History Music / DollyParton

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Though her platinum blonde stage hair is a wig, Dolly's heart remains pure gold, as she has a reputation as one of Nashville's bubbliest, nicest, most generous celebrities (underneath the wigs, she ''is'' a natural blonde, just a darker shade; the wigs look better under stage lights).

Parton is known for her campy, big-breasted image, as well as joking about her large amounts of plastic surgery. But underneath it all, she has a really big... [[LastSecondWordSwap heart]], including several philanthropic efforts and even her own theme park, Dollywood (which is in itself something of a philanthropic effort, bringing a large amount of money and jobs to the chronically poverty-stricken Appalachian region) and her literacy campaign "Dolly Parton's Imagination Library," which gives children a book per month absolutely free of charge from birth until their first day of school. She is also surprisingly progressive for a woman of her background, openly joking about the transphobic reaction to gender-identifying bathroom laws and other southerners' general conservatism.

** This is the entire concept of ''Series/DollyPartonsHeartstrings'', an anthology show on [[Creator/{{Netflix}}]] where all episodes are inspired by Dolly's songs.

* CoolOldLady: In the 21st century, she's gained a following of younger fans for her progressive views in a genre that mainly caters to conservatives.

* CoolOldLady: In the 21st century, she's gained a following of younger fans.

** Music/KirstyMaccoll's "Caroline" is an answer song in which Jolene mourns the loss of her friendship with Jolene after an ill-advised affair with Jolene's husband.

* AnimalMetaphor: One of her big early hits was "Love is Like a Butterfly". The butterfly has gone on to be an ongoing motif in her career, even featured in the Dollywood logo.

* YourCheatingHeart:
** "Jolene," a rare instance of the song being from the point of view of the person about to be cuckolded.
** "Daddy" is from the point of view of the grown daughter of the cheater, whose mistress is younger than her.

Parton is known for her campy, big-breasted image, as well as joking about her large amounts of plastic surgery. But underneath it all, she has a really big... [[LastSecondWordSwap heart]], including several philanthropic efforts and even her own theme park, Dollywood (which is in itself something of a philanthropic effort, bringing a large amount of money and jobs to the chronically poverty-stricken Appalachian region) and her literacy campaign "Dolly Parton's Imagination Library," which gives children a book per month absolutely free of charge from birth until their first day of school.

Interestingly Dolly is the owner of Sanddoller Entertainment, making her the executive producer of a little know movie called Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer and its pedestrian follow up series Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer which had some small impact.

Interestingly Dilly is the owner of Sanddoller Entertainment, making her the executive producer of a little know movie called Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer and its pedestrian follow up series Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer.

But her career is far more than just singing. Parton has starred in the movies ''Film/NineToFive'' and ''Film/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas'', both of which earned her Golden Globe nominations. She has also starred in several television series, mostly in cameo or performing roles.

Parton is known for her campy, big-breasted image, as well as joking about her large amounts of plastic surgery. But underneath it all, she has a really big... [[LastSecondWordSwap heart]], including several philanthropic efforts and even her own theme park, Dollywood (which is in itself something of a philanthropic effort, bringing a large amount of money and jobs to the chronically poverty-stricken Appalachian region.)

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a CountryMusic singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman with over 3,000 songwriting credits to her name. The fourth of 12 children, Parton began singing in her childhood, working on Porter Wagoner's radio show. After a couple of singles on Monument Records, she was signed to Creator/RCARecords in 1968. A few modest hits came in the next couple of years, followed by the Number One "Joshua" in 1970. She stayed with RCA through the [[TheSeventies 1970s]] and into the [[TheEighties 1980s]], then switched to Creator/ColumbiaRecords and stayed there until 1995. In her career, Parton charted 25 Number One singles, counting two different versions of her SignatureSong "I Will Always Love You". Also included in her total is a duet with Music/BradPaisley, "When I Get Where I'm Going", which in early 2006 made Parton the oldest female artist to chart a Number One country song. Of course, Parton has earned several awards just for her music, including seven Grammy Awards. Her songs "9 to 5" and "Travelin' Thru" were both nominated for Academy Awards.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Parton and Porter Wagoner didn't speak to each other for many years after she ended their professional partnership in 1974, but they reconciled and she did a tribute concert to him after he died in 2007.

* HappilyMarried: Still with her first husband since 1966.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Her first singles, recorded when she was 13, cast her as a PoorMansSubstitute for Brenda Lee. When she signed with Monument Records in 1965 her producer Music/RayStevens felt she was better suited for pop than country (even though she was already making a name for herself in Nashville as a songwriter). After a handful of singles with a mid-60s girl group sound she begged to be allowed to switch to country and the label finally agreed.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Her first singles, recorded when she was 13, cast her as a PoorMansSubstitute for Brenda Lee. When she signed with Monument Records in 1965 her producer Ray Stevens (yeah, [[Music/RayStevens him]]) felt she was better suited for pop than country (even though she was already making a name for herself in Nashville as a songwriter). After a handful of singles with a mid-60s girl group sound she begged to be allowed to switch to country and the label finally agreed.

'''Dolly Rebecca Parton''' (born January 19, 1946) is a CountryMusic singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman with over 3,000 songwriting credits to her name. The fourth of 12 children, Parton began singing in her childhood, working on Porter Wagoner's radio show. After a couple of singles on Monument Records, she was signed to Creator/RCARecords in 1968. A few modest hits came in the next couple of years, followed by the Number One "Joshua" in 1970. She stayed with RCA through the [[TheSeventies 1970s]] and into the [[TheEighties 1980s]], then switched to Creator/ColumbiaRecords and stayed there until 1995. In her career, Parton charted 25 Number One singles, counting two different versions of her SignatureSong "I Will Always Love You". Also included in her total is a duet with Music/BradPaisley, "When I Get Where I'm Going", which in early 2006 made Parton the oldest female artist to chart a Number One country song. Of course, Parton has earned several awards just for her music, including seven Grammy Awards. Her songs "9 to 5" and "Travelin' Thru" were both nominated for Academy Awards.

* BuxomIsBetter: Despite the large amount of surgery she's gotten elsewhere, are 100% real.

* BuxomIsBetter: Perhaps the MostTriumphantExample. And despite the large amount of surgery she's gotten elsewhere, are 100% real.