Dolly Parton Is Now on Pinterest & Sharing Plenty of Inspo (2024)

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Where did Dolly Parton get her inspiration? ›

Parton's career took inspiration from earlier female pioneers in country music, such as Rose Maddox and Molly O'Day of the 1940s, Kitty Wells of the 1950s, and Brenda Lee and Patsy Cline of the 1960s.

“If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.” “You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.” “I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.” “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”

Dolly Parton Unveils A Lifetime of Love and Inspiration with Pinterest Profile Launch. Dolly Parton is known for her iconic aesthetic and vibrant personality. For the first time, she's taking to Pinterest to give Pinners an insider's look into her story, style and inspiration, from past to present.

The overarching structure of Parton's giving is the “Dollywood Foundation.” Over the years, the foundation has taken on several different initiatives including hospitals, animal sanctuaries, and scholarships. She even donated $1 million towards COVID-19 vaccine research. Her philanthropy has attracted big donors.

In doing so, she's had a lasting influence on multiple generations of entertainers, from Reba McEntire and Alison Krauss to Kesha and Miley Cyrus.

Getting Her Start

Parton was encouraged in her tentative attempts at music by her uncle Bill Owens, who bought her a guitar and, by the time Parton was ten years old, landed her a stint on a television variety show in the nearest big town, Knoxville.

"I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my life. I go out and smell the air after a good, hard rain," Parton wrote in Dream More. "These small actions help remind me that there are so many great, glorious pieces of good in the world."

Dolly Parton's 57-year marriage to Carl Thomas Dean proves that couples don't have to be cut from the same cloth to make love last. Back in 2023, the star got candid about why their marriage just works.

“My dream was to make as many people happy as I could in this life." In 2006, she was selected to receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors.

Fan mail should be directed to Dolly Parton, P.O. Box 150307, Nashville, TN 37215-0307. She does not have an e-mail address.

What is Dolly Parton doing now? ›

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — 2023 was another busy year for Dolly Parton with the release of her first rock & roll album, multiple book releases, and the opening of a new resort at Dollywood. It appears she has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

Her influence transcends country music. In 2021, she made Time magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People under the heading 'Icon'.

She has launched numerous initiatives to support underprivileged children in their education. She founded the Imagination Library, a program that mails children a book a month for free. The Imagination Library was launched in honor of her father, who was unable to read, in an effort to encourage literacy.

With a career spanning over fifty years, Parton has been described as a "country legend" and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Parton holds the record for the most number one hits by a female country artist (25) and the record for most top 10 country albums on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart (41).

Parton grew up in the two-room log cabin with her parents and 11 siblings. The log cabin had no electricity or running water, but Parton remembered her years there fondly in her 1973 song "My Tennessee Mountain Home."

The singer-songwriter does not have children with her long-term husband Carl Dean, who she married in 1966. She added: “My husband and I, we just think of ourselves as each other's child,” she said. “He's my only child, and I'm his only child.”