{"id":67323,"date":"2026-06-25T01:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/i-couldnt-leave-it-to-beavers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:38:35","slug":"i-couldnt-leave-it-to-beavers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/i-couldnt-leave-it-to-beavers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Couldn&#8217;t Leave It to Beavers&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The star officially opened Dolly&#8217;s Tennessean Travel Stop on Wednesday<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/dolly-parton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dolly-parton\" data-tag=\"dolly-parton\">Dolly Parton<\/a> has officially opened the doors of Dolly\u2019s Tennessean Travel Stop, a flashy new travel center inspired by her time on the open road as she toured the country over her decades-long career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe star made a surprise appearance for the ribbon cutting at Cornersville on Wednesday, kicking off a week-long celebration of special events, entertainment, and giveaways. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWell, the doors are open and I could not be prouder. Whether you are hauling loads, hauling the family, or just passing through, we built this place for you,\u201d Parton said. \u201cGood food, real rest, a little music, and people who are genuinely glad you stopped in\u2026 that\u2019s what the road has always deserved, and that is what you will find here. Welcome home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tParton also took the opportunity to make a playful jab at her competitor Buc-ee\u2019s. \u201cI\u2019m sure some of you want to know why I wanted a truck stop,\u201d she said. \u201cWell, I couldn\u2019t leave it to beavers.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dolly Parton has entered the trucker stop business. Here&#8217;s a special look at Dolly&#8217;s Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tenn., that is officially open for business. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4i0mtjg7Qu\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/4i0mtjg7Qu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NC5\/status\/2069890907336315386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe project is a partnership between Parton, her longtime manager Danny Nozell, and Gregory H. Sachs, the owner of the Tennessean Travel Stop brand, which partnered with the singer to launch the revamped truck stop. Sachs also teased that there are more Dolly Parton-branded stops to come: \u201cPairing the history this landmark location has with Dolly\u2019s spirit establishes a high benchmark for our future locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSignature features of the Cornersville location include a <em>Butterfly Lullaby (Mountain Gospel)<\/em>, a mural by Southern artist Britt Flood celebrating Parton\u2019s roots and the sprawling landscape of Cornersville; a full-service restaurant and bar; a tour bus for photo opps; a cafe serving a \u201cCup of Ambition,\u201d Parton\u2019s coffee brand in partnership with Community Coffee; and even a Doggy Parton dog park. Of course, there\u2019s also a shop chock full of sparkling Dolly Parton merch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/dolly-parton-tennessee-travel-stop-1235583690\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The star officially opened Dolly&#8217;s Tennessean Travel Stop on Wednesday Dolly Parton has officially opened the doors of Dolly\u2019s Tennessean Travel Stop, a flashy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":67324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}