Download or read book Dolly Parton Biography The Queen of the Country Music Dollywood and More written by Chris Dicker and published by Chris Dicker. This book was released on with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolly Parton, the undisputed "Queen of Country Music," sold over 100 million records around the world. Dolly is not just singer, songwriter. She's also involved in acting and films. During her diverse career, she eliminated the myth of "dumb blondes," as she is advocating women empowerment and independence. Dolly Parton is quite an independent and business woman. The fact that she created Dollywood in 1961 speaks for itself, an amusement theme park visited by millions of people today - more than 50 years later is one of the most preferred tourist attractions in Tennessee. Moreover, Parton has retained tremendous control over her career and public image, making her life story a unique narrative of female strength and glamour. In this biography, you'll learn exclusive details of her personal life and career. If you like Dolly Parton's impact in the show business (humor, singing abilities, etc.), and if you appreciate her mastery of the country music, it's worth learning more about her as a person. That's the main goal of this biography. Dolly's work was quite inspirational to Whitney Houston with the astonishing "I will always love you" song. Dolly's work has left a tremendous impact in the music and film industry. She will be remembered as a true icon for many decades to come. Dolly Parton is not just a big dreamer, as she advocates to dream more, learn more and be more, you have to do more to achieve all that. Dolly is not just a dreamer, she's a doer. Life rewards those who take and ride their wildest dreams through the art of implementation - and that's what Dolly Parton is all about. Want to learn more about Dolly? Grab your copy now! P.S. “Being a star just means that you just find your special place and that you shine where you are. To me, that's what being a star means.” – Dolly Parton

Download or read book Dolly Parton Songteller written by Dolly Parton and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend. As told by Dolly Parton in her own inimitable words, explore the songs that have defined her journey. Illustrated throughout with previously unpublished images from Dolly Parton's personal and business archives. Mining over 60 years of songwriting, Dolly Parton highlights 175 of her songs and brings readers behind the lyrics. • Packed with never-before-seen photographs and classic memorabilia • Explores personal stories, candid insights, and myriad memories behind the songs Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics reveals the stories and memories that have made Dolly a beloved icon across generations, genders, and social and international boundaries. Containing rare photos and memorabilia from Parton's archives, this book is a show-stopping must-have for every Dolly Parton fan. • Learn the history behind classic Parton songs like "Jolene," "9 to 5," "I Will Always Love You," and more. • The perfect gift for Dolly Parton fans (everyone loves Dolly!) as well as lovers of music history and country Add it to the shelf with books like Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton, The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles, and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen.

Download or read book Dolly on Dolly written by Dolly Parton and published by Musicians in Their Own Words. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly, declares Dolly Parton. Dolly s is a rags-to-riches tale like no other. A dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood paved the way for the buxom blonde butterfly s metamorphosis from singer-songwriter to international music superstar. The undisputed Queen of Country Music, Dolly has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and has conquered just about every facet of the entertainment industry: music, film, television, publishing, theatre, and even theme parks. It s been more than 50 years since Dolly Parton arrived in Nashville with just her guitar and a dream. Her story has been told many times and in many ways, but never like this.Dolly on Dolly is a collection of interviews spanning five decades of her career and featuring material gathered from celebrated publications including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and Andy Warhol s Interview magazine. Also included are interviews which have not been previously available in print. Dolly s feisty and irresistible brand of humor, combined with her playful, pull-up-a-chair-and-stay-awhile delivery, makes for a fascinating and inviting experience in downhome philosophy and storytelling. Much like her patchwork Coat of Many Colors, this book harkens back to the legendary entertainer s roots and traces her evolution, stitching it all together one piece at a time."

Download or read book Dream More written by Dolly Parton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary Dolly Parton shares her heartfelt hopes and dreams for everyone. Expanding on the popular commencement speech Dolly Parton gave at the University of Tennessee, Dream More is a deeper and richer exploration of the personal philosophy she has forged over the course of her astonishing career as a singer, songwriter, performer, and philanthropist. Dolly elaborates on the four great hopes she wants us all to embrace: Dream more, Learn more, Care more, and Be more. She offers examples from her own life, from her childhood in the hills of eastern Tennessee to her life as the iconic performer she is today. From one of the legends of our time, Dream More is an honest, funny, and uplifting anthem for all who want to take charge of their lives and forge a future on their own terms.

