Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
by Dolly Parton
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Author: Dolly PartonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-06
ISBN: 0061092363
Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm)
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Book Review: "The Iconic Dolly Parton"
Summary: 5 Stars
In "My Life and Other Unfinished Business" Dolly Parton has finally released her memoirs. Released in the fall of 1994 and eventually landing on the New York Times Best Seller List for over two months, Dolly wrote the entire book herself unlike many celebrities who use ghost writers to write their life story. Dolly wanted to write the book alone because who other than Miss Parton could write about her humble upbringing in east Tennessee eventually becoming one of the world's most well-known and richest celebrities. In "My Life..." Dolly takes us back to her poor upbringing in Sevierville, a small town in the foothills of the great Smoky Mountains. Dirt poor Dolly had a dream when she was a little girl: to become rich and famous. Upon graduating from high school Dolly boarded a bus bound for Nashville with only her songs that she wrote and a bunch of dirty cloths for companionship. While in Nashville Dolly hit the pavemenet trying to snag a record deal, but everyone turned her down. After signing with Monument Records, Porter Wagoner discovered her, signed her to RCA, and the rest is history. Selling over 100 million records as of 2010, Dolly not only became a huge country music act, but became well known in pop circles. Dolly takes us behind the glamour of the hit albums and the great movies she did, dealing with the many hardships that have plagued her. Here she discusses the terrible relationship she and Wagoner had as they fought constantly over the way she was to dress, the way she sang, if she could write, who would publish the songs she did write, eventually getting to a point where they disagreed over inate details. Dolly eventually left Porter to venture out on her own, signing with Hollywood agent Sandy Gallin who found the song "Here You Come Again" for her. After winning the prestigious Entertainer of the Year Award from the Country Music Association in 1978, Wagoner would sue Dolly for a whopping $3,000,000 citing he owned a sizeable portion of her income because he had made her a star. Dolly details that painful lawsuit and how it nearly ruined her financially. She also talks about, for the very first time in print, her breakdown in 1982, overweight, unhealthy, and ready to commit suicide. A fascinating read, Dolly has publicly stated the one regret she has in her life is ever writing this book, as she felt it was written at a time when she was still too young. Perhaps she will sit down and write another, but for fans and historians of singers this is a wonderful place to start to obtain info on the greatest female singer that ever lived. Currently there is talk Dolly is in the planning stages to bring her life story to the big screen.
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The successful country-western star discusses her life, including her first visit to Nashville at age eighteen, marriage to the private Carl, difficult partnership with Porter Wagoner, business ventures, and personal relationships. Reprint.Music Books
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