Dolly Parton – surfing a popular wave

 
The ubiquitous and evergreen Dolly Parton is having another resurgence with a new podcast, her jubilee performance at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry airing on NBC; and Heartstrings, a Neflix series dramatising the stories behind some of her songs. Last but not least the musical version of 9 to 5, for which she wrote the score is still going strong 11 years since it made its stage debut.
Over fifty years she’s managed to sidestep politics, mastermind a varied and successful career,