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Soul-Burning 12 Bars and a Worker's Prayer: Tom Scholz Unleashes Unreleased Tracks in a Blues-Soaked Night Dedicated to Dolly Parton Late at night, pouring cheap bourbon into a glass and listening to the ice clink, some truly heartbreaking news rolled in: Dolly Parton, a towering titan of American roots music, has passed away at the age of 80. To be completely honest, I nearly dropped my glass right onto the floor of my room. Mopping up spilled whiskey with a rag, it hit me hard: "Man, her voice probably saved at least half my life." The fact that even the smell of the whiskey-soaked rag started feeling a little bluesy just goes to show how dangerously powerful music really is. ### Raw Working-Class Cries and Proud Roots Music …