Country music legend, businesswoman, philanthropist and actress Dolly Parton is best known for songs such as “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” “Coat of Many Colors,” “Islands in the Stream,” “Here You Come Again” and “9 to 5.” Her career has spanned six decades, during which time she has released over 50 studio albums and written more than 3,000 songs. She has been inducted into the Rock and Roll, Songwriters, Country Music, Gospel Music and Grammy halls of fame. 

On Jan. 31, Tucson artist Carra “Mamma Coal” Stasney will pay tribute to the legendary artist with the sixth annual Mamma Coal’s Dolly Hoot concert at La Rosa. 

This is the first time the event is being hosted at La Rosa. 

In the past, it has been held at Borderlands, Tap & Bottle Downtown, Sky Bar and 191 Toole. 

This year, they will celebrate Parton’s 80th birthday. 

Throughout the show, Stasney will share some information about Parton. 

“I talk about all her accolades. I usually share a story behind a song….I’ll tell some of her jokes and some of her quotes,” Stasney said. 

During the event, one of the performers will be dressed like Dolly Parton. 

“People like to see a show. They want to see something fun, and a six-foot-tall Dolly Parton might do it for them,” Stasney joked.  

In the past, fans have come out to the show in themed attire, such as Parton T-shirts, pink cowboy hats or flashy jewelry.  

Audience members will be encouraged to sing along to their favorite Parton songs. 

Stasney will be joined by a number of local Tucson performers, including Birds and Arrows, Las Azaleas, Southbound Pilot, Connie Brannock, Hank Topless and his band the Dead Horsemen, Sophia Rankin, Gabrielle Pietrangelo, Steff Koeppen and Grant Bloom. 

“I try to ask different artists who I think will be fun or interesting. Usually, I don’t find anyone who’s like, ‘Oh no. I don’t really know any Dolly songs.’ Everybody’s like, ‘Oh, that would be so cool. We love Dolly,’” Stasney said. 

Each artist or group will bring their own interpretations of two to three Parton songs. 

“She has multiple bluegrass albums. She has gospel albums. She has pop. She has real country. She now has her ‘Rockstar’ album. There’s so much that can happen. There’s going to be some heavy rock. Then there’s going to be bluegrassy acoustic. It’s going to be quite the range of sounds but all Dolly Parton. It’s cool how it works out… Her songs are so strong that they can be interpreted in so many different ways. Think of the White Stripes’ cover of ‘Jolene,’ which really was a knockout,” Stasney said. 

The performers are able to choose which songs they want to do. Stasney said sometimes, they surprise her with songs she doesn’t know. 

One song she never does during Dolly Hoot is “Jolene.” She always enlists other artists to sing this tune. 

“I always like to see a new, interesting interpretation of that song,” Stasney said. 

Stasney will be hosting and performing several songs during the show. 

Her band has been named best country act by Tucson Weekly two years in a row, and her album “Dance Hall Crush” made it onto the Americana Music Association’s national Radio Albums Chart. Coal has opened for artists such as Lainey Wilson, Josh Turner and Dwight Yoakam. 

Stasney used to perform in a Dolly Hoot show in Portland, Ore., in the past and decided to create a similar type of show in Tucson. 

“When I moved down here, I missed it. I wanted to celebrate Dolly… I’ve never done a full Dolly Parton tribute show. This show is a celebration of her music with different artists. We have like 10 different artists all doing Dolly. I usually do about six songs throughout the show. Because I’m the hostess, I usually open the show with an acoustic number and then I close the show with the full band,” Stasney said. 

Stasney invites other artists to come up and perform with her and the band during the finale. 

The singer regularly performs Parton’s songs during her own cover shows.

“I probably know 30 of her songs. I try to learn a new one every year for this show. And then sometime, I learn them for other shows,” Stasney said.  

Mamma Coal’s Dolly Hoot

WHEN: Doors open 6:45 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 

WHERE: La Rosa, 800 N. Country Club Road, Tucson 

INFO: larosatucson.org