Africa Links 24 with Rosemary Overell
Published on 2026-09-02 15:00:00
Scrolling through the tributes to Dolly Parton this morning – from the Grand Ole Opry, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, queerfluencers and others – I thought to myself: That’s her real name?
Yes. The ‘Queen of Country’, who died overnight aged 80, was born Dolly Rebecca Parton. My surprise at the authenticity of her name says something about the contradiction within the figure of Dolly.
A sometime figure of ridicule and satire, the opening image of Dolly – in interviews, send…
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