Dolly Parton chats with Rick Bragg on her Tennessee childhood, the real Jolene, and Dollywood's 40th anniversary.

Dolly Parton's career started long before her album debut in a one-room cabin in the Appalachian mountains of east Tennessee.

Those types of songs included “The Knoxville Girl,” “Down in the Willow Garden,” “Little Rosewood Casket,” and more, which ...

Melissa Manchester was part of the beginnings of Clive Davis’ Arista Records in the mid-‘70s, charting seven singles in the Top 40 from 1975 through 1982, debuting with the Top 10 hit “Midnight Blue” ...

It’s difficult to imagine anyone more accustomed to the art of storytelling than Dolly ... itself, Parton has always understood the value in writing from the soul, resulting in poetic lyricism that ...

"I think I’m a star to everybody but me," Parton, 78, said. "I always wanted to be famous, but nobody could have thought of ...

During a recent interview, Dolly Parton discussed how she feels about her level of fame and how often she writes songs.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate Opry member Dolly Parton’s 79th birthday during its ...

She might be the country music legend Dolly Parton, but she never saw herself as a star. In her interview with Southern ...

In a new interview with Southern Living, Dolly Parton reflects on her career and the levels of success that she has achieved ...

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