Happy Birthday, Dolly! On January 19, a star was born... Cheesy, I know, but it's true. Today, the Queen of Country Music, Dolly Parton, turned 80, proving to fans that you are never too old to keep ...

Parton has experienced a series of personal challenges throughout 2025, including the death of her husband, Carl Dean, in ...

For Carl Dean, one Dolly Parton song carried an emotional weight few outside their marriage could understand. In 1968, Parton ...

A national treasure. Dolly Parton has talked extensively about her cherished childhood and growing up “poor,” noting that she didn’t even know she was until someone told her that… her family had a ...

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Dolly Parton's new memoir is being described as a secret swansong filled with sad farewells. It sets out the 79-year-old star's frank reckoning with aging, grief and legacy as she confronts what she ...

Alton Brown swears by mayonnaise, Gordon Ramsey praises crème fraiche, and Dolly Parton? The Smoky Mountain songbird apparently relies on ice-cold water to make the fluffiest scrambled eggs. Parton ...

Dolly Parton turns 80 in January, but said "she's just getting started." The country music legend's commitment to staying busy may have helped her live longer. Research suggests that mental ...