Seventy-two years ago today, the baby brother of a country music icon who would go on to have a solo career was born in ...

By Whitey Harwood In 1973, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton recorded the song “If Teardrops Were Pennies.” But, Carl Smith recorded it first in 1951. If you don’t know who Carl Smith is, he was married ...

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on "American icon" Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.

The B&O Railroad Museum will unveil the newly restored American Freedom Train No. 1 (AFT No. 1) on January 12, 2026, as part ...

The beauty of love songs, especially love songs in country music, is the feelings they evoke years, and sometimes even ...

As a kid I remember the old days when we’d all gather round the radio and “watch” the Grand Ole Opry. That’s only a slight exaggeration.

The first location of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop will open about 60 miles south of Nashville in summer 2026.

Dolly Parton’s health struggles across the second half of 2025 have been well-documented, but the singer has not shared a great deal of information about what she has gone through. She did, however, ...

Dolly Parton is at the center of fears she's at death's door – with insiders telling RadarOnline.com the pint-sized country icon has been putting a brave face on her drastic decline by recently ...

The award-winning country superstar is bringing her signature style to Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop, set to open in the early summer of 2026 Jason Kempin/Getty; Dolly's Travel Stops Dolly Parton is ...

Another missed event has people wondering about Dolly Parton’s condition. She couldn’t attend a Hall of Fame ceremony for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions in Orlando.