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...actress Dolly tells how she balances her strong religious beliefs with her flirtatious image, and says she believes she has proved her Tennessee preacher grandfather - who warned that "a dancing foot and a praying knee don't fit on the same...

In this article: Dolly Parton, Sheila Hancock, Fern Britton, BBC One, Quaker, Cancer, Inspector Morse, and Ruby Turner

...it's Dolly Parton. But don't tell that to the feisty 63-year-old Tennessee-born singer, who boasts 25 No. 1 singles (including her song "I Will Always Love You" that later catapulted Whitney Houston to superstardom). "When it's you, you...

In this article: Dolly Parton, Botox, Plastic surgery, Nashville, God, I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston, Canada, and London

...the Dollywood Foundation will ensure the books are sent to each home. Dolly Parton started the literacy program in 1996 in east Tennessee where she grew up. Now, more than 700 communities are enrolled in Dolly's Imagination Library,...

In this article: Dolly Parton, Saline County, All rights reserved, and Penguin Group

Blonde and boisterous Kellie Pickler has frequently professed her appreciation of Dolly Parton, and the North Carolina native seems to have the same approach to the world as Dolly, who grew up across the stateline in neighboring Tennessee.

In this article: American Idol, Dannii Minogue, Carrie Underwood, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Dancing with the Stars, Michael Jackson, and Kellie Pickler

...Rucker. The history of Dolly Parton's life and career is well-documented. She was born one of 12 children in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, in the Great Smoky Mountains. She had a successful performing/recording relationship with Porter Wagoner...

In this article: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, 9 To 5, Dwight Yoakam, Rhinestone, Heartbreaker, Dog, Halloween, Single Women, and Coat of Many Colors

...on Halloween. I-4 Flea Market has signed a lease with Tennessee-based Dixie Stampede LLC and is advertising for vendors to fill about 400 stalls in the building on Vineland Road near the tourist strip of International Drive. Tami Valadez,...

In this article: Dolly Parton, Pizza, Recession, Halloween, and Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede

...and great pride about the park's 1934 founding. </p><p>"I have always been an ambassador for the Smoky Mountains because I tell everybody how beautiful these mountains are," Parton said. "And no matter where I go, if you say something...

In this article: Dolly Parton, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, Ken Salazar, Phil Bredesen, Bev Perdue, and Barack Obama

...romantic relationship, but about the end of a professional one. The buxom blonde from Tennessee had gotten her big break as "the girl singer" on the Porter Wagoner Show in 1967. But the song writin', gun totin' gal from the mountains didn't...

In this article: Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton, Kevin Costner, The Bodyguard, I Will Always Love You, Diana Ross, Steve McQueen, Hollywood, Suicide, and Cry Me a River

...image. The singer, best known for her songs Jolene and I Will Always Love You, feels she has managed to disprove her Tennessee preacher grandfather's adage that "a dancing foot and a praying knee don't fit on the same leg". Archbishop...

In this article: Dolly Parton, Tony Blair, Desmond Tutu, Sheila Hancock, Fern Britton, God, Quaker, and Sally Taylor