Dolly Parton

Barking 9 to 5! Dolly Parton launches 'Doggy Parton,' a pet apparel collection

4:15pm August 31, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The line features fringe-trimmed cowgirl dresses, rhinestone-bejeweled harnesses, gingham shirts and bandanas, concert T-shirts, toys and even a blond wig inspired by the singer.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has declined Dolly Parton's request to pull her nomination from this year's nominee list. Here, Parton presents an award at the Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7.

Dolly Parton will stay on this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list

7:00pm March 17, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Earlier this week, the county music legend posted on her social media accounts that she didn't think she'd necessarily earned the right to be nominated.

Dolly Parton arrives at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Parton announced that she is withdrawing her nomination from the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of inductees.

Dolly Parton removes herself from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations

7:29pm March 14, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The artist said that her nomination could inspire her to put out "a hopefully great rock 'n' roll album at some point in the future."

Dolly Parton performs on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England on June 29, 2014.

People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition

3:45pm February 09, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The Dolly Parton amusement park's parent company will fund all tuition and fees for select programs. "Their futures should be grown with love, not loans," Herschend Enterprises CEO Andrew Wexler says.

Dolly Parton attends MusiCares Person of the Year honoring her in 2019.

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Dolly Invested Royalties From Whitney's 'I Will Always Love You' In A Black Community

9:06pm August 02, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

"It was mostly just Black families and people that lived around there," Dolly Parton said. "And I thought, 'This is the perfect place for me to be, considering it was Whitney.' "

Dolly Parton expressed her support for Black Lives Matter in an interview with Billboard.

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'Of Course Black Lives Matter,' Dolly Parton Tells Billboard

11:22am August 14, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

"Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!" the singer, songwriter, philanthropist and businesswoman told the music magazine.

Dolly Parton will read children's books on a video stream once a week, drawing titles from her Imagination Library. She's seen here performing in Nashville, Tenn., in January.

Dolly Parton Will Read Bedtime Stories To Kids Online Every Week

3:12pm March 31, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"Dolly hopes this series of stories will provide comfort and reassurance to coping kids and families during the shelter-in-place mandates," the Imagination Library said.

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Across the Blue Ridge #126 - Mountains of Music Homecoming

4:00pm May 18, 2018

by Paul Brown

The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, presents its fourth annual Mountains of Music Homecoming June 8-16. It's a movable feast of music and food, with more than two dozen venues

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Across the Blue Ridge #113 - New Songs, Country Classics, and Break Time!

4:00pm February 16, 2018

by Paul Brown

This week we hear new songs from Vivian Leva and from Ralph Stanley's last fiddler, Dewey Brown, and his wife, Leslie, with their band, The Carolina Gentlemen. We have a great selection of ol

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Comes To Forsyth County

4:45pm December 20, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

An expanded initiative will provide free books for young children across North Carolina.