Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You.mp3ġ5. It's All Wrong, But It's All Right.mp3Ġ1. Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man.mp3ġ0. Everything Is Beautiful (In It's Own Way).mp3Ġ7. In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad).mp3Ġ3.

I've Known You All My Life (Previously Unissued).mp3Ģ2. Nobody But You (Previously Unissued).mp3Ġ9. Gonna Hurry (As Slow As I Can) (Demo).mp3Ġ6. Among her classics are 'Coat of Many Colors,' 'Jolene,' 'Kentucky Gambler,' 'I Will Always Love You,' 'But You Know I Love You,' and 'Tennessee Homesick Blues,' and they give a hint as to why her contribution to bringing country music to a wide audience, not only in America but throughout the world, cannot be overestimated.Ġ3. Though her savvy marketing, image manipulation (her big dumb blond stage persona is an act), extracurricular forays into film, and flirtations with country-pop have occasionally overshadowed her music, at her core Parton is a country gal and a tremendously gifted singer/songwriter. At the same time, she also began appearing in movies, most notably the hit 9 to 5.

During the mid-'70s, she established herself as a country superstar, and crossed over into the pop mainstream in the early '80s when she smoothed out the rough edges in her music and began singing pop as well as country. By the time her 'Joshua' reached number one in 1970, Parton's fame had overshadowed her boss' and she struck out on her own, though she still recorded duets with him. Her 1967 hit 'Dumb Blonde' (which she's not) caught Porter Wagoner's ear, and he hired Parton to appear on his television show, where their duet numbers became famous. At 12 years old, she was appearing on Knoxville television at 13 she was recording on a small label and appearing on the Grand Ole Opry. Her autobiographical single 'Coat of Many Colors' shows the poverty of growing up one of 12 children on a rundown farm in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. It's difficult to find a country performer who has moved from her country roots to international fame more successfully than Dolly Parton.

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