Dolly Parton: An American great and a great American

Dolly Parton Was So Fake She Was Real

Dolly Parton was utterly real about her unrealness. She played with the over-the-top details.

Aug 29, 2026

Opinion: Remembering Dolly Parton

She said she wasn't offended by dumb blonde jokes because "I know I'm not dumb...and I also know I'm not blonde!" We take a moment to remember the smart, funny and uniquely talented Dolly Parton.

Aug 29, 2026

Tributes flow in for Dolly Parton

Tributes are continuing this for legendary singer Dolly Parton following her death.

Aug 27, 2026

Dolly Parton, secular saint

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. You’ve probably read a lot about Dolly Parton over the last 24 hours: her songwriting genius, her generosity, her incredible hair. The country icon and philanthropist died Tuesday at age 80 after having cancer. […]

Aug 26, 2026

World honours Dolly Parton

The world has found wonderful ways to honour and celebrate country music legend Dolly Parton.

Aug 26, 2026

Dolly Parton in Australia

Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80

Aug 26, 2026

Dolly Parton: A Life in Pictures

Parton made her mark in the country arenas of Nashville, and then crossed over into the pop world, Hollywood and beyond.

Aug 25, 2026

Biden mourns Dolly Parton: ‘An American original’

Former President Biden is joining every other living commander in chief in remembering Dolly Parton, calling the country music icon “an American original.” Parton died at 80 on Tuesday in Nashville following a “brief battle with cancer,” according to her representatives. Referring to Parton as “an inspiration to millions,” Biden — who announced last year that he had…

Aug 26, 2026

Dolly Parton: Tribute to an American icon

Dolly Parton was not, as I always think of her, an Aquarius. She was technically a Capricorn, as befits her indefatigable work ethic and prodigious output. She was born in the Great Smoky Mountains, into the utterly vanished world that predated universal electrification, on Jan. 19, 1946, one day before Aquarius season officially begins. Whenever […]

Aug 29, 2026

Dolly Parton, 1946-2026

“I will always love you …” If you have been alive in America at any point in the last half-century, you have heard those words in one of two voices — Dolly Parton’s original, a spare country farewell written as a professional goodbye, or Whitney Houston’s cover. Both belong to the same woman: the songwriter from […]

Aug 28, 2026

Age As Gracefully As Dolly Parton

Can’t say that I was a fan of Dolly Parton, given that I can only name three of her songs — “9 to 5” is a good one — but what I know for sure is that she was beautiful at 80 years old and everyone should age so gracefully. Parton died on Tuesday and even […]

Aug 26, 2026

Dolly Parton: An American great and a great American

The heavenly choir just got a major upgrade.

Aug 25, 2026