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Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80
August 25, 2026
Dolly Parton, the singer-songwriter, literacy advocate and cultural icon whose wit, beauty and musicality shaped country music for more than six decades has died, aged 80.
The country music legend’s nephew Bryan Seaver confirmed Parton’s passing on behalf of her family. An official cause of death haas not been released, but shortly prior to her death it is understood she was hospitalised for kidney and autoimmune issues.
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In Memoriam: Dolly Parton Passes Away at 80
August 25, 2026
THIRTEEN mourns the passing of country music legend Dolly Parton today, August 25. The singer-songwriter and entrepreneur was 80 years old and died in Nashville, the home of country music. Her husband Carl Dean pre-deceased her in 2025. Just this month, the new feature-length documentary Dolly Parton, Here I Am premiered on PBS platforms across the country to celebrate her life journey as a “living legend.” Fans can stream the documentary on-demand on PBS platforms.
Born on Jan. 19, 1946, and raised in poverty in the Great Smoky Mountains of rural East Tennessee, Parton made her popular breakthough in 1967 on television, as part of country singer Porter Wagoner’s syndicated country music television variety program.
She had a beautiful soprano voice and prided herself on her songwriting. Session musicians who appear in the documentary share how even as a teenager recording for the first time, her confident voice impressed them. Of her more than 25 number one country songs, two early hits were “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You.” The latter was re-recorded decades later and made a new hit by Whitney Houston.
Parton endured sexism and media attention related to her famously feminine appearance, but her determination, talent, quick wit and sunny personality let her rise above her detractors.
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Country music superstar Dolly Parton dies at 80
August 25, 2026
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WLOS) — Country music superstar Dolly Parton has died, according a post on her social media. She was 80 years old.
According to the post, Parton died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, on Aug. 25.
Parton’s death was first announced just before 2 p.m. Tuesday in a video message from her nephew, Bryan Seaver.
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