Dolly Parton’s 25 Best Songs: Critics’ Picks

The Queen of Country's best solo songs, from "9 to 5" to "Jolene."

Dolly Parton died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

HELLO DOLLY! The finest moments from an American icon Dolly Parton wrote her first composition more than 70 years ago when she was around six years old, making up the simple story of “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” based on a doll fashioned out of a corncob by her mother. In the ensuing years, the hundreds of songs Parton has

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.