I will forever remember the moment I saw true greatness come alive on a stage in Dallas, Texas. My Glammy knew just how much I adored Dolly Parton. One year, as an early Christmas present, she took us girls on our very first “Glam Weekend” to go see the Queen of Country herself.
I had been to plenty of concerts before that night, but nothing could ever prepare me for Dolly. To this day, I tell anyone who will listen that it was hands-down the best concert any of us have ever experienced. Only Dolly could make an audience feel every single emotion under the sun in a single evening. One minute, she had us ready to swing on a gorgeous auburn-haired woman as she shared the story behind “Jolene,” and the next, she had us all weeping, wanting to wrap little Dolly in a giant hug during “Coat of Many Colors.” Beyond her incredible storytelling, she treated us to a master class in musicianship, showing off her talent on nearly every instrument imaginable.
I left convinced that she had delivered the performance of a lifetime in December 2016. The magic of Dolly was that every single person who ever saw her live felt that exact same way about their night…