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Article: WELCOME TO DOLLYWOOD; PARTON'S AMUSEMENT PARK SINGS PRAISES OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS : ON LOCATION.(TRAVEL)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- May 11, 1997
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Byline: Robert Cross Chicago Tribune
That unmistakable voice spreads a sweet fog across Great Smoky Mountain valleys, over the piney woods and into countless shady hollows.
This is Dolly Parton country, and you cannot easily forget it, particularly when the car radio settles on WDLY-FM 105.5, and a recorded Dolly Parton breaks in frequently to say, ``Hello, this is Dolly. I want to welcome you to my Tennessee mountain home.''
Unfortunately, some outsiders find it hard to feel at home down here. Pigeon Forge, as viewed from teeming U.S. Highway 441, is a seemingly endless string of factory outlets, franchise restaurants, gift shops, Army surplus ...