, and I’m sure when she hits the stage next year in Vegas, it will be just as spectacular as ever and full of that signature Dolly flair. Everyone deserves a little rest and relaxation here and there, and even though Dolly isn’t typically one to slow down and sit around, it’s much deserved, and I’m sure she’ll be going into this new year refreshed after what was an incredibly challenging 2025. View this post on Instagram The post Dolly Parton Says Her Only Goal In Life Now, As She Approaches Her 80th Birthday, Is To “Lift People Up & Glorify God” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Christmas came early. Though it won’t reflect through the sheer chart success experienced by someone like Morgan Wallen, who was recently named Billboard’s Top Artist of 2025, in many ways, 2025 was the year of Tyler Childers. Since its release back on July 25th, Tyler Childers’ Snipe Hunter has remained one of the most controversial, albeit one of the most celebrated, country albums of the year. Despite many (myself included) touting the experimental record as yet another killer entry in Childers’ deep discography, there have been plenty of former fans of the “Feathered Indians” singer who are unhappy with the overall sound and direction he decided to take with producer, Rick Rubin. Despite the controversy, the album has been nothing short of a success for the Kentucky native, both commercially and critically. Upon its release, Snipe Hunt debuted at #7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, along with a #1 entry on their Americana/Folk Albums chart and a #2 entry on their Top Country Albums list. Back in November, he scored not one but three Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary Country Album, Best Country Song (“Bitin’ List”) and Best Country Solo Performance (“Nose On The Grindstone”). Finally, the record not only topped Rolling Stone’s Best Country/Americana Albums ranking but also was named their 7th-best album of the year, all-genre. With all of that being said, 2025 was undoubtedly one of the best years for the “Lady May” singer, both commercially and critically. And it looks like he has no plans of slowing down in 2026, with the recent announcement of his headlining tour, Snipe Hunt, featuring the likes of Evan Honer, Jon Batiste and more at some of the largest venues of his career, such as Wrigley Field in Chicago. In the meantime, however, fans of Childers are still eatin’ big time (pun intended). Not only did the 34-year-old singer/songwriter release a live version of the viral “Bitin’ List” last week from his iconic pop-up show and Dino World during the summer to all streaming platforms, today, he also released a performance video on his YouTube channel of the Grammy-nominated “Nose On The Grindstone” live from Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. View this post on Instagram As we all know, “Nose On The Grindstone’s” appearance on Snipe Hunter marked the first time the song received studio treatment after being available on streaming only on Childers’ 2017 OurVinyl Sessions EP acoustically. Like anything surrounding the release of Snipe Hunter, it was met with some mixed reviews. Though many (myself included) thought it was a career-best vocal performance from the Appalachian superstar, refining his patented rasp beautifully, others argued it was much too polished and sanitized due to the lyric change (“messed up his back” instead of “f***** up his back”). Regardless of your thoughts on the new version, I think it’s safe to say that this live video from Kroger Field is nothing short of a stunner. Beyond the fact that Childers himself sounds just as good as ever here, complete with only his guitar, an additional acoustic guitar and a fiddle, the direction from Vincent Adam Paul, a long-time live concert video director, is off the charts. Capturing a wide array of close, wide and drone shots, all shot in black and white, the video itself does a beautiful job transporting you directly into that night in Lexington. And, of course, the decision to shoot in black and white was brilliant, capturing the gritty nature of the song. Needless to say, the video is a must-watch, and you can check it out below. Watch here: Snipe Hunt Tour Dates April 23 – Dallas, Texas – Dos Equis Pavilion – with Scott T. Smith June 4 – Birmingham, Alabama – The Coca-Cola Amphitheater – with Evan Honer & Scott. T Smith June 7 – Lexington, Kentucky – Railbird Music Festival June 10 – Darien Center, New York – Darien Lake Amphitheater – with Evan Honer June 11 – Hershey, Pennsylvania – Hersheypark Stadium – with Evan Honer June 13 – Columbus, Ohio – Buckeye Country Superfest July 9 – St. Louis, Missouri – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – with Wednesday & Scott T. Smith July 12 – Chicago, Illinois – Wrigley Field – with Jon Batiste & Wednesday July 14 – Kansas City, Missouri – Morton Amphitheater  – with Wednesday July 15 – Des Moines, Iowa – Casey’s Center – with Wednesday July 18 – Boulder, Colorado – Folsom Field – with Jon Batiste & Wednesday September 30 – Sacramento, California – Golden 1 Center – with Wednesday October 2 – Seattle, Washington – Climate Pledge Arena – with Wednesday October 3 – Portland, Oregon – Moda Center – with Wednesday and Scott T. SmithThe post Tyler Childers Releases Stunning Live Performance Video Of “Nose On The Grindstone” At Kroger Field first appeared on Whiskey Riff.