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by devilbunny 368 days ago
She bought the property that is now Dollywood specifically to provide both amusement and jobs to people in East Tennessee.

Imagination Library is mostly an umbrella organization that provides logistical support to the many, many locally-funded groups that actually send the books.

She's very kind, and apparently very charming and down-to-earth despite having a deity-quality voice, but she's also really smart and knows how to leverage her celebrity to help people.

If you've never listened to it, watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMrfM711vXI - it's "Jolene", one of her most famous songs, but slowed down like it was a 45 RPM single played at 33 1/3 RPM like an LP. Not a single note is off, even that slowly.