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Permalink Reply by Dan Morris on September 16, 2021 at 7:26pm

Jools?

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on September 16, 2021 at 7:47pm

Thanks, Dan. I found an example of her "J" and it's likely not that. It would make for sense to me if it was Jools.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Morris on September 17, 2021 at 1:07am

Good to see. It does look like Fools as you say unless it's Fords but looks more like Fools

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 17, 2021 at 3:17am

Could the second image be "To Gene"?

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on September 17, 2021 at 4:32am

This second one is supposed to be signed to a "Jean" although it does look more like she signed "Jane" or could be "Gene". 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 17, 2021 at 6:19am

Jools? Fool and Foods Don't seem likely.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on September 17, 2021 at 7:36am

The personalization is odd. It's an interesting piece in a number of ways. This has been discussed a few years back when I first acquired it. I own the original drawing signed by Dolly and the artist. Back in 1987, the artist and Dolly teamed up and produced 500 copies of my original. Then she must have signed the original "To Foods or somebody". I will show you my original along will one of the 500 copies which were signed for charity.

The original:

The lithograph:

I'm still trying to figure out who it is signed to.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on September 17, 2021 at 8:05am

Actually, there is a Jools Holland to had a show in the UK which featured music artists. Guests included Paul McCartney among other big names. Not Dolly as far as I know. He did fly to Nashville and produced a show which included Dolly.

With that said, there is nothing to attach this specifically to Jools Holland.

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Permalink Reply by Jenna Appleseed on November 22, 2021 at 12:35pm

Jools Holland afaik still has a music show in the UK - he had the Tube on channel 4 in the 80s (more Punk / indie type artists I think though) then Later on BBC2  from 1992. Only connection with Dolly I can find is her appearing on an episode of a radio series he did for the BBC world radio service, as recently as 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csxykv

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Permalink Reply by Rich on September 17, 2021 at 8:31am

Might either be a business or someone's nickname.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on September 17, 2021 at 9:49am

Distinct possibility. I do know this was sold in an estate auction near Knoxville, TN at an estate auction of a former Dollywood employee. Not much provenance other than that. 

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