The late Dolly Parton often flirted with bad taste, styling plunging necklines with long acrylic nails and heapings of glitter. But she paired it with charm and a keen sense of self-awareness that only made her fans love her more.

Dolly Parton's legacy offers a powerful reminder: You can manufacture an image. You can't manufacture authenticity. She's the real deal.

Back in 2008 at age 62, Dolly Parton released a single proclaiming she was "just a backwoods Barbie, too much makeup, too much hair."

Glamorous and astute singer-songwriter whose bountiful talent had an appeal reaching far beyond her country roots