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Dolly Parton: Rewriting Country Rules and Redefining Pop Crossover

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Source: The Guardian
Dolly Parton: Rewriting Country Rules and Redefining Pop Crossover
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A retrospective showing how Dolly Parton turned country clichés inside out—combining a savvy, self-aware image with feminist-tinged songwriting and bold pop crossovers—producing enduring hits like Jolene and 9 to 5, influencing a new generation and proving the joke was on the public in the Barbara Walters interview.

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  1. Dolly Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out | Alexis Petridis  The Guardian
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  3. Dolly Parton's cancer battle revealed after country icon's death at 80  USA Today
  4. Dolly Parton Died After a ‘Brief Battle’ With Cancer, According to Her Reps  Variety
  5. ‘She Was One of Us’: To Tennesseans, Dolly Parton’s Death Hits Home  The New York Times

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