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Born poor on the side of a mountain, she’s the country mogul who’s only now, at 77, learning to rock. Another of those surprises she keeps on springing? “I just go where my heart leads,” says Dolly Parton. Interview by GRAYSON HAVER CURRIN

WE’RE NOT WORTHY

A LIFE IN PICTURES

HELLO DOLLY

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