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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning
August 31, 2026
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Greeter this week
Club President Patrick Gibson
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Message from Club President, Patrick
Rotary's goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.
Rotary members make amazing things happen, like:
Opening schools: In Afghanistan, Rotary members opened a girls’ school to break the cycle of poverty and social imbalance.
Teaching adults to read: Rotary members in the United States partnered with ProLiteracy Detroit to recruit and train tutors after a study showed that more than half of the local adult population was functionally illiterate.
New teaching methods: The SOUNS program in South Africa, Puerto Rico and the United States teaches educators how to improve literacy by teaching children to recognize letters by sounds instead of names.
Making schools healthy: Rotarians are providing clean, fresh water to every public school in Lebanon so students can be healthier and get a better education.
Enhancing educational systems: In Kenya, Rotary clubs are working with the Global Partnership for Education and local and national governments to advance life-long learning opportunities for poor and marginalized children.
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Inspirational moment
Canadiana
His name was Gordon Lightfoot. He was born in 1938 in Orillia, Ontario.
By the 1970s, his distinctive voice and remarkable storytelling had earned him fans around the world.
On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, an iron ore freighter, was caught in a fierce storm on Lake Superior.
She was the largest ship on the Great Lakes at the time. She was 222 metres (729 feet) long. She carried a crew of 29.
That night, she disappeared beneath the cold waters of Lake Superior. There were no survivors.
The tragedy stunned Canada and the United States alike.
A few days later, Gordon Lightfoot read a Newsweek magazine article about the disaster. The photographs, the names of the crew, and the stories of the families stayed with him.
He later said he simply could not let the story go.
So he wrote a song.
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
Released in August 1976, the song ran nearly six minutes—an unusually long recording for commercial radio. Yet listeners embraced it. Its haunting melody, vivid imagery, and respectful storytelling transformed it into one of the most enduring songs ever written by a Canadian.
It climbed to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains one of Gordon Lightfoot's signature works. In Canada, the song hit #1 in the RPM charts (historical Canadian music record chargs published by RPM magazine from 1964 to 2000).
For nearly fifty years, he performed the song in concert, introducing new generations to the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald and ensuring that the names and sacrifice of the 29 crew members would never be forgotten.
His respect for those men never faded.
In 2010, after new forensic evidence suggested the ship's loss may have occurred differently than earlier investigations had concluded, Lightfoot quietly changed one line of the song during live performances. He no longer wanted the lyrics to suggest that the crew had made a mistake if the evidence no longer supported that conclusion.
It was a small change, but an important one.
To Gordon Lightfoot, historical accuracy mattered.
So did honouring the memory of the men who never came home.
When Gordon Lightfoot died in May 2023 at the age of 84, Canadians mourned the loss of a remarkable musician and storyteller. Radio stations across the country filled the airwaves with his music, fellow artists paid tribute, and people reflected on the songs that had become part of Canada's cultural identity.
Few songs have preserved a moment in history as powerfully as The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Nearly fifty years after it was written, the song still reminds us of the storm, the ship, and the twenty-nine men who lost their lives on Lake Superior.
That is part of Gordon Lightfoot's legacy.
A man from Orillia. A gifted songwriter.
A storyteller whose music ensured that a tragedy—and the people at its heart—would never be forgotten.
That is who Gordon Lightfoot was.
And that is one more reason Canadians continue to be proud of him.
On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, an iron ore freighter, was caught in a fierce storm on Lake Superior.
She was the largest ship on the Great Lakes at the time. She was 222 metres (729 feet) long. She carried a crew of 29.
That night, she disappeared beneath the cold waters of Lake Superior. There were no survivors.
The tragedy stunned Canada and the United States alike.
A few days later, Gordon Lightfoot read a Newsweek magazine article about the disaster. The photographs, the names of the crew, and the stories of the families stayed with him.
He later said he simply could not let the story go.
So he wrote a song.
