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In her songs, stage banter and interviews, Dolly Parton always presented herself as a humble, yet audacious mountain dreamer made good.
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Education and Community Culture
Dolly Parton, one of country music's most singular performers, has died at age 80
Jewly Hight
The artist was a star performer in country music and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.
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