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Dolly Parton: American Idol

Mat Snow, MOJO, June 2008

Raised in a one-room cabin in Tennessee, schooled in love songs by a pompadoured '60s TV start, Dolly Parton turned her back on pop and Presley to become undisputed queen of country music. Mat Snow has an audience with her majesty.

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