Raised dirt poor in a one room cabin with her 11 siblings, Dolly was singing by age 9 on the radio and found herself in Nashville just days after her high school graduation. A basic formula mixing simplicity, harmonic chord progression, and a haunting melody are the defining elements of Jolene, Dolly Parton’s blues hit. As a woman with a larger than life, cartoon personality, and a fondness for sequins, embellished lace, and waxy wigs, Dolly is known just as much for her image as her songwriting.
But today, we salute a woman with a voice that people listen to, who plays over 6 instruments, and stands out as a talented actress, caring philanthropist, and phenomenal businesswoman. Dolly has managed to transcend all genres of music to find herself truly etched into the fabric of the American Dream.
For more from Dolly, look for her on Twitter (@dolly_parton)
TAGS: country, Dolly Parton, Jolene, music, Thursday Throwback
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
In an age of electronic produced music, a country classic powerhouse female with a heart of gold manages to steal our hearts this week for our Thursday Throwback.As Lana del Rey emulates the fantastic package of a singing starlet, and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” plays on loop, does the essence of Dolly Parton manage to find itself in our subconscious?
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beautiful work! posters for posterity!2
I like it. And it grabbed your attention esp. if you posted a comment below. whether you love it or hate I don't see anything where it promotes violence or degrading women.. what i see is government taking away the rights of a citizen n the rights away from people. Failure to follow instructions will land us in prison like the model. Now if steven photographed the same concept with average shmucks would we pay much attention to it? i dont think so. it'd be just another political journalistic photograph.3
i agree4
Lovely inspirations <3www.whitebluebird.com5
Perfect inspiration for our soon to be flat : )6
This list is one of the best of restaurants around England.7
... Tilda is like kristen mcmenamy - magic in everything8
the tilda shoot is magic.9
Boring10
LOL this is such a frumpy campaign. Raquel Zimmermann looks so awkward dancing those bad bad moves. WWTT??? a.k.a What Were They Thinking?