Highways and Roads

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (64+ words) Memphis Flyer Singer/songwriter Valerie June joins host Chris McCoy to talk about her new album, her deep roots in Memphis, and her Sept. 17 show at the Satellite Music Hall. Keep the Memphis Flyer flying. Hear what's happening in Memphis…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (196+ words) The comedy duo recently appeared in the Live Finals of America's Got Talent. Get all the top news & discounts for Tampa & beyond. No password required. The Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre will present Young & Strange: Delusionists on Tuesday, January…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (173+ words) Pop, to two decimal places Alfred Soto: I wanna be wanted too! Especially by strangers. I also like it when an act finishes a song before releasing it to a discriminating audience. [3] Hannah Jocelyn: Sidney-ish. [6] Jel Bugle: Is this a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (591+ words) Dolly Parton’s A Smoky Mountain Christmas is the prototype for an entire genre that didn’t yet exist. Long before Hallmark built their seasonal empire of small towns churning through magical realism, misunderstood celebrities, and found families, Parton had already sketched…...

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1+ week, 3+ day ago   (731+ words) "Rock and roll with all my friends, hopin' the music never ends," went the insanely catchy theme tune to "Happy Days," the coming-of-age ABC sitcom which made everyone nostalgic for the idealized America of the 1950s. Of course, all good things…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (447+ words) Zara Thompson says she has felt a new connection to country music superstar Dolly Parton who died last week. The Cambridge based third year Wintec student pays Doralee Rhodes in the upcoming production of 9-to-5; The Musical at Hamilton’s Meteor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (691+ words) The Lynchburg Times TULLAHOMA, Tenn. — It was a landmark Tennessee legal battle playing out in a rural small town that pitted religious fundamentalist against science that feels a little on the nose for today’s political climate. On September 17-20 the South…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (285+ words) Opera star Dame Nellie Melba is the face of our $100 note, and the inspiration for the famous Peach Melba dessert. In short she’s an icon – one of Australia’s original divas. But how did she go from young Melbourne tomboy to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (53+ words) KTVU A look back at the life and career of Dolly Parton, the musician, actress and philanthropist, who died at 80. The cultural icon's career spanned generations. She wrote hundreds of songs and was known for her over-the-top personality and fashion…...