Download or read book Dolly Parton written by James Thompson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what it takes to transform a humble upbringing in the Smoky Mountains into an iconic career that spans decades? How does one woman, armed with a twangy voice and adorned in rhinestones, become not just a country music legend but a cultural force that transcends generations? Uncover the answers in "Dolly Parton: Queen of Country Magic," a captivating journey through the life and legacy of one of the most enchanting figures in music history. From the foothills of Locust Ridge to the grand stages of the world, this book unravels the layers of Dolly Parton's life with vivid storytelling and meticulous research. Delve into the early years in Appalachia, where each note sung on the porch became a melody that echoed through time. What family influences and musical beginnings shaped the indomitable spirit that is Dolly? Follow Dolly's footsteps to Nashville, the heartbeat of country music, and witness the struggles and triumphs that marked her ascent in the music industry. What fueled her resilience in an industry known for its challenges? How did she carve her path, leaving an indelible mark on the very fabric of country stardom? The narrative unfolds like a ballad as you explore the breakthrough hits that catapulted Dolly to superstardom. What secrets lie behind the creation of her unique sound and style? How did she evolve from a country sensation to a cultural phenomenon? Dive into the entrepreneurial ventures that led to the creation of Dollywood, a testament to Dolly's entrepreneurial brilliance. What stories lie behind the birth and evolution of this iconic theme park nestled in the heart of the Smokies? How did Dollywood become more than an amusement park, evolving into a cultural touchstone? Discover the artistry that defines Dolly as a songwriter and explore the emotional resonance of her music. What stories of love, heartbreak, and triumph are woven into the lyrics that have become anthems for millions? How does she consistently tap into the emotional core of her audience? Uncover the layers of Dolly beyond the stage-her acting career, philanthropy, and iconic collaborations. What roles did she play on the silver screen, and how did her philanthropic endeavors impact the lives of many? How did her influence extend beyond music to shape collaborations and leave an indelible mark on fellow artists? As you navigate the pages of "Dolly Parton: Queen of Country Magic," you'll find yourself immersed in a narrative that goes beyond the surface, offering a nuanced understanding of the woman behind the rhinestones. The enduring legacy of Dolly Parton, like a lasting melody, resonates not just in the hills of Tennessee but in the hearts of fans worldwide. Are you ready to embark on a journey through the hills, the melodies, and the magic that is Dolly Parton? This book is not just a biography; it's an invitation to explore the soul-stirring, foot-tapping, and heartwarming saga of a true musical icon. So, what are you waiting for? Join us on this literary concert-a celebration of the Queen of Country Magic. Are you ready to discover the enchantment? Are you ready to be captivated by the melody that is Dolly Parton? If so, open the pages and let the magic unfold. The stage is set, the spotlight is on, and the Queen awaits. Are you ready to enter the world of Dolly?

Download or read book Dolly written by Dolly Parton and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dolly Parton Gender and Country Music written by Leigh H. Edwards and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-06 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Dolly mythology -- "Backwoods Barbie": Dolly Parton's gender performance -- My Tennessee mountain home: early Parton and authenticity narratives -- Parton's crossover and film stardom: the "hillbilly Mae West"--Hungry again: reclaiming country authenticity narratives -- "Digital Dolly" and new media fandoms -- Conclusion: brand evolution and Dollywood

