Sony Masterworks and Dolly Parton will celebrate Record Store Day April 19

Sony Masterworks will team up with internationally-renowned superstar Dolly Parton to celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday, April 19. They will be releasing a special limited edition 7-inch vinyl. This blue vinyl features two tracks from Parton’s upcoming album BLUE SMOKE : title track ‘Blue Smoke’ and ‘Home’. Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding independently owned record stores internationally. It is a day for the people who make up the world of the record store – the staff, the customers, and the artists – to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role these independently owned stores play in their communities – it is a truly important day on the music industry calendar. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists across the globe make special appearances and performances. The complete BLUE SMOKE will be released by Sony Masterworks and Dolly Records on May 13, 2014. It is available for pre-order now. The album includes 12 bluegrass and country songs including covers of Bob Dylan and Bon Jovi classics, and duets with Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers. BLUE SMOKE marks the first new release from Parton since 2011.