Cultural impact of Dolly Parton

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American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton (1946–2026) began her career in country music and later worked in pop music, film, television, tourism and philanthropy. She first became nationally known in the late 1960s through The Porter Wagoner Show and her recordings with Porter Wagoner. By the late 1970s she had found a larger pop audience, while continuing to identify herself with East Tennessee and the Appalachian settings of many of her songs. Parton's reputation as a songwriter rests partly on her portrayals of poverty, family, religion, work and women's lives. Musicologist Lydia R. Hamessley has argued that Parton's fame and appearance sometimes drew attention away from the craft of songs such as "Coat of Many Colors", "Down from Dover", "Jolene" and "9 to 5". Her country-to-pop crossover and the many later recordings of her compositions widened the audience for her work. Her control of her publishing also became a recurring part of accounts of her career. Parton made her appearance part...

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