‘With Dolly Parton passing, what’s a fun awesome fact about her that many may not know?’ – 23 incredible nuggets of information about a genuine legend
13.
‘She donated to them all the time. After they treated one of her nieces, she donated $1 million to their children’s hospital.’
–powerlesshero111
14.
‘She was considered one of the best guitar players in Nashville.’
–Adonisus
15.
‘When she wrote Jolene, and gave it to the players on the show she was working, they said it couldn’t be played. Bear in mind there are great guitarists who could play with the best and the didn’t thing it could be played so she picked up the guitar and showed them how it’s done with her nails all done up. She was insanely musically gifted.’
–Ok-disaster2022
16.
‘She wrote Jolene and I Will Always Love you IN THE SAME DAY.’
–MLHC85
17.
‘Dolly Parton set up the Imagination Library. It gives free books to children ages 0 to 6. It is worldwide and anyone can sign up for it. You get a free book once a month for any of your children. She even has videos of her reading to children from the books she sends. Her Father didn’t know how to read and she felt everyone should have the chance to read.’
–Gl0cknessM0nster
18.
‘”I’ve got transgender people. I’ve got gays. I’ve got lesbians. I’ve got drunks. I’ve got drug addicts – all within my own family. I know and love them all, and I do not judge.” – Dolly Parton’
–arivera508
19.
‘Keanu Reeves mother used to sew costumes for Dolly and Keanu used to hang out with them during fittings when he was a kid.’
–mynameisnotsparta
20.
‘Dolly would literally ‘Clark Kent’ herself. Dolly’s public image and look is much different than her private. She wears wigs (which we already all well know), and her natural hair colour is not blonde. She also always wears sleeves when in public as her arms are covered in tattoos as well.
According to her, whenever she wanted to go in public without being recognised as ‘Dolly’ (usually on dates with her husband), she’d wear short sleeves to show her tattoos and her natural hair which was enough for people not to recognise her.’
–abgry_krakow87
21.
‘She used her acrylic fingernails as percussion on ‘9 to 5’, mimicking a typewriter. The album even credits ‘Nails by Dolly’.’
–Bland_Boring_Jessica
22.
‘She very quietly paid for impoverished high school marching bands, both black and white schools for decades as she had been in the marching band.
When one of Sevier County’s middle schools was experiencing a large amount of growth, the kids were often two per locker. Dolly found out, told the school to go ahead and get the new lockers installed and send her the bill.’
–AnatidaephobiaAnon
23.
‘While filming Steel Magnolias, the director had Dolly and Daryl Hannah take hairdressing classes because he wanted it to look real. So yes, that’s really Dolly doing everyone’s fabulous hair in that movie!’
–nahmahnahm
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