PERFORMER: DOLLY PARTON
ALBUM: SLOW DANCING WITH THE MOON
LABEL: COLUMBIA
THE BOTTOM LINE: She's not just a theme park or a punch line for bosom jokes; she's a singer-songwriter in peak form.
DOLLY PARTON WAS GETTING TO be one of those eternal celebrities, a familiar twinkle in the collective mind. At 47, she is still enough of a cultural touchstone to be of use to comedians when they need the punch line to a bosom joke. She might do a movie or a guest spot on Leno. But mostly, she's been a stately float in the Icon Parade -- the...
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