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
Released in August 1976, the song ran nearly six minutes—an unusually long recording for commercial radio. Yet listeners embraced it. Its haunting melody, vivid imagery, and respectful storytelling transformed it into one of the most enduring songs ever written by a Canadian.
It climbed to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains one of Gordon Lightfoot's signature works. In Canada, the song hit #1 in the RPM charts (historical Canadian music record chargs published by RPM magazine from 1964 to 2000).
For nearly fifty years, he performed the song in concert, introducing new generations to the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald and ensuring that the names and sacrifice of the 29 crew members would never be forgotten.
His respect for those men never faded.
In 2010, after new forensic evidence suggested the ship's loss may have occurred differently than earlier investigations had concluded, Lightfoot quietly changed one line of the song during live performances. He no longer wanted the lyrics to suggest that the crew had made a mistake if the evidence no longer supported that conclusion.
It was a small change, but an important one.
To Gordon Lightfoot, historical accuracy mattered.
So did honouring the memory of the men who never came home.
When Gordon Lightfoot died in May 2023 at the age of 84, Canadians mourned the loss of a remarkable musician and storyteller. Radio stations across the country filled the airwaves with his music, fellow artists paid tribute, and people reflected on the songs that had become part of Canada's cultural identity.
Few songs have preserved a moment in history as powerfully as The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Nearly fifty years after it was written, the song still reminds us of the storm, the ship, and the twenty-nine men who lost their lives on Lake Superior.
That is part of Gordon Lightfoot's legacy.
A man from Orillia. A gifted songwriter.
A storyteller whose music ensured that a tragedy—and the people at its heart—would never be forgotten.
That is who Gordon Lightfoot was.
And that is one more reason Canadians continue to be proud of him.
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A Small Canadiana Footnote
As a small Canadiana addition to this story, my partner, Ralph, shared one of his own memories of Gordon Lightfoot.
Ralph was an architectural drafting student at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in the early 1960s. After completing a major class assignment, he and several friends decided to celebrate with a beer.
They headed to Steele's Tavern, just north of Dundas Street on Yonge Street, not far from the famous Sam the Record Man. The tavern occupied the second floor of the building and was owned by Basil Steele, who also operated Basil's Restaurant on the corner of Yonge and Gerrard.
That evening, Ralph remembers that his group may have been the only customers in the tavern at that time. Gordon Lightfoot was performing.
When Lightfoot took a break, the students invited him over to join them for a beer. He accepted.
As Ralph recalls the conversation, Lightfoot mentioned that Basil Steele had told him he was always welcome to play there whenever he didn't have another engagement. Ralph has always figured this would have been around 1964.
Lightfoot struck him as friendly, relaxed, and easy to talk to. Originally from Orillia, he was beginning to make a name for himself in Toronto's growing folk music scene, including appearances in Yorkville, though Steele's Tavern was downtown on Yonge Street.
Ralph also remembers hearing that the tavern had enjoyed its own small brush with fame when Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton once stopped in for a drink, with a photograph somewhere to commemorate the visit.
One song from that evening has stayed with him ever since. Lightfoot performed a long, humorous novelty piece called Piddlin' Pete. Ralph remembers the audience laughing throughout, and although he can't recall all the details after more than sixty years, he distinctly remembers the punchline involving Pete having diabetes. Every so often Ralph says he wishes he had attended one of Lightfoot's later concerts, if only to call out a request for Piddlin' Pete.
Beyond that one evening, Ralph has never claimed to have known Gordon Lightfoot personally. It was simply one shared beer, one enjoyable conversation, and one memorable evening with a young Canadian musician who would later become one of Canada's greatest songwriters.
As a small Canadiana addition to this story, my partner, Ralph, shared one of his own memories of Gordon Lightfoot.
Ralph was an architectural drafting student at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in the early 1960s. After completing a major class assignment, he and several friends decided to celebrate with a beer.
