Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dolly Parton, who rose from a loving if impoverished upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee to become the “Queen of Country” music, a Hollywood star and a beloved American icon, has died, her family announced on Tuesday.

Parton was 80.

Parton’s nephew, Brian Seaver, announced the news in a video posted on her Instagram.

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