Song of the Day #6,642: ‘Highlight of My Life’ – Dolly Parton

Three years and four solo albums (along with four more recorded with Porter Wagoner) separate my latest Dolly Parton featured record, Jolene, from my last. This woman was frighteningly prolific.

Those solo albums included one called My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner, on which Dolly performed songs written by her frequent musical partner, and another called My Tennessee Mountain Home, which dived deep into her autobiography (the liner notes included messages from her parents and a photo of the cabin where she grew up).

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