They headed to Steele's Tavern, just north of Dundas Street on Yonge Street, not far from the famous Sam the Record Man. The tavern occupied the second floor of the building and was owned by Basil Steele, who also operated Basil's Restaurant on the corner of Yonge and Gerrard.
That evening, Ralph remembers that his group may have been the only customers in the tavern at that time. Gordon Lightfoot was performing.
When Lightfoot took a break, the students invited him over to join them for a beer. He accepted.
As Ralph recalls the conversation, Lightfoot mentioned that Basil Steele had told him he was always welcome to play there whenever he didn't have another engagement. Ralph has always figured this would have been around 1964.
Lightfoot struck him as friendly, relaxed, and easy to talk to. Originally from Orillia, he was beginning to make a name for himself in Toronto's growing folk music scene, including appearances in Yorkville, though Steele's Tavern was downtown on Yonge Street.
Ralph also remembers hearing that the tavern had enjoyed its own small brush with fame when Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton once stopped in for a drink, with a photograph somewhere to commemorate the visit.
One song from that evening has stayed with him ever since. Lightfoot performed a long, humorous novelty piece called Piddlin' Pete. Ralph remembers the audience laughing throughout, and although he can't recall all the details after more than sixty years, he distinctly remembers the punchline involving Pete having diabetes. Every so often Ralph says he wishes he had attended one of Lightfoot's later concerts, if only to call out a request for Piddlin' Pete.
Beyond that one evening, Ralph has never claimed to have known Gordon Lightfoot personally. It was simply one shared beer, one enjoyable conversation, and one memorable evening with a young Canadian musician who would later become one of Canada's greatest songwriters.
...contriuted by Rotarian Kitty
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ROTARIAN CODE OF CONDUCT
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Rotary’s Code of Conduct provides a simple but powerful guide for ethical behaviour, emphasizing honesty, accountability, and respect for others. Along with the Four-Way Test, it encourages thoughtful reflection on how we live and interact, helping us become better citizens and better human beings.
Umedajon's story
Umedajon is a kind and hardworking woman from the beautiful city of Khujand. She is happily married and, together with her husband, is raising their children while dreaming of giving them a bright and secure future. Every day she sits at her sewing machine and lovingly creates beautiful garments, putting a piece of her heart into every stitch.
Her husband is a skilled home repair craftsman. With his talented hands, he helps families make their homes safer, stronger, and more comfortable. Together they are a true team, supporting one another through every challenge and celebrating every success.
Umedajon dreams of buying a new sewing machine. For her, it is more than just a tool—it is an opportunity to grow her business, earn more for her family, improve her skills, and bring even more creativity to her work. She believes that dedication, honesty, and perseverance will one day turn her dream into reality.
Her story is an inspiring reminder that dreams are built through hard work, love, and hope. May Umedajon's dream come true, bringing prosperity to her family, happiness to her children, and many bright opportunities for the future.
This loan is special because it provides the financial means for Tajik women entrepreneurs to maintain and develop their businesses.
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Material Suggestions and Greeter Messages Always Needed!
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Environment
Odd Airport Abbreviations
If you’re flying into Derby Field in the state of Nevada, check your ticket and feel free to laugh out loud, literally! LOL is the code! That alone feels like a good omen, right? It’s a small regional airport, not a stand-up club, but the code gives it instant personality.
OMG: Surprise included
Omega Airport in Namibia proudly carries the code OMG. That seems fitting, especially if it’s your first trip to southern Africa. Whether you’re amazed by the scenery or just stunned by how far from home you are, that reaction is already displayed on your boarding pass.
WOW: Expectations set high
Keeping up with surprises, WOW belongs to Willow Airport in the United States. With a code like that, you expect fireworks on arrival. It might be misleading, though; Willow is a small Alaskan airport, but WOW gives it a sense of drama.
YUM: No snacks included
If your boarding pass says YUM, you’re headed to Yuma International Airport in Arizona. Sadly, it has nothing to do with dessert. Yuma is known for sunshine and desert landscapes, not buffet lines. Still, it’s hard not to grin when your luggage tag sounds like a compliment to the in-flight meal.
