Shortly after Carl Dean met Dolly Parton, he knew he wanted to marry her. He was so certain, in fact, that for their first date, he brought the “Jolene” singer to his mother’s house. He introduced his new beau as “the one I’m going to marry.” Here’s how Parton felt about that.
Dolly Parton wasn’t looking for a boyfriend when she met Carl Dean
Parton had just moved to Nashville when she met her future husband, Dean, at the laundromat just outside her apartment. Even after their first meeting, Dean became adamant about pursuing the “Down From Dover” singer.
“He came to see me every day for the next week,” Parton wrote in her 1994 memoir, Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “I was baby-sitting to earn a little money. That meant I couldn’t leave the house, so a real date was out of the question.
Dolly Parton wasn’t looking for a boyfriend when she met Carl Dean
Parton had just moved to Nashville when she met her future husband, Dean, at the laundromat just outside her apartment. Even after their first meeting, Dean became adamant about pursuing the “Down From Dover” singer.
“He came to see me every day for the next week,” Parton wrote in her 1994 memoir, Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “I was baby-sitting to earn a little money. That meant I couldn’t leave the house, so a real date was out of the question.
- 7/16/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
While it’s hard to imagine a time when Jon Bon Jovi couldn’t get a record deal, that was absolutely the case in the early ’80s. Fortunately, an act of desperation helped to kick-start his music career and, ultimately, his rise to fame.
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi in 1985 | Chris Walter/WireImage Jon Bon Jovi asked a radio DJ to play ‘Runaway’
Bon Jovi’s breakout hit “Runaway” started the band’s career, but few fans know how much work went into getting that first big break. While talking with Virgin Radio UK, the frontman shared the desperate move that finally got him the deal he deserved.
“[It’s] 1982. I write ‘Runaway,'” Bon Jovi recalled. “I can’t get a record deal. I can’t even get a band because, you know, original bands aren’t making any money. So, I think to myself, ‘Who is the loneliest man in the music business?...
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi in 1985 | Chris Walter/WireImage Jon Bon Jovi asked a radio DJ to play ‘Runaway’
Bon Jovi’s breakout hit “Runaway” started the band’s career, but few fans know how much work went into getting that first big break. While talking with Virgin Radio UK, the frontman shared the desperate move that finally got him the deal he deserved.
“[It’s] 1982. I write ‘Runaway,'” Bon Jovi recalled. “I can’t get a record deal. I can’t even get a band because, you know, original bands aren’t making any money. So, I think to myself, ‘Who is the loneliest man in the music business?...
- 4/9/2023
- by Rose Burke
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney said one of his and Wings’ songs has what they liked to call a “Floydian slip.” Wings’ guitarist Jimmy McCulloch did such a great job on the song’s guitar solo it reminded the former Beatle of another famous guitarist’s work.
Paul McCartney | Chris Walter/Getty Images Paul McCartney said one of his and Wings’ songs has a ‘Floydian slip’
In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that one of his and Wings’ songs, “The Note You Never Wrote,” has a “Floydian slip.”
The band’s guitarist, Jimmy McCulloch, did an amazing guitar solo on the tune. Paul thought it was reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour. “The arrangement as a whole is kind of dreamy and Floydian,” Paul wrote. “It’s what we call a ‘Floydian slip.'”
Paul greatly admired Pink Floyd. He said they made some great records in the 1970s.
Paul McCartney | Chris Walter/Getty Images Paul McCartney said one of his and Wings’ songs has a ‘Floydian slip’
In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that one of his and Wings’ songs, “The Note You Never Wrote,” has a “Floydian slip.”
The band’s guitarist, Jimmy McCulloch, did an amazing guitar solo on the tune. Paul thought it was reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour. “The arrangement as a whole is kind of dreamy and Floydian,” Paul wrote. “It’s what we call a ‘Floydian slip.'”
Paul greatly admired Pink Floyd. He said they made some great records in the 1970s.
- 4/9/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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