Country legend Dolly Parton wowed her loyal fans with a powerful and emotional performance at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena last night.
The bubbly blonde was on top form as she performed to an appreciative audience who had travelled from all over the country to see her.
Arriving on stage dressed in a white and silver dress with silver tassles, the pint-sized singer belted out her greatest hits including Islands In The Stream, 9 to 5, Little Sparrow and I Will Always Love You.
Throughout the night she talked about her life growing up with her parents and 11 siblings in Tennessee. Many of her songs penned from her own hand are inspired by true-life experiences including the emotional Coat Of Many Colors which talks about her experience of poverty.
Dolly also sang hits from her new album Backwoods Barbie and performed her own version of Fine Young Cannibals’ She Drives Me Crazy which went down a treat with fans - as did her performances on piano, electric guitar, fiddle, penny-whistle, and banjo which gelled beautifully with her band.
Picture by Jason Sheldon
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It is backwoods Barbie. Not backwards Dolly Parton certainly isn’t backwards
Went to see her. One Word. Amazing.
Saw dolly last year at NEC felt last night’s concert was even better. I think people who aren’t fans need to see her live performance to realise how multi talented and how very passionate she is about her music. Magnificent performance from Dolly, long may she perform for us.
What a fabulous night, we love you Dolly!
NB: It’s BackWOODS Barbie, not Backwards!!!
“appreciative audience”??
Then maybe that was why everyone just sat and stared… they were in awe?
what a fantastic entertainer dolly parton is,she filled the arena with people and her voice a great show.
All of the above maybe good and true but the important thing is that Dolly is one of the greatest hotties of the world. At age 62 she still looks better than a lot of those so-called supermodels. I’d say it’s way overdue that she showed those 34E’s aka “The Best Boobs in the Bizz” to the world, so c’mon Dolly pose nude in the near future and don’t wait until y’er 100-th birthday or at least have the pictures that have been taken in the past published!!