BBC News September 05, 2026 • 13:01

'Everything about her was East Tennessee': The places that shaped Dolly Parton - bbc.com

By Shelley Akins

'Everything about her was East Tennessee': The places that shaped Dolly Parton - bbc.com

From her Appalachian childhood to Nashville and Dollywood, a journey through the Tennessee she loved – and transformed in return.

Sevierville: See the bronze statue of Parton outside the Sevier County Courthouse and The Pines, where she performed for a paying audience for the first time at just 10 years old.
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