Dolly Parton wrote “9 to 5” with her fingernails: “I have a credit on the back of the album that says, ‘Nails by Dolly!’”

September 25 is Dolly Parton Day, a fitting date for celebrating the life and music of the late country icon because it can be written as 9/25 — a numerical nod to her signature song, “9 to 5.”…

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