Ep. 63: Dolly Parton at the Intersection of the Music, Politics, and Culture of the 70s

If there is any one individual who was sitting right at the intersection of the music, politics, and culture of the 1970s, it was Dolly Parton. Her appearances on "The Porter Waggoner Show" helped make her a country star, but she had eyes on more than being a side act. She had eyes on being a star and she accomplished that, all while navigating the sexism and the questions and the decisions that she made to push her career in the direction she wanted it to go. This episodes examines those choices and the inconic music that she has left as part of her enduring legacy.

EPISODE PLAY LIST

1. My Tennessee Mountain Home (1972)

2. I Will Always Love You (1974)

3. Jolene (1973)

4. Light of a Clear Blue Morning (1977)

5. Here You Come Again (1977)

6. Two Doors Down (1977)

7. 9 to 5 (1980)