A Dolly Parton Statue Could Replace A KKK Founder’s Statue In Tennessee Capitol
A Tennessee state legislator last week had an idea that a statue of beloved country music singer Dolly Parton replaces a bust of a Ku Klux Klan leader currently displayed in the state’s Capitol.
Representative Jeremy Faison told The Tennessean, “What’s wrong with someone like Dolly Parton being put in that alcove?” referring to an alcove holding a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest.
The state legislature could pass a resolution requesting the State Capitol Commission and Tennessee Historical Commission vote on removing the bust, Faison said. He did not commit to introducing such legislation.
Parton has not responded to Faison’s idea.
Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s.
Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.
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