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GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton’s Laugh

Country Music icon Dolly Parton is always smiling and with her sense of humor is often laughing. She’s one of the most endearing stars in country music and her infectious…

GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh
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Country Music icon Dolly Parton is always smiling and with her sense of humor is often laughing. She's one of the most endearing stars in country music and her infectious humor is part of the reason why.

So today, just for a smile, we celebrate Dolly's laugh.

-Nancy Brooks

GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 11: Dolly Parton speaks to the media during a press conference at Rod Laver Arena on February 11, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 09: ***EXCLUSIVE*** Singer/songwriters Kellie Pickler, Dolly Parton and Carrie Underwood backstage at Parton's "Live From London" DVD premiere party at the Tracking Room on November 9, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 06: Dolly Parton (L) and Dolly Parton impersonator Jason CoZmo arrive at the premiere of Netflix's "Dumplin'" at the Chinese Theater on December 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson at the Song Writers Hall of Fame Awards at the New York Sheraton Hotel and Towers. June 14, 2001 Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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LEDLAND CENTER, CT - APRIL 10: Singer/Songwriter Dolly Parton attends the Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years award show at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods on April 10, 2010 in Ledyard Center, Connecticut. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 03: Dolly Parton's "Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love" With Jennifer Nettles - Press Conference - L/R: Jennifer Nettles and Dolly Parton photographed on November 3, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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Burbank, CA - AUGUST 8: Singer Dolly Parton talks to host Jay Leno on the set of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on August 8, 2002 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBC/Getty Images)


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 7: Country Singer Dolly Parton performs at the House of Blues on August 7, 2002 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images)


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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1987 : DOLLY PARTON AT A PRESS CONFERENCE.(Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images)


GALLERY: Celebrating Dolly Parton's Laugh

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HOLLYWOOD - SEPTEMBER 29: Singer Dolly Parton poses with a Karen Klein candle at the Distinctive Assets "Women in Rock" talent gift lounge, backstage at the Kodak Theatre on September 29, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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.