Download American Legends: The Life of Dolly Parton AudioBook Free
A whole lot of printer ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most important figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get swept up to accelerate on the lives of America's most significant women and men in enough time it takes to complete a commute, while learning interesting facts long overlooked or never known. Few celebrities are just as much a product of these local land as Dolly Parton. Even though many celebrities have frantically tried to get as far away as possible from their impoverished upbringings, Parton created her superstar persona around the image of Appalachian country music culture. In many ways, Parton was raised in a quintessential Appalachian family, even though she's been resolute in expressing her love for this record, it is impossible to deny that her upbringing posed obstructions that were difficult to defeat and related to societal and industrial levels. However, as Curtis Ellison place it, "A good part of Parton's open public image has been one of rustic coziness rendered in picturesque local [Appalachian] idioms." Not only did she make her performing debut at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, but despite forays into pop music, her performing style remains anchored in the brand of country music that made the Grand Ole Opry one of the iconic accomplishing venues in the United States.
