Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Dolly Parton celebrates her milestone 80th birthday, a past interview reveals a surprisingly candid confession. In 1978, Parton ...

Dolly Parton joined Belles on this latest chapter in the saga of “Jolene.” “When I heard ‘Son of Jolene,’ I thought it was very clever,” Parton told People magazine. “No one had ever thought of it ...

WASHINGTON — As Dolly Parton reflects on her nearly seven-decade career and life offstage, the country legend is opening up about love, aging and the recent loss of her husband of 58 years, Carl Dean.

In 1959, a skinny 13-year-old girl stepped off a bus in Lake Charles, Louisiana, after a 30-hour ride with her grandmother. She walked into a recording studio in a garage attached to a TV repair shop, ...

Dolly Parton and WBIR-TV share a history woven through decades of East Tennessee stories, moments and memories. Now, in 2026, one more meaningful milestone brings us together — a birthday that feels ...