‘Find out who you are, and do it on purpose’: unabashedly herself, Dolly Parton was an icon to LGBTQ fans
Parton’s gift lay in uniting everyone from God-fearing country fans to queer devotees. The way she saw me when I met her made me feel like a flower turning towards the sun • Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career that turned country music cliches inside out • Dolly Parton – a life in pictures • Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updates • Share your tributes and memories of Dolly Parto
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- Joe Stone
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- Dolly Parton
Parton’s gift lay in uniting everyone from God-fearing country fans to queer devotees. The way she saw me when I met her made me feel like a flower turning towards the sun • Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career that turned country music cliches inside out • Dolly Parton – a life in pictures • Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updates • Share your tributes and memories of Dolly Parto
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‘Find out who you are, and do it on purpose’: unabashedly herself, Dolly Parton was an icon to LGBTQ fans
Parton’s gift lay in uniting everyone from God-fearing country fans to queer devotees. The way she saw me when I met her made me feel like a flower turning towards the sun • Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career that turned country music cliches inside out • Dolly Parton – a life in pictures • Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updates • Share your tributes and memories of Dolly Parto
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‘Find out who you are, and do it on purpose’: unabashedly herself, Dolly Parton was an icon to LGBTQ fans
Parton’s gift lay in uniting everyone from God-fearing country fans to queer devotees. The way she saw me when I met her made me feel like a flower turning towards the sun • Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career that turned country music cliches inside out • Dolly Parton – a life in pictures • Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updates • Share your tributes and memories of Dolly Parto
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