COUNTRY LOVE

HOW I WAS BORN

SONGWRITER | SINGER | ACTRESS | BUSINESSWOMAN | HUMANITARIAN

Raised on a tumbledown farm in the Great Smoky Mountains, music ran deep in Dolly Parton’s large family. Her objective was to have a country-music career and by thirteen she graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Dolly dreamed of success, planned for it, and lets nothing stop her in its pursuit.

From the beginning, she made unexpectedly bold decisions that served her well. Dolly has written thousands of songs, starred in movies, sold more than 100 million albums and won ten Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Strewn across decades in business are significant humanitarian deeds and simple acts of kindness. The singer established The Dollywood Foundation to support education and gifts more than a million books a month to youth in the US and abroad to encourage a lifelong love of learning. She opened Dollywood to drive the economy of the communities around her birthplace. In the 2020 pandemic, Dolly donated $1 million to vaccination efforts.

Her artificial style mixes big blonde wigs, tight costumes, cleavage, bling and 9-inch heels which is in direct opposition to her entirely authentic self. Many of her lyrics and her movie performances address feminist topics and other themes of social interest. A strong advocate of the LGBTQ community, Dolly has also thrown her support behind the Black Lives Matter movement.

Internationally beloved, Dolly has used her fame and fortune to change the world. Everything she does has its roots in love, compassion, acceptance and generosity.