PIE: Wishful thinking
Does PIE mean free pie? Not quite. This code belongs to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport in Florida. While you won’t be handed a slice at baggage claim, the area does serve beaches, warm weather, and plenty of places to eat. Close enough, right?
MAD: The mood matches
If you’ve ever been stuck in a long security line, MAD feels painfully accurate. This code represents Aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas in Spain. It’s one of Europe’s busiest airports, so frustration can happen. Talk about accuracy!
DOG: Expectations managed
Why did they bother coming up with these codes if puppies are not included? This code belongs to Dongola Airport in Sudan. No dogs waiting for you on arrival, but if you visit the country, you’ll be delighted with the pyramids, and you’ll sure come across a dog or two!
EEK: Exactly what it says
Did you know Alaska has an Airport that is Eek? And this one isn’t shorthand at all. Eek is the actual name of a tiny airport, and it only has one runway. Remote, quiet, and very small, the code feels like a natural reaction to realizing just how far off the beaten path you’ve gone.
BOO: Perfect for October
BOO is the airport code for Bodo Airport in Norway. It sounds spooky, but the town itself is charming and scenic. Flying out of BOO on Halloween would feel especially on theme. We’ve seen all kinds of codes. Why not one that adds seasonal fun to an otherwise ordinary travel day?
DIE: Not as scary as it looks
Now, here’s a crazy one to finish with! Seeing DIE on your ticket can stop you cold, but there’s no need to panic. This is the code for Arrachart Airport in Madagascar. It’s simply a coincidence, not a warning. Once you get past the letters, you’re headed somewhere truly unique and very much alive! Would you dare visit it?
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Humour
Hard to believe, but many of our customers at the bank still don’t know how to swipe their card through the ATM card reader. Because of this, my fellow tellers and I often find ourselves having to explain how it’s done. One teller complained that she kept getting odd looks every time she explained it. I found out why when I overheard her tell one man, “Strip down facing me.”
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A first-grader came to the ophthalmology department where I work for his checkup. He sat down and I turned off the lights. I switched on a projector that flashed the letters F, Z, and B on a screen. I asked the boy what he saw. Without hesitation, he replied, “Consonants.” ***
A guy shows up late for work. The boss yells, “You should’ve been here at 8:30!” The guy replies, “Why? What happened at 8:30?” ***
My buddy applied for a job as an insurance salesperson. Where the form requested “prior experience,” he wrote “lifeguard.” That was it. Nothing else. “We’re looking for someone who can not only sell insurance, but who can sell himself,” said the hiring manager. “How does working as a lifeguard pertain to salesmanship?” “I couldn’t swim,” my friend replied. He got the job. ***
Four students walked in halfway through the Canadian history test my father was giving at the local community college “Sorry,” they said, “we had a flat tire.” An understanding man, Dad said that if they could all answer just one question correctly, he would give them each special consideration for the exam. The students agreed. So my father handed each one a piece of paper, placed them in four separate corners, and said, “Write down which tire was flat.”***
Rotary minute
Let's grow Rotary together.
The current RI President, Olayinka (Yinka) Babalola, and the RI President-elect, Larry Lunsford, got together to create a short video message about membership.
Though we’re already in September, the message about growing Rotary membership is one that does not resonate only in the month of August.
If you wish to view the actual short video, click here.
My dear friends and family of Rotary, as Rotary members, we are people of action. And we have proven time and time again that when we commit to something bold and audacious, we achieve it. And if Rotary is to continue creating lasting impact, We must grow.
To reach the level of growth our world needs, we've set an ambitious goal. 1.25 million Rotarians and more than 125,000 Rotaractors by 2030 when we celebrate Rotary's 125th anniversary. That goal is more than numbers. It's our ability to expand service, deepen our impact, reach more communities around the world, and change the lives of those who will join us, just as our lives have been changed. Each region has a membership target that serves as a roadmap to help us get there.
