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Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton leans on her faith after losing husband of nearly 60 years

The Associated Press

May 30, 2025

Dolly Parton says her faith has carried her through her fluctuating grief following the death of her husband, Carl Dean. The 10-time Grammy winner reflected on her marriage of nearly 60 years while promoting her new line of single-serve Southern-inspired frozen meals, following her popular Duncan Hines baking mixes with US-based Conagra Brands.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Dolly Parton

Two of country music’s iconic women will get the Broadway treatment (not on Lower Broad)

jewly hight

February 26, 2025

Two stage musicals inspired by country music icons — Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn — are making news.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, Broadway, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn

Dolly Parton says she likely won’t tour again, but may play live from time to time

Juliana Kim

October 30, 2022

Parton says that although she has no intention of ever going on a full-fledged tour again, she plans to perform at special shows and festivals in the future.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: country music, Dolly Parton, music city, Nashville

‘Living legend’ Dolly Parton will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, after all

Paige Pfleger

May 4, 2022

Dolly Parton speaks to reporters during a press conference in 2016.

After a bit of back and forth, Dolly Parton will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The inductees were announced Wednesday.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Dolly Parton

A forthcoming Native American-owned coffee shop hopes to make it easier to support indigenous communities

Paige PflegerandMarianna Bacallao

December 2, 2021

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The mission of Neon Moon is to make supporting the I in BIPOC as easy as buying a cup of coffee.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Business, coffee, Dolly Parton, Indigenous, Native American, small business

Dolly Parton Says Wait Until She’s Gone To Consider A Statue At The Tennessee Capitol

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 18, 2021

Dolly Parton doesn’t want a statue of herself on the grounds of the Tennessee Capitol. Being as humble as usual, Parton said in a tweet Thursday that a proposal being considered at the General Assembly that would give her a monument is not appropriate at this moment.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Dolly Parton, John Mark Windle

One Statue The Tennessee Legislature Can Agree On? Dolly Parton

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 9, 2021

Dolly Parton speaks to reporters during a press conference in 2016.
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A measure being considered by the legislature would make the music legend the first living person to have a monument erected on the Tennessee State Capitol grounds.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Dolly Parton, John Mark Windle, Tim Rudd

Movers & Thinkers #23: I’ll Have What Dolly’s Having

Emily Siner

December 16, 2019

Jad Abumrad interviews Dolly Parton
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In a moment when celebrities are almost expected to take political stances, Dolly Parton is noticeable for her lack of controversy. How does she manage to charm everyone? Jad Abumrad, another native Tennessean, spent months interviewing Dolly fans, Dolly experts and Dolly herself for his new podcast Dolly Parton’s America.

Filed Under: Movers & Thinkers, Programs Tagged With: Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton’s Charisma Transcends Party Lines And Makes Gov. Lee Blush

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

August 7, 2019

Listen Thousands of state lawmakers from all across the country are in Nashville this week, as part of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ summer summit. Many of the attendees are rising political stars in their own states. But, they have been upstaged by someone else — Dolly Parton.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Dolly Parton

Postal Service Continues to Shred Imagination Library Books

leah johnson

August 12, 2014

The U.S. Postal Service says that the new State law banning them from discarding Imagination Library books violates federal laws on customer discrimination.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Books From Birth, children, Dolly Parton, Imagination Library, Postal Service

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