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Dolly Parton’s secret for surviving decades of celebrity

And why she should have taken part in Bridget Kendall’s The Forum

26 April 2014

9:00 AM

26 April 2014

9:00 AM

It’s a shame Dolly Parton has never gone into politics. She’s someone who’s lived her life very much in the public eye and yet has never lost sight of who she is, of her claim to fame as a country singer. You can tell by the way she sings, even now after more than 50 years in the business, that it’s straight from the heart, nothing synthesised, nothing stage-managed.

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