Dolly Parton celebrates her roots
April 19th, 2008 admin Posted in News |
The legendary Dolly Parton — country and pop singing star, actress, philanthropist, amusement park owner and many other personas — says her new album, “Backwoods Barbie,” isn’t just a product of her trademark Southern wit and songwriting.
“Backwoods Barbie” and its matching song form the autobiography of Parton’s humble early life, when she was poor, ragged and rural, she says. As a girl, Parton, who is known for her flashy physical glitz and glamour as much as her music, fantasized about looking like that.
“I think all country girls long to look like … the Barbie dolls, and even the ‘Frederick’s of Hollywood’ catalog (models). … That’s how I wanted to look,” Parton says. She says she always has been a bit of a cartoon character, and that it’s a country girl’s idea of glamour.
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