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How Dolly Parton told her life story through six iconic songs
Watch: "We used flour for powder" - Dolly reflects on early life in 1979 BBC interview
The much-loved US singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton, who has died aged 80, was known as the Queen of Country.
Raised in Tennessee, she rose to fame in the late 1960s with hits that bridged country and pop music.
Her songs covered deeply personal themes around growing up poor, love and loss, as well as female empowerment and spirituality.
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Dolly Parton: The country legend who sang from the heart
Following Parton's death, here is a look back at her life through the lens of six iconic songs.
Dolly Parton performed Coat of Many Colors on the BBC talk show Parkinson in 1979
Let's start with Dolly Parton's own personal favourite, her 1971 acoustic country-folk ditty, Coat of Many Colors, external.
The autobiographical track, taken from the album of the same name, tells the heart-stirring tale of how she grew up poor - as one of 12 siblings - but rich in love.