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Speaking of Jolene

April 17, 9:14 AMMusic ExaminerSteve Knopper
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Dolly has been singing "Jolene" live for some time -- my wife and I saw her do it about two years ago at the Denver Convention Center. (For the record, her best song there was Tommy James and the Shondells' "Crimson and Clover," in which she strapped on a giant aquamarine electric guitar; I think Dolly must have heard Joan Jett's version!) In this 1975 clip she introduces it almost exactly the same way she did on the bonus live track from her new album:

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