"I didn't have a lot of space to write songs for women so I purposefully tried to write songs that men could record." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A veteran of more than six decades in the music industry, Dolly Parton (pictured in 1976) turns 80 on Monday January 19 - David ...

“Waltz Me to Heaven” was written by Parton specifically for Waylon Jennings. It first appeared on the 1984 Rhinestone film ...

While Dolly Parton remains one of the greatest sweethearts of country music, she felt that certain songs shouldn't really be ...

From "I Will Always Love You" to hits recorded by Skeeter Davis and Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton was the pen behind all of ...

Dolly Parton recently celebrated her 80th birthday. She’s spent most of her life in the music industry and, fittingly, celebrated by releasing a new version of a classic song. Parton has taken a step ...

A new poll from the University of Massachusetts Lowell has declared Dolly Parton the most beloved figure in the United States ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - January 19th marks the 80th birthday of a Tennessee legend. Dolly Parton’s music made her a star, and her contributions can still be heard on the airwaves. When you reach a ...

Though the 1983 duet “Islands in the Stream” is their most memorable, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers collaborated on several other occasions in the decades that followed, including a final, lost duet, ...

The 80-year-old country star gave insight into how she's been coping with the death of her husband, Carl Dean.

Dolly Parton's piece of the Broadway entertainment district is taking shape. Here's where it stands three months out from opening.