The Life Of Dolly Parton, The Queen Of Country Music

Dolly’s Bad Blood

Parton and Wagoner butted heads so often that Dolly knew it was time to go on her own path. “We both believed that we knew what was best for us. Well, he believed he knew what was best for me, too, and I believed that I knew more what was best for me at that time. So, needless to say, there was a lot of grief and heartache there, and he just wasn’t listening to my reasoning for my going.”

Wagoner then sued Dolly for breach of contract, thus starting bad blood between the two. For many years after her departure from him, they remained estranged. Before leaving, she had him personally listen to the aforementioned song she wrote for him.