Remembering Dolly Parton

Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist by NBC News

Aug 30, 202600:33:18Society & Culture

Dolly Parton's legacy as the queen of country music will always live on. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist revisits his 2020 conversation with Dolly to talk about some of the stories behind her greatest hits,...

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