NewzDolly Parton, the legendary country music singer and songwriter, has died at the age of 80. Born on January 19, 1946, in Tennessee, Parton was raised in a large, impoverished family as one of 12 children. She remained married to Carl Dean from 1966 until his death.
Parton demonstrated an early aptitude for music, writing her first song, "Little Tiny Tasseltop," at the age of six. The composition, which focused on a corncob doll with corn-silk hair, was preserved by her mother in a shoebox, marking the beginning of a storied career that would eventually earn her the title of the queen of country music.
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