Dolly was never an industry artifact
She was a mountain child who became an American institution without abrogating her roots, her faith, her femininity, or her good humor.Her family announced Tuesday that Parton died at 80, closing one of the most singular careers in American entertainment.
She wrote the songs, owned the rights, charmed the cameras, built the empire, and gave away books by the millions. The rhinestones were real. So was the steel.
Dolly was never an industry artifact. She was a mountain child who became an American institution without abrogating her roots, her faith, her femininity, or her good humor. Her family announced Tuesday that Parton died at 80, closing one of the most singular careers in American entertainment. She wrote the songs, owned the rights, charmed the cameras, built the empire, and gave away books by the millions. The rhinestones were real. So was the steel.
The song that most people associate with Whitney Houston with is I Will Always Love You was actually written by Dolly herself and originally recorded in the 1970’s.
Elvis wanted the song but his manager, the dubious Colonel Tom Parker tried to trick Dolly into giving away her songwriting rights, something that she smartly did not do.
When Whitney Houston made the song a phenomenal chart breaking hit in the 1990’s, Dolly claimed it made her so much money that she could have purchased Graceland. [Nancy Muldoon]
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