The Words and Music of Dolly Parton

This insightful biography provides a closer look at one of the entertainment world''s biggest stars with a focus on what got her to the topand what has kept her there.Dolly Parton has an enviable record of accomplishment as a performer songwriter recording artist businesswoman and philanthropist. She has triumphed on Broadway in the movies and even with her own theme park. The Words and Music of Dolly Parton probes its subject''s unique singing voice and prolific abilities as a songwriter as well as her impressive business savvy fearless attitude and an imagination as towering as the Smoky Mountains among which she grew up.This book focuses on Parton''s most important albums and songwriting style examining her career from her early days in the east Tennessee mountains through her national television exposure on the Porter Wagoner Show her crossover success in pop music and her return to her acoustic/bluegrass roots. In addition it explores Parton''s story songs and characters the spirituality reflected in her music and her important collaborations with other artists.