"I Will Always Love You", written as a farewell to her former partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, first reached number one in June 1974, and then again in October 1982, with Dolly's re-recording on the soundtrack of the movie version of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Dolly claims she was no match for the "beautiful drag queens who had worked for weeks and months getting their clothes." She told ABC News she got the least applause. "They just thought I was some little short gay guy."
"I don't ride the rides. I never have," Dolly told The New York Times. "With all my hair I got so much to lose, like my wig or my shoes. I don't like to get messed up. I'm gonna have some handsome man mess it up, I don't want some ride doing it."
"I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put the rags to use
There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat"
Parton received her first Grammy nomination in the Best Country Female Vocal category for "Joshua", losing to Lynn Anderson.
Written for the 1980 comedy film of the same name starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton in her film debut, "9 to 5" topped both the U.S. country singles chart and the Billboard Hot 100, as well as earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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