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Dolly Parton Asks Tennessee Lawmakers Not To Put Statue Of Her Up At Capitol

"I take my work real serious," Dolly Parton says. "But I don't take myself all that serious." Her latest album, <em>Blue Smoke</em>, comes out May 13.
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The singer shared a social media message with her fans this week, explaining it wasn't appropriate to erect a statue of her "given all that is going on in the world."

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