Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80 • FRANCE 24 English

Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” an ⁠ode to her corncob doll with ​corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a shoebox. Parton never stopped making music after that. The irrepressible country music singer, songwriter and actress whose charisma, heartfelt lyrics and ​business acumen captured the public’s imagination for nearly six decades, died on Tuesday aged 80, her family said in a statement.
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