Dolly Parton was born Dolly Rebecca Parton on January 19, 1946 in Sevierville. She and her 11 siblings grew up in Locust Ridge, Tenn., in Sevier County. She had her debut on Grand Ole Opry stage in 1959. Her first single was "Puppy Love" which was released in 1960, and her first hit was "Dumb Blonde," released in 1967.
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Dolly Parton says she's expanding her philanthropic work with children through a partnership with the United Way of America. The entertainer says her Imagination Library and the United Way have set a goal to provide free books monthly to 1 million children by 2014. That's double what the literacy initiative now serves. Full story »
Dolly Parton says she’s expanding her philanthropic work with children through a partnership with the United Way of America. Full story »
Dolly Parton said she'll be performing a tune from her Broadway show "9 to 5" on next month's Tony Awards.
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PIGEON FORGE - When Dolly Parton woke up in her Sevier County cabin Thursday morning, she looked out the window and felt a wave of euphoria.
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KNOXVILLE - Entertainment legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton burst onto the stage at Thompson-Boling Arena this morning belting out "Rocky Top," a favorite University of Tennessee theme song, before giving a commencement speech marked by laughter and applause and receiving an honorary degree. Full story »
When Dolly Parton makes her commencement address today at the University of Tennessee, she'll set the record straight about wishes and dreams. There's a difference between wishes and dreams," the singer said Thursday afternoon at Dollywood. "I want to sort of define the difference for them. I want to give them some helpful hints." Around 12,000 people are expected to attend the proceedings at Thompson-Boling Arena to hear the award-winning Sevier County native impart some of her mountain wisdom.
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Dolly Parton has been working “9 to 5” in New York City since she was here last, but she’ll be going into overtime when she returns here this weekend. She arrived in town on Thursday to tend to some business. Among the things on her “to-do” list: She had a meeting with the Duggar Family of the TLC series “18 Kids and Counting.” The brood is in Pigeon Forge this week to shoot an episode of their series. Full story »
NEW YORK (AP) — “9 to 5” has set a Drama Desk record and it hasn’t even won any awards yet. Full story »
Teaming up with Cracker Barrel for a new edition of her current CD is working out well for Dolly Parton.
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Dolly Parton fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the entertainer receiving an honorary doctorate during University of Tennessee commencement ceremonies next month will have to see her elsewhere, unless they're a graduate or a graduate's official guest.
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The University of Tennessee's College of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony - during which UT will grant an honorary doctorate degree to Dolly Parton - will be a ticketed event for graduates and their guests only. Full story »
PIGEON FORGE - Bejeweled and decked out in expensive outfits, Dolly Parton has a thrifty side she doesn't wear on her sleeve. "I'm very cautious of a dollar bill. I respect it. I'm that way like my daddy," she said
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Dollywood will open for its 24th season on Saturday, with a full slate of new stage productions to entice visitors.
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PIGEON FORGE - Dollywood's director of entertainment is talking about the "wow" factor for the theme park's new show while the guy behind him lies back on a thin rope as if it were a hammock. Then the guy gets up and walks across the rope effortlessly.
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Dolly Parton has her own theme park in Pigeon Forge. But the Hollywood Star Cars Museum down the road in Gatlinburg has got the star’s shiny Cadillac. The 1997 Cadillac D’Elegance is a new addition to the car museum located at Gatlinburg’s traffic light number eight. Full story »
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