111277 Dolly Parton's first appearance on AT40 + five tidbits

43 years ago today, more than ten years after first appearing on the country chart with "Dumb Blonde" (#24, 1966), Dolly crossed over to the pop chart with "Here You Come Again", a song she took all the way to #3. In 1981, she took "9 to 5" to #1 for one week, followed by two weeks at #1 in her duet with Kenny Rogers: "Islands In The Stream". She last made the AT40 pop chart in 2016 with 29 other country artists who called themselves Artists Of Then, Now & Forever to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Awards: they took "Forever Country" to #21 on the pop chart.


Segment 1 is from Dolly's 2nd week on American Top 40 with Casey Kasem - November 19, 1977;
Segment 2 (1:36) is from American Top 40 with Casey Kasem - January 24, 1981;
Segment 3 (3:23) is from American Top 40 with Casey Kasem - February 21, 1981;
Segment 4 (4:20) is from American Top 40 with Casey Kasem - March 7, 1981;
Segment 5 (5:49) is from American Top 40 with Casey Kasem - March 21, 1981;
Segment 6 (7:04) is from American Top 40 with Casey Kasem - October 22, 1983.


(music shortened to avoid copyright infringement)

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