Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton with Robert K. Oermann — a landmark celebration of one of the greatest songwriters in popular music.
Dolly Parton has written thousands of songs. In this lavish, large-format book she shares the lyrics to 175 of them — from “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” “I Will Always Love You,” and “9 to 5” to lesser-known gems — and tells the stories behind them.
Moving through her life and career, Dolly explains when and how the songs were written, what they meant to her, and how they grew from her East Tennessee roots into country, pop, gospel, and bluegrass standards. Some lyrics appear in print here for the first time.
Illustrated throughout with previously unpublished photographs and memorabilia from Dolly’s personal and business archives, Songteller is part scrapbook, part songbook, and part autobiography in verse. A handsome keepsake for longtime fans and a rich introduction for anyone who wants to understand the life behind the songs.
