Dolly Parton Has Outlasted Every Trend, Every Era, and Every Critic. Here's the Only Explanation That Makes Sense.
She began her recording career in 1967. The Beatles were still together. Vietnam was escalating. The music industry operated through physical records sold in physical stores, promoted by disc jockeys on AM radio, measured by a chart that told you what was popular right now.
Everything about that world has changed. The Beatles broke up. Vietnam ended. AM radio became FM radio became satellite radio became streaming. The record store became iTunes became Spotify. The chart that once measured vinyl sales now measures something called streaming equivalent albums.
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