You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I then got the money, and gone.

For the remainder of the decade none of her solo efforts – even "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)" which later became a standard – were as successful as her duets with Wagoner. Parton's initial success came as a songwriter having signed with Combine Publishing shortly after her arrival in Nashville; with her frequent songwriting partner her uncle Bill Owens Dolly Parton wrote a number of charting singles during this timeframe including two top ten hits: Bill Phillips' 1966 record "Put it off Until Tomorrow" and Skeeter Davis' 1967 hit "Fuel to the Flame". The program distributes more than 2.

As an actress Dolly Parton starred in the movies 9 to 5 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone Steel Magnolias Gnomeo & Juliet Straight Talk Unlikely Angel and Joyful Noise. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19 1946) is an American singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist actress author and philanthropist best known for her work in country music.