Dolly Parton’s biggest hits – and the rich and unexpected stories behind them

She begged Jolene not to take her man, turned the daily grind into an anthem and said no to Elvis. Then Whitney Houston took one of Dolly Parton’s songs around the world.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton was more than a musician, actor, author, philanthropist, or theme-park entrepreneur. Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, occupied a space in our global cultural imagination — a figure of American mythology, someone best described as larger-than-life and then a little bit more. But from the

Dolly Parton was more than a musician, actor, author, philanthropist, or theme-park entrepreneur. Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, occupied a space in our global cultural imagination — a figure of American mythology, someone best described as larger-than-life and then a little bit more. But from the very beginning,