Dolly Parton was only about six years old when she wrote what would become her first song, “Little Tiny Tasseltop.” It was inspired by a corncob doll with corn-silk hair, and her mother treasured the handwritten creation enough to keep it safely tucked away in a shoebox.
Decades later, Parton still remembered the little doll — and the instinct to turn her feelings into music.
“I loved that little doll. I expressed myself and my feelings through writing — I’m sure what I was thinking was, ‘Well, Tasseltop has to have a song about her.’” Continue Reading ⬇️
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