And those regional membership targets are based on individual club and district goals. Each club that increases its membership contributes, and every district that charters a new club plays a role. Growing Rotary is our shared responsibility. You can help turn those targets into reality by guiding conversations, supporting clubs, and keeping the focus on what matters most.
You can help us spread our message with other members of Rotary and Rotaract. Then members can share their Rotary stories with the world. When Rotary tells its story clearly and consistently, people understand why our work matters. When they understand, they are more likely to join. And when they feel like they belong, they stay. They grow. and they bring others with them. That is how sustainable membership growth happens. And that is how we'll meet our regional targets together.
This is our challenge to you. Do better than your best. Look at what your club or district has achieved in the last five to seven years. Find your best year for membership growth. and retention, then set out to surpass it. Not to compete with others, but to become the best version of yourselves.
This is not about one strong year. It's about building momentum that continues. When we align our efforts and collaborate, progress doesn't reset each year. It builds and strengthens. That continuity allows Rotary to grow with purpose and to sustain that growth over time.
So, my dear friends, whatever your role is in Rotary, be intentional and strategic because growing Rotary is how we create lasting impact. Membership is not about numbers. It is about people. People who will carry Rotary forward, expand our reach, and strengthen our ability to serve long after our time as leaders is over.
By meeting and exceeding these goals, we will be a Rotary that is stronger, more connected, and better prepared for the future. That's what this work is about.
My dear friends, the future of Rotary is in your hands.
Thank you for your commitment.
And for the leadership you bring to help achieve our latest audacious goal.
Now let's grow Rotary together.
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Rotary Members' Inspiration
Every Book Opens a Door
One book can change a life.
One teacher can inspire a future scientist.
One volunteer reading with a child can create a lifelong love of learning.
Rotarians may build schools, supply books, train teachers, or support libraries—but what we're really building is opportunity.
Education is the foundation upon which every other Rotary area of focus depends.
This September, let's remember that every page turned is another step toward a brighter future.
But among the many things she accomplished during her extraordinary life, one of the things of which she was most proud had nothing to do with music.
It began with her father.
A very personal reason to care about literacy.
Dolly grew up as one of 12 children in a poor family in the mountains of Tennessee. Her father, Robert Lee Parton, was a hardworking farmer and businessman whom Dolly described as one of the smartest people she had ever known.
But he could not read or write.
Dolly understood the limitations that illiteracy had placed upon a man she greatly admired, and years later, her father's experience inspired an idea that would eventually put hundreds of millions of books into the hands of children around the world.
In 1995, through the Dollywood Foundation, she launched Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in her home county of Sevier County, Tennessee.
The idea was wonderfully simple.
Every child enrolled in the programme would receive a carefully selected, age-appropriate book in the mail every month from birth until the age of five — completely free to the family.
A child enrolled from birth could therefore begin school with a personal library of as many as 60 books.
And there was something else important about Dolly's idea.
The programme was not intended only for children from families in financial need. Every child in a participating community could enrol.
Dolly did not want children to believe they were receiving books because someone had decided they were poor or disadvantaged. She wanted them to believe they were receiving them simply because they were children — and because their community cared about them.
And then Rotary joined the story
For Rotarians, the connection seems almost inevitable.
Literacy and education have long been priorities for Rotary, and in 2009, Rotary International and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library began working together to promote early childhood reading.
Local Rotary clubs could help establish and support Imagination Library programmes in their own communities — raising funds, finding additional sponsors, promoting the programme, and helping families register their children.
By 2012, Rotary clubs had helped bring the Imagination Library to children in more than 300 communities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Dolly herself was enthusiastic about the relationship.
She described Rotary as a "wonderful partner," explaining that Rotarians helped spread the word, fund the programme, find other supporters, and register children.
