The Queen of Country: Dolly Parton's life in pictures

Dolly Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like Jolene and 9 to 5, has died at 80, her family said on Wednesday .

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on 19 January 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children who grew up dirt-poor in the family's small shack in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Parton was more than a singer — she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond.

She was also an accomplished businesswoman, with her interests spanning from her popular Dollywood theme park to cosmetics, pet apparel, baking mixes and even a truck stop.