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An Obit Called “Coat of Many Colors”
A remake of Dolly Parton's original Coat of Many Colors Few people have written their own obituary on the back of a dry cleaner’s receipt. Dolly Parton did. And yes, it’s in song – “Coat of Many Colors.” The country music legend wrote her lyrically-stunning autobiographic reflection some 57 years before her death, on August 25 at the age of 80. She was in the back of a bus - touring with country star Porter Wagoner – when she started reflecting on her impoverished child
Aug 265 min read
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