Product Description

A Song-Filled Delight With Dolly & Her Superstar Friends!One of the most successful crossover performing artists of all time legendary singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton hosts this popular music program that originally aired as Dolly in 1976-77. Joined by the hottest stars of the day Parton sings some of her greatest hits including I Will Always Love You and a selection of contemporary tunes. This two-disc set includes guest appearances by LINDA RONSTADT KENNY ROGERS ANNE MURRAY RONNIE MILSAP ROD McKUEN EMMYLOU HARRIS MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. EMMYLOU HARRIS and Dolly's brother RANDY PARTON.Songs Include:I Will Always Love You * Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bad Bad Leroy BrownI Believe In Music Let Me Be There Love Is Like A Butterfly Feelings Rollin in My Sweet Baby s Arms Blue Eyes Cryin In The Rain Apple Jack My Funny Valentine * Love Lifted Me * Legend In My Time * Drift Away *Joshua * He s Got The Whole World In His Hands * The World I Used To Know *I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) * I Hope We Get To Love In TimeMy Blue Ridge Mountain Boy * The Sweetest Gift * The Battle Of New Orleans *All I Can Do * Rhinestone Cowgirl * Proud Mary * Do I Ever Cross Your Mindand more - including DVD Bonus Songs!System Requirements:Run Time: 165 minsFormat: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 030306763194 Manufacturer No: DVD7631

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29158 in DVD
• Brand: MPI HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 2007-02-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .40 pounds
• Running time: 150 minutes

Features

• A Song-Filled Delight With Dolly & Her Superstar Friends! One of the most successful crossover performing artists of all time, legendary singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton hosts this popular music program that originally aired as Dolly in 1976-77. Joined by the hottest stars of the day, Parton sings some of her greatest hits, including I Will Always Love You, and a selection of contemporary

Customer Reviews

Great collection of Dolly's early show
Back in 1976, Dolly Parton had her own syndicated variety show. It ran only for the 1976/77 season. The show is your typical 70's era variety show with popular music guest stars of day, although the budget for Dolly's show wasn't on par with say Sonny & Cher or Donny & Marie, as such the show does have a cheaper look to it. Every show started off the same, Dolly decends from the ceiling on a swing to her song "Love Is Like A Butterfly" she then goes into her opening song, which was usually a pop hit of the day. The guests come out and it's pretty much non-stop singing for the next half hour. Some of the concpets for the show are little odd, Dolly singing to a basset hound by the water, Kenny Rogers being locked in a crate on stage, or Billy Davis & Marilyn McCoo dancing with life preservers while singing "Proud Mary" with Dolly.
The show is vintage Dolly though, she's got the big hair, the big ear rings, the bell bottoms and lot's of polyester and rhinestones. Her later series from 1987 was slightly better, but this is Dolly at a time in her career when she was just starting to become a household name. The songs are great and the jokes are corny. Dolly fans will undoubtedly love this, fans of 1970's music will most likely enjoy this as well.

Early Dolly TV Show Not Bad/Not Great
Let's start with the good stuff. First of all it's great to actually see some of her first TV show surface on DVD. And there are some very good performances from Dolly and all of her friends. If you didn't get to see these when they were originally aired and you're a Dolly fan you're in for a treat. Now for the bad part, these are edited musical performances mostly. I think there is maybe one skit from the show actually on the dvds. Basically the format is Dolly's entrance to the show with a song, then she introduces her guest, the guest performs a song, then usually there's a Dolly number then she teams up with the guest for a song then it's Bye Bye. I really would LOVE to have seen this collection actually use the ENTIRE broadcast the way it was originally aired. If you're a Dolly Parton Fanatic like I am, it's definitely worth the money, if you're just a casual fan or a fan of one of her guests you might want to reconsider your purchase.

Not Just for Dolly Parton Fans
I can give this DVD 5 stars even before viewing it because I taped every one of Dolly's 1976-77 shows on my trusty ol' Betamax and played them over and over until that Betamax eventually croaked. In fact, I'd happily pay the asking price for this DVD just for the show that featured Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. For those who've already heard their soaring harmonies on their two "Trio" CD's, you already know you're in for a treat but hearing Dolly, Emmylou and Linda do "The Sweetest Gift" is guaranteed to give you goose bumps. The other guests featured on this CD are also fine choices and highlight Dolly's ability to effortlessly slip into any musical style. I've been waiting YEARS for Dolly's 1970's TV show to be released on DVD ... here's hoping this DVD is just the first in a series!