Not bad for a farm girl born in Sevier County, Tennessee. The fourth of 12 children, Dolly’s parents struggled to make ends meet. But in Pigeon Forge, TN near the hills where she grew up poor is where Dolly built Dollywood. She jointly owns that property plus Dollywood's Splash Country, Dollywood's DreamMore Resort, and Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Cabins with Herschend Family Entertainment.
with her uncle, Bill Owens, and retained a controlling interest in her music from the very beginning. She also owns her own record label, Dolly Records. Dolly’s iconic, unabashed ballad, “I Will Always Love You” made Dolly $10 million in royalties in the 1990s and continues to rake in plenty or cash for the country music legend. Long before Whitney’s rendition became one of the best-selling singles of all time, Elvis Presley expressed interest in recording a version of the song.
And of course, the singer supports women in her music. Whether it’s “9 to 5” or the 2018 track “A Woman’s Right,” which was inspired by the 19th Amendment, Dolly’s ability to express how far women have come and how far we need to go, all with a beat and a smile, is something we’ll be singing to for ages.
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