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Dolly Parton

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Born 19 January 1946.

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Biography

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best-known for her work in country music.

In the four-and-a-half decades since her national-chart début, she remains one of the most-successful female artists in the history of the country genre which garnered her the title of 'The Queen of Country Music', with twenty-five number-one singles, and a record forty-one top-10 country albums. She has the distinction of having performed on a top-five country hit in each of the last five decades and is the only artist to score a number-one country single in each of the past four decades.

She is known for her distinctive soprano, sometimes bawdy humor, flamboyant dress sense and voluptuous figure.

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  1. Backwoods Barbie 2008

    Backwoods Barbie

    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    The only regret is that you know she's talented enough to rise above such ordinary fare.
  2. The Very Best Of 2007

    The Very Best of Dolly Parton

    Reviewed by Guy Hayden

    She was and is one of the finest singers and songwriters of the modern era.
  3. Those Were The Days 2005

    Those Were the Days

    Reviewed by Sue Keogh

    The fourth in her series of bluegrass-inspired albums sees Dolly going all flower...
  4. Halos And Horns 2002

    Halos & Horns

    Reviewed by Sue Keogh

    ...it takes delicious audacity to set your sights on Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway To...

Credits

Role Artist Release
Vocal Alison Krauss Forget About It (1999)
Vocal Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris Trio II (1998)
Vocal Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris Trio (1987)
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