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Dec 2023
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Encore: Saint Dolly | Backwoods Barbie |...

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There are few celebrities more beloved than Dolly Parton. In her decades-long career, she’s cultivated loyalty with her fans by always being true to her roots. But before she was the musician we know and love today, Dolly was just a poor girl in rural Tennessee with a song in her heart, and a dream to be a big star. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p ... Show More
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