Dolly Parton to be Kennedy Center honoree!!

YIPPPEEE!!!
Honors are conductor Zubin Mehta, country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson and film director Steven Spielberg. The surprise was Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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Updated On: 9/6/06 at 12:33 PM

Has Sondheim ever been honored? I should think that he should be before ALW.

I have no problems with Dolly being honored. I think she and her music are fantastic. And I'm still bitter about the Oscar That Should Have Been.

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I figured he already had been, but I just thought I'd ask. It would have been sheer madness had he not been. Phew!

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I can't speak for other nominees, but I can't see how someone would begrudge Dolly Parton a honor and then request that Joni Mitchell or Lily Tomlin be given one. I love both Joni and Lily but Dolly has had far more of impact on music and culture than both women combined. Combined with the fact that she rose from abject poverty with nothing but a dream and talent speaks volumes about her character.

It seems like if someone doesn't fully understand the scope of an artist's life or career then they deem that they are unworthy. It sounds like the previousposter doesn't deem them worthy because they don't like them. What would make Lily Tomlin a better choice? Or even Joni Mitchell?

Like I said, I can't speak to or defend the other nominees. But if you ask a fan about Smokey or Spielberg they will tell you all the ways in which they are deserving and have had an impact.

I think honoring Dolly Parton for everything that she done and represents show A LOT of class.

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not if you ask folks in country music, sueleen.

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They might cite them, too.

I would still say Dolly has had, if not bigger, then at least as big a cultural impact as Joni.
So more "artists" (and I use the quotations on purpose) are influenced by Joni. There's no denying the very large imprint Dolly has left on country music, mainstream music and entertainment, and on the lucrative bleached blond wig and breast implant industry.
So give her credit.
Plus, I can't help but love that woman. I smell a 9 to 5 movie night coming on.

Wow. That's A LOT of CDs for one person.

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Updated On: 9/6/06 at 01:36 PM

I bought two of her albums this year.

I also bought two this year. I own her on album, cassette, and cd and dvd.

Updated On: 9/6/06 at 01:40 PM

Now if we can just get Doris Day that honorary Oscar...

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Doris will not leave Carmel to accept it.

Ps. Paris's CD is a bomb.

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Updated On: 9/6/06 at 01:42 PM

Oh alright, Betty, you convinced me. I was just being pissy. No one really gives a rat's ass about those things anyway.

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