How To Describe Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Her father was named Robert Lee Parton. He worked in construction but he also was a subsistence farmer. Her mother, Avie Lee Caroline, stayed at home with Dolly and her siblings. Dolly described her family as “dirt poor”. Her father made very little money , in fact when Dolly was born her father paid the doctor with a bag of cornmeal. Dolly was the fourth born of twelve children. Her entire family lived in a rustic one bedroom cabin. Dolly Parton outlined her family’s poverty in her song “Coat of Many Colors”. In the song she discusses that she doesn’t understand why the other children made fun of her clothing because she was proud that her mother hand made this …show more content…
In 2003 while appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show she expressed that plastic surgery was very important in order to keep up with her famous image. Dolly openly jokes about her past surgeries and she famously said “If I see something sagging bagging or dragging I’m going to get it nipped, tucked or sucked.” She also mentioned in an interview with southern living that she likes to look a certain way and she’ll do what she needs to get there.She sad “I have an outgoing personality, it’s only fitting that I be a little …show more content…
She shared her talent and love with the world and still managed to look fabulous while doing it! She has a sharp sense of humor and she can take a joke. She’s knows that people may not understand why she is the way she is, but she doesn’t care she goes on and continues doing what she loves to do. Dolly Parton is now 72 but she continues to perform and she’s opened her record company and has even released an album from it. She is a cultural icon, her beautiful voice has won the hearts of pop and country music fans all over the world. She’s had her troubles but she did everything she could to be the happiest woman she could