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Dolly Parton once turned down a song request from Elvis Presley. That was just one business decision that helped build her $650 million empire

Dolly Parton once turned down a song request from Elvis Presley. That was just one business decision that helped build her $650 million empireWorldPing

Parton established her own publishing company in 1966, which helped her hold on to nearly all of her publishing rights.

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