Keyword: nashvillesymphony https://freerepublic.com/tag/nashvillesymphony/ en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:10:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 Why Dolly Parton sang a song about Daniel Pearl The recording, never released in the U.S., re-surfaced after the country singer’s death in August. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4398876/posts A Broadway show, a star-studded television tribute, a new hotel and museum in Nashville. As odes to Dolly Parton keep coming, a recording of the late country music singer honoring an American Jewish journalist has recently surfaced. Never before released in America, the song, “A Bridge Across,” sung by Parton and accompanied by the Nashville Symphony, honors slain journalist Daniel Pearl. The song features spare lyrics set to violin music composed in honor of Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was brutally murdered by terrorists in Pakistan in 2002. Originally recorded in 2008 by Parton, renowned fiddler Mark O’Connor,... The Forward https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4398876/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:10:35 GMT