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Top 5 Quotes Country Stars Said About Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton is an inspiration to many of today’s country superstars, and recently they have said some pretty amazing things about the country icon. We countdown the Top 5 quotes…

Top 5 Quotes Country Stars Said About Dolly Parton
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Dolly Parton is an inspiration to many of today's country superstars, and recently they have said some pretty amazing things about the country icon. We countdown the Top 5 quotes country stars said about Dolly Parton.

5 - Keith Urban 2022 - "The first time I met her it was surreal, because, I mean, I grew up singing her songs."

4 - Luke Bryan 2020 - "I remember moving to town as a songwriter, and somebody had quoted Dolly Parton: that she woke up and wrote a song every day. And I wrote a song every day."

3 - Carrie Underwood 2020 - "I think her true legacy is how she has made the world better. She cares about people. That's her legacy."

2 - Maren Morris 2022 - "There are many women that have shaped me, not just as an artist or writer, but as a woman. Dolly Parton is a huge one for me, in all the ways."

1 - Miranda Lambert 2022 - "She's something we should all strive for, to take our brand and touch people's lives in all kinds of ways."

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.