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Dolly Parton’s Bluegrass Revival at Sugar Hill | Durham News
Dolly Parton’s late ‘90s and early 2000s bluegrass albums, like Little Sparrow, sparked a career revival thanks to Sugar Hill Records — a tiny Durham label that rescued her when Nashville wrote her off. Founded by Barry Poss, Sugar Hill championed acoustic roots music and launched careers across genres, including bluegrass icons like Sierra Hull. Though its Durham offices shuttered two decades ago, the label’s legacy endures: Poss is set for dual inductions into the Bluegrass and North Carolina Music Halls of Fame. Today, the historic building houses Atomic Clock Brewing — a quiet nod to the…
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