On Feb. 21, 1981, Dolly Parton began a two-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “9 to 5,” marking the first—and only—time she topped the all-genre singles chart as a solo artist. While ...

The public will be able to hear Parton’s greatest hits by the Kansas City Symphony over three shows and hear the story behind ...

I didn’t have a lot of space to write songs for women so I purposefully tried to write songs that men could record.” ...

Dolly Parton primarily writes songs alone, but she has worked with one collaborator several times over the years. Parton herself is a prolific songwriter, but she had high praise for Mac Davis, a ...

“Waltz Me to Heaven” was written by Parton specifically for Waylon Jennings. It first appeared on the 1984 Rhinestone film ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolly Parton has spent her 80 years on this planet inspiring millions of people to stay true to their roots, fall in love, get ...

From "I Will Always Love You" to hits recorded by Skeeter Davis and Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton was the pen behind all of ...

Country music is just as popular (if not more popular) than ever, as anyone with ears can tell you. Nearly 80 years since Hank Williams had his first hit with "Move It on Over," country stars are ...

While Dolly Parton remains one of the greatest sweethearts of country music, she felt that certain songs shouldn't really be ...