Dolly Parton, whose songs, personality, and unmistakable voice made her one of country music’s most enduring stars, has died at 80.
Her family confirmed her death in an announcement shared by her nephew, Bryan Seaver. No cause of death was disclosed. The news marks the loss of an artist whose career stretched across music, movies, television, business and philanthropy.
Born in Tennessee in 1946, Parton rose from modest beginnings to international fame. Her catalog includes Jolene, Coat of Many Colors, 9 to 5 and I Will Always Love You, a song later made famous to another generation by Whitney Houston.
