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About the video
Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Jim Mills, Stuart Duncan,
Brian Sutton, Dan Tyminski, & Barry Bales
About the artist
One of the best-known country singers in the world, Dolly Parton is known for
her outsized talent, hair, and bosom. She began writing and performing songs as
a girl and made her first record in 1960. She moved to Nashville, and in 1967
released the album Hello, I'm Dolly and landed a job on Porter Wagoner's
syndicated television show. Parton and Wagoner had a string of hits as a duo
throughout the 1960s and '70s, and as a solo artist Parton became
internationally famous for such hits as "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You."
Her 1973 album My Tennessee Mountain Home was called "a bittersweet look
backward at a life and a tradition she was bound on leaving" by the
Encyclopedia of Country Music. In 1980 she made her acting debut, co-starring
with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the comedy 9 to 5. (Parton was nominated for
an Oscar for the theme from the film, which was a hit single.)
Parton has won every major music award, with songs ranging from pop and
contemporary country to traditional country and bluegrass. Known for her
business savvy, she also owns and operates Dollywood, a theme park in
Tennessee with retail shops and entertainment. She was elected to the Country
Music Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2000 she won IBMA award for Album of the Year
("The Grass is Blue") and received the Kennedy Center Honor for artistic
achievement in 2006.