R.I.P. Dolly Parton as well. WN1 and I had Islands in the Stream as our song (with Kenny Rogers).

Three Voices, One Old Song, and a Nearly Perfect Moment

In 1976, on a simple stage lit by warm golden lights, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris sat side by side. Dolly held a guitar, her blonde hair glowing under the lights. The three of them began to sing “Bury… pic.twitter.com/PHl5QIcgxl

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Now, having listened to their dulcet tones, time to turn this sour, as is the Unherdables wont. I don’t mean on these three themselves, I mean on the whole US country music scene, behind the scenes. And I don’t mean just the drinking and debauchery, nor even the drugs.

I’m thinking specifically of Kristofferson and the DID trauma training. Many know of Bob Hope … a way down that rabbit hole is Joey Heatherington’s messed up life … and Dick Cheney has been mentioned by some women, apart from his shotgun skills … but someone like Kristofferson gets clean away with it (allegedly).

It’s a nasty scene. One worth exploring is Tammy Wynette, though she’s more in the messed up category.