Dollywood Days

ISBN-13: 9781492908265 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 390 str.

Darrell Lynn Sroufe

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a contract entertainer at one of the best known and loved theme parks in America? Or what the inside world of the eleven million annual visitor Great Smoky Mountains tourism industry is like? Or what goes on inside the Nashville's country music industry? Or maybe what Dolly Parton and other major country music stars do outside of the spotlight? If so, then you're going to love Dollywood Days It tells the heart-warming, comical and impossible but true tale of how a nearly fifty year old janitor was hired off the street at Dollywood and became a multi-award winning entertainer at the famed theme park. It also tells of his venture to Nashville and how he wound up working with some of the biggest names in the country, rock 'n' roll and gospel music world. Along the way Dollywood Days shares a rare inside look at the country music industry where fans hardly ever get a chance to see. Dollywood Days is the story of the later life journey of comedy entertainer Darrell Sroufe, following the years that took him from janitor to psychiatric therapist as told of in his earlier book Looney Bin Blues. In Dollywood Days he tells of his return to becoming a janitor following his career as a psychiatric services professional. Then God suddenly opens another totally unexpected door to an entirely different career in the highest levels of country music entertainment. In Dollywood Days you'll get to learn what stars like Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and even rock 'n' roll legends like Eric Clapton are like outside of the public eye. Not only does the story offer a unique inside look at Dollywood and Nashville as well as the world renowned Stone Mountain Park, it also tells how Darrell's wife unexpectedly became an international gospel music recording artist. Recollections of their tours together are also included in this unforgettable tale. Dollywood Days is filled with all the fun and excitement of what makes Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain theme park as well as the country music world of Nashville the world famous attractions that draw millions of fans each year. So jump on in for a real life adventure in the world of country music entertainment, beginning and ending at Dollywood, the magic kingdom of the Great Smoky Mountains