Dolly Parton on BBC2

A wonderful closing quote from Jane Fonda: ‘We’re all unique but she’s more unique than anybody else’.

She told an interviewer (was it Parky or Wogan?) she told her Mum when she was young that she wanted to dress like a certain woman in town, flashy with big hair and makeup, high heels, because she thought the town tart was the prettiest woman in town.

Thank you Lou

Oh dear, apologies to anyone whom I upset

Long Live Dolly!!
I will always love you

No worries Callistemon. I remember seeing her being interviewed and she was asked how long it took to get her hair done. She said she had no idea because she was never there; fabulous.

Another fan here. I love her songs and her personality.

Very talented singer/songwriter/ musician and very humble. Love her and really appreciate all her charitable works. Very shrewd business woman too.

She certainly inspires the feel good in me. Bravo Dolly!

I really love her.

The number of songs that she has written always amazes me and I especially love 'I will always love you'.

Also, she does an awful lot for literacy in children both in the US and here.

I watched the programme last night. I think she's brilliant.... witty, talented and a clever business woman. I like her self-deprecation and humility, and the words of her song "Coat of many Colours" are very moving.

I love that too but 'Little Sparrow' does it for me!

We missed it as we were out to dinner but I shall definitely watch it on iPlayer when we’re home next week. I love Dolly. So did my late mum. If I’d had the money I would’ve loved to have taken mum to Dollywood.

She is such an amazing person. What a voice.

We won a trip to Tennessee many years ago, Urmstongran, and it included a trip to Dollywood, which was fabulous. Every other employee seemed to be a relative of hers!

Well nearly 100% Dolly’s fans here, apart from Hetty and myself! I personally can’t stand country music to start with, nor her over inflated breasts, obviously meant to attract a large male audience. She does however have a beautiful voice.

She is an excellent songwriter.

I am intrigued by her seeming genuineness alongside the "falseness" - she makes no bones about the fact that she always wears wigs and that she has lapped up every bit of surgery open to her to tweak her looks as the years have gone by. It must be so tiring to have to keep up this front all the time.

She is a great performer and musician. One of a kind.

I love country music because the lyrics tell a story. Look at "Lucille" by Kenny Rogers or Dolly's "Jolene".

I can’t stand country music because it was rammed down our throats by my ex husband, who didn’t tolerate any other music being played at home! So perhaps I’m biased!

Maggiemaybe. How fantastic was that! ?

I started the thread just to alert anyone who might be interested that the programme was on BBC2 or they might be able to watch on iPlayer.
It wasn't an order, it's not compulsory and it wasn't meant as an invitation to a critique!

Dolly has long been one of my great role models. I admire her, not just as a lovely singer and song writer, but for the way she has shaped her life into being what she wanted to be, and for how philanthropic she is.

But this way your thread had a lot of replies Calli!

Another Dolly fan here. I've had her CD's since the 60's and my very young daughter took to her music too even snaffling my CD's for herself. Not that any child was harmed in the process.
I have last night's programmes saved to watch later.
I recently got myself Trio which has Dolly with Linda Ronstadt and Emmy Lou Harris. 3 fabulous voices and such harmonies.

What a performer I would love to see her live.

And I'm a great fan too. Great songs, great sense of humour.