Dolly Parton may be gone, but her reputation as one of pop’s most revered performers will live gloriously on.
Whether singing her own material or putting her own, rhinestone-studded spin on music written by others, the queen of country could express complex emotions with a simple, human touch.
Mail music critic ADRIAN THRILLS looks back on her lifetime of song.
Adrian Thrills: My Dolly Mixture. Our music critic picks the ten songs that define Dolly Parton’s life (pictured in 2014)
Coat Of Many Colors (1971)
Written on the back of a dry cleaning receipt while Parton was on a
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