Dolly Parton Gives Her Fans A Gift On Her 77th Birthday
Dolly Parton is known for her generous spirit, and she lived up to her reputation on her 77th birthday when she gave her fans a gift to celebrate the milestone.
Posting to Instagram, the singer announced she was releasing a new song, titled “Don’t Make Me Have To Come Down There,” to celebrate. "Well, today is my birthday," Dolly said in the clip. "So happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me."
"Somebody said, 'What are you gonna get on your birthday?' I said I'm not gonna get, I'm gonna give," the "I Will Always Love You" the country legend continued. "I've got a song that I'm dropping today on my birthday. It's a song that kind of came to me in a dream and I felt like it was worth putting out there, something special -- well it's special to me."
She went on to explain her inspiration from the song: "[I had] a dream about God standing on a mountain, looking down at us saying, 'Don't make me have to come down there.'"
Dolly continued, "And then it woke me up and I got up and started writing this song," she said. "And over a period of weeks and months, I finished it as things would come to me, and I just felt like I should drop it on my birthday. So I hope you enjoy it."
Aside from her decades-long music career, Dolly is known for her activism and charitable initiatives. She was honored with the Courage and Civility Award in November to commemorate her efforts.
The award was presented by Jeff Bezos and came with a $100 million prize to donate to charity as the recipient sees fit.
“We’ve just announced a new Courage and Civility award recipient — @DollyParton, who leads with her heart, and will put this $100 million award to great use helping so many people,” Jeff tweeted at the time.
“She gives with her heart,” the billionaire added. “What she’s done for kids, literacy and so many other things is just incredible.”
One of Dolly’s most famous initiatives was the Imagination Library, which she started in 1995, which helps promote literacy across the globe. The singer founded the program in honor of her father, who was unable to read or write.
Additonally, her Dollywood Foundation has helped reduce the high school drop out rate from 35% to 6% in her hometown, after it began offering students $500 for graduating.
Sources: ABC News, Imagination Library,
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