In the first (and inevitably last) of its kind, observe how Dolly Parton has had an indelible effect and influence upon the careers of some of the finest tune-conjurers of the last fifty years. Indeed, if I was a betting man — and I am — I'd probably be in the betting office right now, spending all of my hard-stole cash on horses and dogs bearing curiously "meaningful" allusions to time-travelling breast implant symbiosis.
Dolly Parton, 1994.
109 year-old Dolly Parton famously recorded 'Islands In The Stream' with country bumpkin Kenny Rogers, whose brother, producer Lelan Rogers, worked for Houston, Texas independent label International Artists during the late '60's, a label that housed psychedelic spartans The Red Crayola for years, a group fronted by the inimitable Mayo Thompson, who, in the hazy doldrums of the 1990s, met avant-garde musician David Grubbs (of Squirrel Bait, Gastr Del Sol and Bastro) before wisely following the latter's recommendation to reform the Red Crayola (as Red Krayola) and release new material on legendary Chicago label Drag City, whose first release was a 1990 single (DC1) by Royal Trux, a two-piece co-fronted by experimental bozo Neil Hagerty, who featured on Washington D.C. "funk-punk" band Weird War's 2002 self-titled record, an outfit ("outfit?!") that currently includes drummer Argentine Sebastian from (actual) post-rock three-piece Trans Am, who've been fortunate to release each of their nine studio albums through New York City's finest Thrill Jockey, a label tentatively established in the early nineties by Bettina Richards, a former A&R lackey for Atlantic Records, a major label that's worked closely with a number of independent labels such as Must Destroy, a UK-based imprint that had the nerve to discover (never) comedic (c)rap ensemble Goldie Lookin' Chain, who, of their eight "members" (including the visionary Eggsy and the notoriously unpredictable 2Hats) also features "34th Least Charismastic of the last 100 years" Maggot, who appeared on the fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2006, finishing third place behind Michael "Get in the pool, awright?" Barrymore and — eventual winner/loser — Chantelle Houghton, who, if her fake breasts are anything to go by, has fake tits just like "biggest knockers in Nashville" Dolly Parton.
In other words, it's a small world! Now to the betting office ...
In other words, it's a small world! Now to the betting office ...
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