In an age in which she would normally have lived a life in the hills, never making more than a hardscrabble existence, she made a career for herself as a singer. Starting as a child, singing on local radio stations, she eventually caught the eye of Porter Wagoner. She learned that people respond to caricatures and bigger-than-life stars, so that's what she made of herself.
While I never loved her for her looks, or the plastic surgery that made her a human Barbie doll, I always loved her strength and persistence, business sense, and yes, her music too.
Go enjoy some videos:
Multiple versions of I Will Always Love You:
Coat of Many Colors (look at those fingernails!)
Dolly and Tammy with Stand By Your Man
And finally, 9 to 5
Here's the block I made. Even though I'm still waiting to fail miserably at this WEEKLY block, I am seeing that I'm building a little persistence of my own. Thanks, Dolly.
Also, I'm starting a separate page to show my progress on the Grandmother's Choice. Click on the tab above to check in and see how my quilt top is growing. (secret: look in the upper left hand purple square and see the man's face. I'm calling him Moses)
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