Dolly Parton from her glittering musical career as a glamorous country music star, but she didn’t quite start out that way.
The Hollywood singer, who turns 78 on January 19, has previously described her family’s financial situation as "dirt poor" when she was growing up.She was born in a one room cabin on the edge of a river and is one of twelve children.
Dolly made the most of what she was dealt and turned her talents to music and after a few small gigs on local radio and television.The star crossed paths with the legendary Johnny Cash who encouraged her to pursue a singing career.She took his advice but began by taking a back seat, writing chart topping songs for musicians such as Bill Phillips, Kitty Wells and Skeeter Davis, to name a few.
Dolly went on to break the Billboard Hot 100 and gained recognition throughout the seventies, a decade in which she turned down many requests to pose nude for Playboy magazine.She did eventually agree to appear on the cover and her issue was released in October 1978 which showed Miss Parton in a black bustier and pink sequined collar, complete with a white bow tie and the signature Playboy bunny ears.
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