The Cult of Dolly Parton
Sounds Like A Cult
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Dolly Parton's Career Moments
Dolly was born in 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. She came from deep in Appalachia where music was a profound and meaningful part of the lives of working class or blue collar families like Dolly's who struggled to make ends meet. Music was kind of a coping mechanism for her from a very young age. Her first top 40 hit song in 1967 was a song called Dumb Blonde which really attacked traditional feminine stereotypes.
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