Dolly: The Biography

By: Alanna Nash

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Synopsis: This comprehensive look at the life of country music superstar Dolly Parton covers her poor but loving upbringing through her recent induction into the Country Music Association Hall of Fame. Based on extensive interviews with a host of Nashville's biggest stars such as BARBARA MANDRELL, MARTY ROBBINS, and EDDIE RABBITT, as well as with the Parton family and Dolly herself, this intimate biography charts the legendary singer's life from the backwoods of Tennessee to the footlights of the Grand Ole Opry and beyond. This updated edition looks at the country singer's endeavors from the 1980s through today, a period in which Parton opened her own theme park, Dollywood; flirted with pop music; and returned to her rural mountain roots with the release of three critically acclaimed bluegrass albums--Hungry Again in 1997, The Grass Is Blue in 1999, and Little Sparrow in 2001. Nash also takes readers into the studio for the release of Dolly's most recent record, the much-lauded Halos & Horns.