Dolly Parton Died After a ‘Brief Battle with Cancer,’ Her Team Confirms
- Dolly Parton died peacefully at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, as announced by her nephew Bryan Seaver and her team.
- She wrote approximately 3,000 songs, including hits like "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," selling over 100 million records worldwide.
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Our Favorite Dolly Parton Performances
Following Tuesday’s news of Dolly Parton’s death, the Defector staff convened to remember some of our favorite performances by her. “High Sierra” On Tuesday, in the moments after I heard that Dolly Parton had died, I returned immediately to “Light of a Clear Blue Morning.” It’s a song I’ve always loved, even when I was…
Dolly Parton: Working class hero
The tributes to Dolly Parton pouring out this week will dwell on her song catalog—“Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” “I Will Always Love You”—and on the causes now attached to her name: her free book program for children, her trailblazing for women in a business men built to keep them out. Those things alone are […]
Braintree & Witham Times
Thurrock GazetteTributes paid to 'true legend' following death of Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton died aged 80 following a “brief battle with cancer” on Tuesday.
Dolly Parton, global icon and early literacy champion, passes away at the age of 80
Singer, songwriter, actress, humanitarian and global icon Dolly Parton passed away Monday at the age of 80, and the Hopkinsville Brewing Company is hosting a fundraiser for the Imagination Library in her honor. While best known for her musical talent and spirit of generosity, Parton was also a life-long, staunch advocate for early childhood literacy. She often told the story of how her father was literate and how she wanted to help avoid such a…
Dolly Parton, Country Music Icon, Dies At 80
Dolly Parton’s remarkable journey from a tiny Tennessee cabin to global stardom has come to an end. The country music legend died peacefully in Nashville on Tuesday at 80, her family said.How did a girl who wrote her first song about a homemade corncob doll become one of music’s biggest names? Parton never stopped writing, performing and reinventing herself.Born into a large, poor family, she began singing on local radio at 11 and appeared at Na…
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