Dolly Parton

Country music legend Dolly Parton passes away, aged 80

She is the one of the most decorated female country artists of all time and is widely acknowledged to be the queen of country music.

|ByDAVID BRINN, REUTERS
Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
American singer Dolly Parton poses on stage during a press conference to launch her new album, in London, Britain, June 29, 2023.

Dolly Parton's sister asks for prayers as 79-year-old country legend experiences health struggles

Parton’s health struggles follow the death of her husband of 60 years, Carl Dean, in March.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
LESLIE JORDAN at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards in Nashville last month

Leslie Jordan proves it gets greater later with memoir, Dolly Parton duet

Released by the William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins on April 27, the compact hardcover essay collection debuted in the No. 4 position on the coveted bestsellers hardcover nonfiction book list.

|ByKARU F. DANIELS
DOLLY PARTON speaks to the crowd as the honoree for MusiCares’ Person of the Year in Los Angeles, last year.

Dolly Parton sponsored Moderna's coronavirus vaccine without knowing

Moderna’s is one of two highly successful vaccines that experts say could be distributed starting as early as the end of this year.

|ByCHRISTI CARRAS/TNS

Tennessee debates to remove KKK leader statue, replace with Dolly Parton

At the moment, local politicians are looking for options to replace the statue of the Confederate leader and a top candidate for that prominent real estate is Parton, who is from Tennessee herself.

JUNE 16, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dolly Parton