Dolly Parton on retirement plans: “I want to be like Bob Hope”At this point, calling Dolly Parton a country singer is a little like calling Arnold Schwarzenegger a bodybuilder, or Dr Dre a producer. The United States of America is too vast and too divided to agree on anything like a national treasure, but Dolly Parton might just be the girl for the job. For lack of a better way of putting it, we will always love them and thus, will always love Dolly Parton. Then you get the level of fame that Dolly Parton has. She is no Bob Hope, but only because Bob Hope wishes he could be as beloved as Dolly Parton.