Dolly Parton Lip Syncing?

Larry talks about whether or not country music legend Dolly Parton lip synced parts of her recent appearance at The Hollywood Bowl.

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[TheThrifter]

TO ALL OF U.... if ANYONE.... has Earned the RIGHT to lip Sync... it is Dolly Parton. Shes 65 shes just trying to sustain her voice. Quit picking on her and just enjoy that shes still touring and trying when so many artist her age are sitting at home getting fat and dieing!!! ENJOY HER WHILE YOU HAVE HER PEOPLE.

[TheThrifter]

....also to all of you who keep saying how "HUGE" Dolly fans you are... why are you talking about her on here like you are.... SHAME ON YOU. I wouldn't want you to be my fans if you were trying to discredit me or my form of entertainment. As a Fan u support your artist 100% and you don't post negative comments about them because you think they should be doing more..... if your that unhappy ... why do you keep going back ????

[hawkeyeapache9]

i dont give a crap wether she lip syncs or not it was a fantastic show i enjoyed every minute it was amazing value for money shes a one and only ledgend x

[CountryMusic1982]

In addition, we as audience members see people that are new to the industry and those that have been around for decades, could it be that those that have been around for decades are just that good and make concerts look simple because the artist has performed thousands of times and they tend to make things look very easy?

[CountryMusic1982]

OMG, I love to see Dolly and watch her sing without performing live, and I understand opinions, she's not the only artist in the history of music that has prerecorded tracks. I believe she is focusing on her theme of the tour and folks enjoying the concert. She has added more elements to her show due to the fact that people are in the dumps emotionally and a 3 hour show gives pleasure and enjoyment to the audience members. Lighten up just a bit and read between the lines of the show.

[dollylove46]

oh & also, i'd rather hear Dolly lipsync the songs she ACTUALLY SANG AND WROTE to make the show the best it can be, then to hear Shania Twain on tour (who autotunes everything, even when she's live!), or Taylor Swift who doesn't lipsync but when I saw her was totally disappointed cause she couldn't hit a single note or stay in key for her life. Dolly does what she can to make it good, without sounding like crap like Taylor or faking her own vocals like Shania. At least when she sang it was real.

[dollylove46]

... (cntd) had to cancel her tv show in the '70s because of the stress it created on her throat and vocal chords. Her job is to sing, if she sang 20 something songs live every night she would have no voice left to do her job! She still tours because her real fans appreciate the effort that goes into singing those songs in the first place, even if most aren't live. And we appreciate her in general. Don't go if you don't like it. But leave her alone, it's not her fault.

[dollylove46]

It's a wellknown fact that she has to lipsynch parts of her tour. Not all of it though. Listen to different performances of Stairway To Heaven or Little Sparrow or My Tn Mountain Home, from this same tour. They're not all synched. Most are, but some aren't. They're telling you right here that she has to mime a lot of her songs, if you want a fully live show you should've googled something about this tour and then not went if you hate miming so badly. She's had vocal problems for years (she even

[midler2dion]

@davmilmcc Well Bette Midler is the same age and still sings 100% live during her concerts, as does Liza Minnelli! I love Dolly, but I have to agree that lareg portions of her shows are lip synced. I don't understand why though, as she can still sing very well!

[davmilmcc]

Just saw her at O2 in London - well, the first half. It was so obviously lip synched that it didn't seem worth staying for the second half. Disappointing, but it's a very long gruelling tour of a long show with a lot of demanding songs - it wouldn't be physically or vocally possible for a 65 year old woman to get through the tour if she sang everything live. I still think she's great but wish I hadn't spent £75 on going to see her mime.

[couponinganddolly]

@johnchs I wasnt that close but I could kind of tell But oh how I wish I could relive that over and over agian! I was soooo glad I was in the same room with her! and still can't believe it!

[johnchs]

@couponinganddolly I was at the Knoxville show too and was close enough to the stage... 14th row... to really be able to tell that she lip-synced... a lot! I agree 100% with you! She was dancing around more than my Granny did when she was 65! It was a great show and 100% DOLLY!! Even if she lip-syncs, at least it's still her voice, not a computer-aided version of it. I loved every second and wish I could see it again!