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Dolly Parton: A country sweetheart who became a superstar

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 26 August 2026 at 5:23 am

Over a career spanning decades, Dolly Parton amassed a legion of fans as a country music sweetheart and global superstar.

Her proudest achievement, she once said, would always be her songwriting.

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