Dolly Parton shared that her husband, Carl Dean, whom she lovingly praised in interviews throughout her career, has died at the age of 82. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together,” the singer wrote in an Instagram post today. “Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for …
Read More »
The day after graduating high school in 1964, Dolly Parton left her small hometown in the Great Smoky Mountains region of East Tennessee and moved halfway across the state to Nashville. Soon, she’d be selling songs on Music Row, building momentum for one of the greatest careers in music history. …
Read More »
Indiana Republicans have proposed cutting state funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, which provides books to young kids in an effort to promote literacy. According to the South Bend Tribune, legislators in the Indiana House of Representatives recently proposed a biennial budget that did not include the usual 50 …
Read More »
Sabrina Carpenter‘s Grammy-winning Short ‘n Sweet era just got a whole lot sweeter. In time for Valentine’s Day, the pop star dropped the deluxe edition of her most recent album, which includes a reimagining of “Please Please Please” with none other than Dolly Parton. “I have a fun idea, babe, …
Read More »
Sabrina Carpenter put the good judgment and even better taste she boasts about on “Please Please Please” to exceptional use for the forthcoming deluxe edition of Short n’ Sweet. Arriving on Valentine’s Day, the extended version of the record will feature an updated recording of “Please Please Please” featuring country …
Read More »
Dolly Parton is finally bringing her long-gestating autobiographical production Dolly: An Original Musical to the stage this summer. Parton announced the world premiere from the campus of Belmont University this week, sharing that the musical, which blends some of her most beloved tunes with newly penned material, will play a …
Read More »
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s 1977 in Detroit, Michigan, and Dolly Parton stands next to her tour bus — adorned with butterfly artwork and thick, deep-red lines — for a pre-show photo. …
Read More »
Australia is a long way from Nashville, but that hasn’t stopped the Wiggles from saddling up with some country friends for their upcoming album Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!, out March 7. The beloved children’s band shared the title track as the first release from the record. It’s a two-stepping, hoedown-ready …
Read More »
Good golly, where’s Dolly? Well, she’s heading to Broadway. Dolly Parton has announced the nationwide casting call Dolly: An Original Musical, which will bring her life to the stage in 2026. The search for actresses to play thecountry iconacross the decades is now underway. “Whether you’re chasing your dreams from …
Read More »
When Dolly Parton’s Welsh and English ancestors landed on American shores more than a century ago, settling in the Appalachian mountain regions of Tennessee and North Carolina, they could scarcely have imagined that generations later one of their descendants would become one of the most successful songwriters of all time. …
Read More »