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Dolly Parton at 80 is still doing the most, and it still works
A new all-star cut of "Light of a Clear Blue Morning," a travel stop opening in Tennessee, a summer show at the Stampede, and a children's hospital getting the check. A feature on one of the busiest people in music, period.
How a creative writing course actually makes you a better songwriter
Better verses, cleaner hooks, songs that actually say something. Here is what a 16-week creative writing diploma teaches — and where it earns its keep for a working songwriter.