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Country music icon Dolly Parton, born in East Tennessee in 1946, passed away at 79, leaving behind a legacy that transcends music. Rising from a musical Appalachian childhood to the Grand Ole Opry by age 13, she became a global superstar with hits like “Joshua” and 25 number-one Billboard country songs — the most by any female artist. But her impact went far beyond charts: she built Dollywood, created the Imagination Library that gifted over 200 million books to children worldwide, and earned honors like the National Medal of Arts. A devoted wife to Carl Dean for nearly six decades, Dolly’s life was defined by creativity, generosity, and an unshakable love for her home state — cementing her as a cultural force whose influence will echo forever.
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