Dolly Parton Thought Her 1978 Pop Hit Would End Her Country Career—So She Changed It originally appeared on Parade. In 1977, Dolly Parton found herself at a career dilemma, one familiar to many ...

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Parton’s career came to a strange full-circle moment. In the early days of her career, she wanted to be a country singer and make the kind of music she grew up with.

Dolly Parton has always been the Queen of Country, but it might surprise some of her younger fans that she posed for Playboy in 1978. But the photo shoot was much different than you think. The 79-year ...

The 1970s were a golden age for country music. But for an age to be golden, it has to extend for a rather lengthy period of time. A golden age can’t just be two or three years, of course. And in ...