a female country singer nickname big t seriously and that what they call her risk her budding musical career and her life by fall into the company of a sleazy drunkard ( busey ) who want to be her manager . his mother commit suicide and his father an alcoholic as well and and he have a violent temper . you can imagine where that lead . in the meantime and there music aplenty and a parton and with her fluid vocal talent and belt out song after song ( at least half a dozen of them about texas ) . steer clear of this mess and check her out in nine to five or steel magnolia instead .