Spotlight A crucial piece of Dolly Parton history is at UNC. Here’s the story behind it Jane Winik Sartwell The News & Observer (Raleigh) Aug 30, 2026 11 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Puppy love, puppy love, they all call it puppy love. I’m old enough now to kiss and hug, and I like it, it’s puppy love.kAm%9@D6 2C6 =JC:4D E@ s@==J !2CE@?’D G6CJ 7:CDE D:?8=6[ C6=62D65 H96? D96 H2D ;FDE `a J62CD @=5] $:IEJ\D6G6? J62CD =2E6C[ @? %F6D52J[ !2CE@? 5:65 27E6C 2 3C:67 32EE=6 H:E9 42?46C[ D6?5:?8 C9:?6DE@?6\DEF5565 H2G6D @7 8C:67[ D@?8[ 2?5 7@?5 C6>6>3C2?46 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ]k^AmkAm{F4<:=J 7@C FD :? E96 %C:2?8=6[ E96C6 2C6 :>A@CE2?E A:646D @7 !2CE@? 9:DE@CJ 9@FD65 :? r92A6= w:==]k^Am kAmp `hf_D C6:DDF6 @7 E92E 7:CDE C64@C5[ “!FAAJ {@G6[” :D @? G:6H @? 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Attendees remember Dolly Parton's 1976 performance at East Burke High School “She put on quite a show,” Elsie Whisenant said. In 2001, Dolly Parton played Merlefest, talked bluegrass in interview "I know I look totally artificial, but I am a totally real person," said Parton. Dolly Parton came to Hickory in 1975. “I was captivated,” one attendee said. Parton said to the Hickory crowd, ”I’ll create what I missed when I was a kid, and I’ll pass on what was good, what I had and what I have.” Years ago, a Morganton Dolly Parton impersonator got to meet her idol During their visit Dolly and Beverley sang her Grammy winning No. 1 song "9 to 5" as Dolly clicked the tune out on her long manicured fingernails.
50 years ago, Dolly Parton performed at East Burke High School Did you know Dolly Parton performed in Burke County?
Attendees remember Dolly Parton's 1976 performance at East Burke High School “She put on quite a show,” Elsie Whisenant said.
In 2001, Dolly Parton played Merlefest, talked bluegrass in interview "I know I look totally artificial, but I am a totally real person," said Parton.
Dolly Parton came to Hickory in 1975. “I was captivated,” one attendee said. Parton said to the Hickory crowd, ”I’ll create what I missed when I was a kid, and I’ll pass on what was good, what I had and what I have.”
Years ago, a Morganton Dolly Parton impersonator got to meet her idol During their visit Dolly and Beverley sang her Grammy winning No. 1 song "9 to 5" as Dolly clicked the tune out on her long manicured fingernails.