And she clearly enjoyed the Rotarians she met. Asked for her impression of them, Dolly replied that everyone she had encountered had been warm, loving, caring — and, characteristically, she added, "pretty darn funny!"
Dolly comes to Rotary — in Canada
There is a particularly lovely Canadian connection to this story.
In June 2010, Dolly Parton was a keynote speaker at the Rotary International Convention in Montréal.
She walked onto the convention stage singing 9 to 5, thanked Rotarians for partnering with the Imagination Library, and spoke about the importance of children's literacy.
She ended her appearance with a song she had written for the Imagination Library, Try.
The partnership was still relatively new at the time, but Dolly already understood its possibilities.
Her hope, she said, was simple:
No child should ever have to grow up without books.
From Tennessee to Canada — and around the world
What began in one Tennessee county became something Dolly could scarcely have imagined when she started.
Canada became the first country outside the United States to introduce the Imagination Library in 2006.
In May 2026, the programme celebrated 20 years in Canada and five million books gifted to Canadian children, supported by more than 475 local programme partners and thousands of volunteers, donors, educators, libraries, Indigenous organizations, municipalities, service clubs, and other community champions.
And Rotary remains part of that story.
Today, Rotary International is identified by the Imagination Library as a Growth Partner and Collaborating Organization, with the shared goal of encouraging more local Rotary clubs to help bring the programme to children in their communities.
The model is a natural fit for Rotary. Local partners determine the geographical area they can serve, raise the money needed to support the programme, enrol children, and help ensure that another book arrives in another child's mailbox every month.
A remarkable legacy
Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80.
The music she left behind is extraordinary. So are the films, performances, awards, costumes, laughter, and memories.
But there is another legacy arriving quietly in mailboxes.
A book.
Then another one the next month.
And another.
A book addressed to a child, belonging to that child, to be opened, held, read together, treasured, and eventually placed on a shelf beside all the others.
More than 300 million books have now been distributed through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the programme is that such an enormous achievement began with something intensely personal: a little girl who loved and admired her father and grew up understanding what he had missed because he had never learned to read.
She decided to do something about it.
And Rotary decided to help.
For Rotarians committed to Basic Education and Literacy, there could hardly be a better example of how one simple idea, supported by people and communities willing to act, can create lasting impact.
One child. One book. One month at a time.
Sources
• Rotary International: "Talking Reading and Rotary with Dolly Parton"
https://imaginationlibrary.com/about-us/?utm
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library – Partners Page https://blog.rotary.org/2012/03/02/dolly-and-rotary-help-spread-literacy/?utm
• Rotary International Blog: "Dolly's Imagination Library and Rotary Work Together to Promote Literacy" https://www.rotary.org/en/articles/2026/08/talking-reading-and-rotary-with-dolly-parton?utm
• Rotary International Fact Sheet: Rotary and The Dollywood Foundation's Dolly Parton Imagination Library https://imaginationlibrary.com/ca/partners/?utm
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library – About Us https://imaginationlibrary.com/about-us/?utm
One additional detail that might interest you as Rotary readers: Dolly Parton was the keynote speaker at the 2010 Rotary International Convention in Montréal, where she spoke about literacy and the Imagination Library.
And one more part of Dolly's remarkable legacy…
I Will Always Love You — written and first recorded by Dolly Parton, and later made world-famous by Whitney Houston.
And Click here to hear Dolly’s reaction to hearing Whitney’s version for the first time.
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Food for thought
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Speaker Presentation
One additional detail that might interest you as Rotary readers: Dolly Parton was the keynote speaker at the 2010 Rotary International Convention in Montréal, where she spoke about literacy and the Imagination Library.
And one more part of Dolly's remarkable legacy…
I Will Always Love You — written and first recorded by Dolly Parton, and later made world-famous by Whitney Houston.
And Click here to hear Dolly’s reaction to hearing Whitney’s version for the first time.
Forced to Dig Deep
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THIS WEEK - Gordon Lightfoot
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The Four-way Test
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