Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was big time.

No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!

We're all just a bunch of sinners, but we do the best we can.

I'm just a simple country girl.

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.