Download or read book The Faith of Dolly Parton written by Dudley Delffs and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolly Parton has entertained, educated, and inspired millions of fans for over five decades. Whether she’s writing songs, performing live, recording new albums, acting in or producing new movies and TV programs, expanding her wildly successful Dollywood amusement park, helping children around the world learn to read with her Imagination Library nonprofit, or donating millions of dollars to schools, charities, and people in need, the Queen of Country Music has never been shy about crediting her Christian faith for her success. “A belief in God is essential,” Dolly shares. “You have to believe in something bigger than yourself. We grew up believing that through God all things are possible.” Growing up in the little mountain church where her grandfather preached, Dolly started singing hymns and playing guitar at services when she was only six. Consequently, she has never been shy about discussing her faith and relationship with God. “People say, ‘Well, I am surprised that you talk about your faith,’ and I say, ‘Why not? That’s who I am. That’s what keeps me going,’” she explains. Tennessee native, Dolly fanboy, and award-winning writer Dudley Delffs now spotlights ten faith lessons as evidenced in Dolly’s life, music, interviews, and attitude. The Faith of Dolly Parton focuses on the ways Dolly’s life can inspire us all to be more authentic, to trust God during hard times, to stay grounded during the good times, and to always keep our sense of humor. Sometimes poignant, sometimes funny, frequently surprising, and always true to Dolly’s down-home spirit of joyful generosity, this book will delight her millions of fans as well as anyone seeking a fresh faith-filled role model.

Download or read book Dolly Parton Country Music Star written by Kate Moening and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolly Parton may have built her fame on a country music career, but she has become a powerhouse in other industries, too! The pages of this title follow Dolly’s beginnings in music, her thriving free book program, and more. Features such as a profile, timeline, and quotes showcase her star-studded life!

Download or read book She Come By It Natural written by Sarah Smarsh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Time Top 100 Book of the Year, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland “analyzes how Dolly Parton’s songs—and success—have embodied feminism for working-class women” (People). Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Sarah Smarsh witnessed firsthand the particular vulnerabilities—and strengths—of women in working poverty. Meanwhile, country songs by female artists played in the background, telling powerful stories about life, men, hard times, and surviving. In her family, she writes, “country music was foremost a language among women. It’s how we talked to each other in a place where feelings aren’t discussed.” And no one provided that language better than Dolly Parton. In this “tribute to the woman who continues to demonstrate that feminism comes in coats of many colors,” Smarsh tells readers how Parton’s songs have validated women who go unheard: the poor woman, the pregnant teenager, the struggling mother disparaged as “trailer trash.” Parton’s broader career—from singing on the front porch of her family’s cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains to achieving stardom in Nashville and Hollywood, from “girl singer” managed by powerful men to self-made mogul of business and philanthropy—offers a springboard to examining the intersections of gender, class, and culture. Infused with Smarsh’s trademark insight, intelligence, and humanity, this is “an ambitious book” (The New Republic) about the icon Dolly Parton and an “in-depth examination into gender and class and what it means to be a woman and a working-class hero that feels particularly important right now” (Refinery29).

Download or read book Who Is Dolly Parton written by True Kelley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose "Imagination Library" reading initiative reaches children throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. There is simply no one like Dolly Parton!

Download or read book Dolly on Dolly written by Randy L. Schmidt and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly," declares Dolly Parton. Dolly's is a rags-to-riches tale like no other. A dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood paved the way for the buxom blonde butterfly's metamorphosis from singer-songwriter to international music superstar. The undisputed "Queen of Country Music," Dolly has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and has conquered just about every facet of the entertainment industry: music, film, television, publishing, theater, and even theme parks. It has been more than fifty years since Dolly Parton arrived in Nashville with just her guitar and a dream. Her story has been told many times and in many ways, but never like this. Dolly on Dolly is a collection of interviews spanning five decades of her career and featuring material gathered from celebrated publications including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. Also included are interviews which have not been previously available in print. Dolly's feisty and irresistible brand of humor, combined with her playful, pull-up-a-chair-and-stay-awhile delivery, makes for a fascinating and inviting experience in down-home philosophy and storytelling. Much like her patchwork "Coat of Many Colors," this book harkens back to the legendary entertainer's roots and traces her evolution, stitching it all together one piece at a time.

