Jerry Kennedy, a Nashville producer who also played guitar for Tammy Wynette and Roy Orbison, died from congestive heart failure on Wednesday, Feb. 11. He was 85.

Dolly Parton is looking ahead to how she would like to be remembered, as the country music legend has reportedly begun planning her own funeral and wants it to be a celebratory occasion rather than a ...

"This is a huge milestone in the project’s progression," Shannon Foster, general manager of Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel, told Fox News Digital. "Extending reservations at this stage allows us to ...

Country music superstar Dolly Parton celebrated her 80th birthday Monday with new music and greetings from friends. The freshly minted octogenarian posted a new version of her 1977 tune “Light of a ...

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Tennessee's country music queen is celebrating a milestone birthday. Parton was born Jan. 19, 1946 in a one-room cabin in Sevierville, Tennessee, as the fourth of 12 children. Since starting her music ...

Dolly Parton turns 80 today (January 19, 2026). It’s a milestone birthday for the music icon who has been in the public eye for well over 60 years. Her birth was not auspicious. Born into crushing ...

Country music's biggest names are showering Dolly Parton with love as the legend turns 80 on Monday, Jan. 19, sharing stories that underscore just how deeply she has shaped generations of artists.

Hey, Natalie, uh, bring your camera over here. I want to say something. Well, today is October 8th, and obviously I'm here doing some commercials for the Grand Ole Opry, which is why I'm dressed kind ...

How typical that while Monday is Dolly Parton’s birthday, she gives the world a gift instead. After all, this is a woman known just as much for her philanthropic efforts as for her music, from ...

Dolly Parton turns 80 years old today, but somehow she continues to possess all the vitality she had when she first arrived in Nashville from her native Sevierville, Tennessee, back in the Sixties. In ...

Parton famously turned down the chance to let Elvis record her song “I Will Always Love You” because of the demands his manager placed on the arrangement. 8. The history behind another top hit “Jolene ...