Dolly Parton

Used for Parton's vocals on her RCA records, as mentioned in this Recording Magazine article.

When Dolly Parton recorded for RCA, with every jewel Neumann ever made available to her, she did her singing through a particular Electro-Voice RE15, because that was the one that was right. RCA kept it in a safe, with her name on it.

Used live as a vocal mic, as is visible in this photo of Parton.

Used live since the Better Day Tour, as stated by monitor engineer Jason Glass in this September 2011 article from the official Countryman website.

Regardless of whether she’s performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles or O2 Arena in London, there’s one subtle but unmistakable constant—her use of the Isomax Headset microphone from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates. (...) Currently, there are two Countryman Isomax Headsets used onstage during the concert performances and Glass keeps several backup units ready—just in case. “I prefer the cardioid model’s pattern for lead and duet vocals,” says Glass. “We first started using the hypercardioid model in 2006, but we then switched to the cardioid pattern for the Better Day tour. It’s a bit more forgiving in terms of placement near the performer’s mouth.”

In this 1960s photo, Dolly Parton is seen using a Neumann U87 condenser microphone.

In this photograph, Dolly Parton is seen playing a Martin 5-18 small-bodied guitar. In this Reverb article, she is quoted as saying:

I had two uncles who played — Uncle Bill, who helped me get into the business, and Uncle Lewis, who was also a great guitar player. He had this little Martin guitar that I loved, so when he saw how serious I was about my music, he gave me his little Martin guitar. It was my treasure. When I left home at 18, I put it in the loft because it was beat up. My plan was always to — when I got money, when I got rich and famous — have it fixed up. But the loft burned out of our house, and burned up my guitar, so I only have the neck of that one. But I have collected little Martin guitars all through the years. I have some classic little guitars, especially the Martins, the baby Martins.

On November 5th, 2022 Dolly Parton used a customized Mitchell M100 guitar in gloss black for her induction into the rock and roll hall of fame.

In This YouTube Video, Dolly and the Orchestra can be seen with Telefunken ELA M 251E's

At 8:40 Dolly puts on these headphones and starts recording her vocals.

I don't know which recording studio in Nashville did Dolly record her vocals for this song.

Song: Galantis & Dolly Parton Faith ft. Mr. Probz

In this video, Dolly records her vocals with this mic for her duet with Olivia Newton-John called Jolene.

In the "Galantis & Dolly Parton - The Making of ‘Faith’ | Mini-Doc" by Amazon Music, Dolly Parton is observed utilizing the Sontronics Mercury microphone during the recording of vocals for the track "FAITH," marking her first EDM collaboration with Galantis. This usage is specifically highlighted at the 8:38 mark of the video.

Used for the vocals on Rockstar, as featured in this January 19, 2024 video by Warm Audio. Producer and engineer Kent Wells is quoted throughout (and appears in the middle of the video) while footage and a photo of Parton recording with the WA-47 is shown.

“I love that mic on her voice and used it for the entire record”

I’ve used the 47 a lot on her ‘cause she has a lot of sibilance and it sounds great. And it did smooth out a lot of those transients and stuff that the engineers scream at me about, so, worked out real good.

“I’ve always chosen a rounder fuller mic on her, preferably a tube 47 type mic”

“The WA-47 just worked perfectly.”

Dolly Parton is confirmed to use the Earthworks SR3314-SB Cardioid Wireless Mic Capsule, as detailed by Earthworks Audio in their article titled "Dolly Parton Uses The Earthworks SR314 Vocal Microphone."

In the music video for "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" by Dolly Parton, featuring Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah, and Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton is seen using the Shure SM7B microphone to record her vocals. This information is confirmed by the video available on YouTube, published by Dolly Parton.