Download or read book Dolly Parton Book written by Corey Park and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in a one-room cabin in Locust Ridge, Tennessee on January 19, 1946. She was one of twelve children who grew up in poverty. Her mother sang and played the guitar, and at the age of six, Dolly Parton was already singing in her neighborhood church. She got her first guitar when she was eight years old and began creating songs right away. Dolly Parton graduated from high school and moved to Nashville after appearing on local television and radio shows in Knoxville and making her Grand Ole Opry debut. Dolly Parton has written over 3,000 songs, with 25 of them reaching number one on the Billboard country music charts. She's won ten Grammy Awards, ten Country Music Association Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Dolly Parton is a household name. Her powerful voice, hit songwriting, down-to-earth demeanor, and graceful beauty have combined to create her one of the world's most well-known and accomplished public figures. She has written over 3,000 songs, with 25 of them reaching number one on the Billboard country music charts. She's won ten Grammy Awards, ten Country Music Association Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. This book will help you know more about Dolly Parton and how her Legacy would live on forever. Scroll up and order now!

Download or read book Dolly Parton written by Leslie Holleran and published by Lerner Publications TM. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dolly Parton has been a wildly successful entertainer for more than sixty years. She is a country and pop music artist who has sold more than one hundred million albums worldwide, and in 1999, she became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Parton has also starred in hit Hollywood movies such as 9 to 5, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has helped provide millions of books to children around the world. Parton grew up in a two-room cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee with eleven sisters and brothers. She wrote her first song when she was about five years old, and at thirteen, she performed on the Grand Ole Opry radio show. The day after her high school graduation, Parton moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where her career took off. Explore Parton’s life and learn how a country girl with big dreams became one of the most iconic entertainers in US history.

Download or read book Dolly written by Alanna Nash and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 1979-08 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive look at the life of country music superstar Dolly Parton covers her poor but loving Appalachian upbringing through her recent induction into the Country Music Association Hall of Fame.

Download or read book Pilgrimage to Dollywood written by Helen Morales and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A star par excellence, Dolly Parton is one of country music’s most likable personalities. Even a hard-rocking punk or orchestral aesthete can’t help cracking a smile or singing along with songs like “Jolene” and “9 to 5.” More than a mere singer or actress, Parton is a true cultural phenomenon, immediately recognizable and beloved for her talent, tinkling laugh, and steel magnolia spirit. She is also the only female star to have her own themed amusement park: Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Every year thousands of fans flock to Dollywood to celebrate the icon, and Helen Morales is one of those fans. In Pilgrimage to Dollywood, Morales sets out to discover Parton’s Tennessee. Her travels begin at the top celebrity pilgrimage site of Elvis Presley’s Graceland, then take her to Loretta Lynn’s ranch in Hurricane Mills; the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville; to Sevierville, Gatlinburg, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; and finally to Pigeon Forge, home of the “Dolly Homecoming Parade,” featuring the star herself as grand marshall. Morales’s adventure allows her to compare the imaginary Tennessee of Parton’s lyrics with the real Tennessee where the singer grew up, looking at essential connections between country music, the land, and a way of life. It’s also a personal pilgrimage for Morales. Accompanied by her partner, Tony, and their nine-year-old daughter, Athena (who respectively prefer Mozart and Miley Cyrus), Morales, a recent transplant from England, seeks to understand America and American values through the celebrity sites and attractions of Tennessee. This celebration of Dolly and Americana is for anyone with an old country soul who relies on music to help understand the world, and it is guaranteed to make a Dolly Parton fan of anyone who has not yet fallen for her music or charisma.

Download or read book Dolly on Dolly written by Randy Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly," declares Dolly Parton. Dolly's is a rags-to-riches tale like no other. A dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood paved the way for the buxom blonde butterfly's metamorphosis from singer-songwriter to international music superstar. The undisputed "Queen of Country Music," Dolly has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and has conquered just about every facet of the entertainment industry: music, film, television, publishing, theater, and even theme parks. It has been more than fifty years since Dolly Parton arrived in Nashville with just her guitar and a dream. Her story has been told many times and in many ways, but never like this. Dolly on Dolly is a collection of interviews spanning five decades of her career and featuring material gathered from celebrated publications including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. Also included are interviews which have not been previously available in print. Dolly's feisty and irresistible brand of humor, combined with her playful, pull-up-a-chair-and-stay-awhile delivery, makes for a fascinating and inviting experience in down-home philosophy and storytelling. Much like her patchwork "Coat of Many Colors," this book harkens back to the legendary entertainer's roots and traces her evolution, stitching it all together one piece at a time.