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Remembering moments with the Daughter of Sevier County and their unexpected connections to my life in lawAlmost everyone who lives in Sevier County has a story about its favorite daughter—internationally known singer, songwriter, movie star, business
Jerry Summers - Betty Bean Knoxville Reporter Thursday, June 17, 2021 - by Jerry Summers Jerry Summers When the names of female reporters in Tennessee who pioneered in the field of journalism arises one individual's name stands out in the Knoxville area. As a writer for the Knoxville Journal, Knox Tenn Today, Metro Pulse, Knoxville Scene, and the Shopper News for 30 years or more, Betty Bean has interviewed and profiled many prominent and non-prominent individuals during those decades. From Cas Walker to Lillian Bean, Knox County Court Clerk...
“I knew my heart would break when he passed, and it did,” Parton wrote. “I’ll start this eulogy by saying I wouldn’t be here if he hadn’t been there. He was there… there in my young years to encourage me to keep playing my guitar, to keep writing my songs, to keep practicing my singing. “And he was there to help build my confidence standing on stage where he was always standing behind me or close beside me with his big ol’ red Gretsch guitar.” Parton said Owens would take her to Nashville, Tennessee, the home of country music, and walk her up and down the streets trying...
Who was the man who discovered Dolly Parton? Cas Walker was a character and a half. Here's his story and how he came across Dolly Parton.
Film Archivist Unearths Footage of 14-Year-Old Dolly Parton Dollywood theme park and the benevolent force responsible for the Dolly Parton was a teenage dreamer in East Tennessee. Thanks to Knoxville-area film archivist Matthew Reeves, we can now see 14-year-old Parton perform at an outdoor event organized by Smoky Mountain celebrity and As both the footage and the accompanying studio recording of "Making Believe" establish, Parton developed at a young age into the singer-songwriter and live performer that'd go on to change popular music. Per Reeves' YouTube description, the silent 8mm home...