9+ hour, 45+ min ago   (34+ words) glam.com How Dolly Parton's Difficult Childhood Helped Her Flip The 'Dumb Blond' Narrative Dolly Parton regretted the 'hard time' her parents had...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (242+ words) Shania Twain will forever remember the late Dolly Parton’s influence. News broke on August 25 that Parton died after a “brief” battle with an undisclosed form of cancer. She was 80. “Dolly’s going to be very missed because we can never get…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (596+ words) Dorie Clark shares how Parton used the “label upgrade” strategy. Dolly Parton was a master musician, accomplished cook, and, perhaps most importantly, an excellent communicator. Parton could masterfully handle any insult, joke, or mean-spirited words that came her way. Communication…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (749+ words) When Hunter Park was 15, her mom took her to the Grand Ole Opry to see Crystal Gayle. Those few moments of watching Gayle perform, standing on the sacred circle of staging preserved from the show’s days at the Ryman, changed…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1170+ words) Written By: Jerry Reynolds | Sep 9, 2026, 7:35:59 PM I knew Dolly Parton meant a lot to me when I wrote “And God Said, Well Hello Dolly.” What I didn't fully appreciate was how much she meant to so many of you. Why…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (481+ words) Comedian Kathy Griffin revealed Dolly Parton was a secret fan of hers, even sending her letters of praise and encouragement over the years. Griffin, 65, recalled her unlikely friendship with the country icon in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly while…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (391+ words) Today we’d like to introduce you to MacLaine Funsch. After my fourth season, I knew I wanted to continue pursuing dance, but in the country music world, so I made the move to Nashville. Since moving here, I’ve had the…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (469+ words) Long before comic-book movies became Hollywood’s dominant franchise machine, Dolly Parton nearly entered the DC universe. The country music icon was considered for the role of Selena, the witch who serves as the primary villain in the 1984 film Supergirl. The…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (252+ words) Dolly Parton had plenty of opportunities to make a whole lot of money during her career, but she wasn’t going to say yes to everything that came her way. One of the more interesting examples happened when Parton was offered…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (419+ words) On the “Queen of Country,” culture war pacifism, and the nondiscriminatory nature of refuge This idea of the importance of attention is a central teaching in Buddhism. It’s a sankhara, which in Buddhist terminology means it’s a program, a formation,…...