Dolly Parton Had A Vision Of Superstardom Beyond Nashville

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Dolly Parton Had A Vision Of Superstardom Beyond Nashville

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Oct 12, 2020

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Author Alanna Nash joins host Nate Wilcox to talk about her book “Dolly: The Biography.”Nate and Alanna discuss Dolly Parton’s humble origins, almost supernatural talent and precocious drive as well as Nashville’s reaction to the book, one of the first critical biographies written about a country superstar.Let It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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