Country music lost its most beloved figure as Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80. Her family announced the news in a video message, while representatives confirmed she passed away at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center after a brief battle with cancer.
Parton rose from poverty in Tennessee to Nashville stardom in the 1960s, writing 3,000 songs, starring in films like 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias, and funding education and health causes. Outside the music and entertainment industry, her health issues, apart from cancer, also created headlines at the same time.
Dolly Parton battled many other health problems over the years
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