Woman's World on MSN

Dolly Parton Shares Her Songwriting Secrets-From 'Jolene' to 'Coat of Many Colors'-In Her Own Words!

Ever wondered what Dolly Parton was thinking when she wrote ‘Jolene'? Or what inspired ‘Coat of Many Colors‘? For more than ...
The Cheat Sheet

Dolly Parton Wanted to Buy Her Mom a Mink Coat After ‘Coat of Many Colors’ Became a Hit—Why She Wanted Money Instead

When little Parton needed a new coat for the winter, her mother got to work gathering scraps of fabric. Typically, Avie Lee tried to use scraps that were all similar in color. But, knowing her ...
Rolling Stone

‘500 Greatest Albums’ Podcast: Hear Dolly Parton Break Down Her ‘Coat of Many Colors’

Dolly Parton‘s hardscrabble childhood in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains informs her very being. She wasn’t too far removed from her family’s one-bedroom cabin on Locust Ridge when she moved to Nashville ...
Woman's World on MSN

Dolly Parton shares her songwriting secrets—from 'Jolene' to 'Coat of Many Colors'—in her words!

Dolly Parton says songwriting starts with a spark, and she writes from her own heart. In her 2020 book Songteller: My Life in ...