Cut the preamble, skip the mic check, and clear the room. Following our hiatus getting the digital foundation back up and running, there is only one way to return to the airwaves. Following her passing on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80 in Nashville, this episode belongs entirely to Dolly Parton. No commentary, no banter, no interruptions—just the unadulterated genius of the undisputed queen of country music.
Before the stadium tours, the cinematic crossovers, the massive literacy programs, and the rhinestone empire, there was a fourth child out of twelve raised in a ramshackle cabin in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, playing a homemade guitar and singing on local radio stations by the time she was a kid. She moved to Nashville the very day she graduated high school in 1964, penning tunes for others before Monument Records and RCA Victor finally let her step up to the microphone.
This installment of the Rolling with Scissors deep dive kicks off a multi-part exploration covering her foundational era from 1967 to 1970—the gritty, raw records where she established her pen, fought the Nashville machine to sing her own truths, and proved she was far more than just the girl singer on Porter Wagoner’s television show. Turn it up.
Artist – Song – Album – Label
Hour One
01. Dolly Parton - Dumb Blonde - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
02. Dolly Parton - Your Ole Handy Man - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
03. Dolly Parton - I Don't Want to Throw Rice - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
04. Dolly Parton - Put It off Until Tomorrow - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
05. Dolly Parton - I Wasted My Tears - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
06. Dolly Parton - Something Fishy - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
07. Dolly Parton - The Giving and the Taking - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
08. Dolly Parton - I'm In No Condition - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
09. Dolly Parton - The Company You Keep - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
10. Dolly Parton - I Lived My Life - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
11. Dolly Parton - The Little Things - Hello, I'm Dolly - Monument
12. Dolly Parton - Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
13. Dolly Parton - He's a Go Getter - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
14. Dolly Parton - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
15. Dolly Parton - It's My Time - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
16. Dolly Parton - Harper Valley PTA - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
17. Dolly Parton - Little Bird - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
18. Dolly Parton - Mine - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
19. Dolly Parton - The Carroll County Accident - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
20. Dolly Parton - Fresh Out of Forgiveness - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
Hour Two
21. Dolly Parton - Mama Say a Prayer - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
22. Dolly Parton - Always the First Time - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
23. Dolly Parton - D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - RCA Victor
24. Dolly Parton - You're Gonna Be Sorry - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
25. Dolly Parton - I Wish I Felt This Way At Home - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
26. Dolly Parton - False Eyelashes - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
27. Dolly Parton - I'll Oilwells Love You - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
28. Dolly Parton - The Only Way Out (Is To Walk Over Me) - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
29. Dolly Parton - Little Bit Slow To Catch On - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
30. Dolly Parton - The Bridge - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
31. Dolly Parton - Love And Learn - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
32. Dolly Parton - I'm Running Out Of Love - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
33. Dolly Parton - Just Because I'm a Woman - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
34. Dolly Parton - Baby Sister - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
35. Dolly Parton - Try Being Lonely - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
36. Dolly Parton - Just Because I'm A Woman (Live Version) - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
37. Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors (Live Version) - Just Because I'm A Woman - RCA Victor
38. Dolly Parton - In the Ghetto - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
39. Dolly Parton - Games People Play - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
40. Dolly Parton - 'Til Death Do Us Part - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
Hour Three
41. Dolly Parton - Evening Shade (Remastered) - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
42. Dolly Parton - I'm Fed Up with You - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
43. Dolly Parton - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
44. Dolly Parton - Daddy - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
45. Dolly Parton - We Had All the Good Things Going - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
46. Dolly Parton - The Monkey's Tale - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
47. Dolly Parton - Gypsy, Joe and Me - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
48. Dolly Parton - Home for Pete's Sake - My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - RCA Victor
49. Dolly Parton - Why, Why, Why - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
50. Dolly Parton - I Wound Easy - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
51. Dolly Parton - I Don't You Around Me Anymore - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
52. Dolly Parton - Hillbilly Willy - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
53. Dolly Parton - This Boy Has Been Hurt - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
54. Dolly Parton - Daddy Won't Be Home Anymore - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
55. Dolly Parton - As Long as I Love - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
56. Dolly Parton - A Habit I Can't Break - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
57. Dolly Parton - I'm Not Worth the Tears - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
58. Dolly Parton - I Don't Trust Me Around You - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
59. Dolly Parton - I Couldn't Wait Forever - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor
60. Dolly Parton - Too Lonely Too Long - As Long as I Love - RCA Victor - Fade Out