Seymour Herald - Seymour, TN, USA - Sevierville’s 4th Annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition Honors the Songwriting of Dolly Parton & is Accepting Applications Through April 11.

For the past four years, Dolly Parton’s hometown of Sevierville, TN, has honored the music legend’s songwriting with the Mountain Soul Vocal Competition. This year, American Idol will also highlight Dolly’s contribution to music on the April 1 st and 2 nd broadcasts. During the April 1 show, contestants will sing a song written by Dolly and on the April 2 elimination show she will perform a song from her new album Backwoods Barbie .

While only the nine remaining finalists on