Pierre Bien-Aimé

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917 appearances 43 recordings 2 series first heard Aug 2025 last heard 10 Sep

Pierre Bien-Aimé’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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She was eighty years old. voice-verified

Pardon was a prolific songwriter. voice-verified

She put up more than fifty studio albums with total sales over a hundred million worldwide. voice-verified

Jolene, released in 1973, was a number one country hit, but it only grazed the pop charts. voice-verified

Pardon had visions of reaching a wider audience. voice-verified

It was nine to five that secured her status as a crossover superstar. voice-verified

She wrote it on the set of the movie, same name, that was also her screen debut in nineteen eighty. voice-verified

Parton was also a philanthropist and the head of her own entertainment empire. voice-verified

Her ventures, worth more than five hundred million dollars, include the Dollywood theme park in Tennessee. voice-verified

It draws more than two million visitors annually. voice-verified

She was known for her work ethic and her humor. voice-verified

Dolly Rebecca Pardon was born in nineteen forty-six in a two-room cabin in Pittman Center, Tennessee. voice-verified

Her parents were sharecroppers and she was the fourth of twelve children. voice-verified

Pardon reflected on her origins in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters in nineteen seventy-eight. voice-verified

And that's what's news for this Tuesday afternoon. voice-verified

Today's show was produced by Danny Lewis with supervising producer Tal D Ar Bell. voice-verified

Signing off after my nine to five, I'm Caribiename for the Wall Street Journal, What a Way to Make a Living. voice-verified

We'll be back with a new show tomorrow morning. voice-verified

Thanks for listening. voice-verified

Here's your midday brief for Tuesday, august twenty fifth. voice-verified

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