Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dolly Parton's friends, collaborators and colleagues share memories with the superstar, who died on Tuesday at the age of 80, following a brief battle with cancer. Diane Warren exclusively speaks with ET’s Kevin Frazier and confirms Dolly wrote both ‘Jolene’ and ‘I Will Always Love You’ on the same day! Meanwhile, Jennifer Nettles shares her unique connection to Dolly, who personally chose the Sugarland frontwoman to play her mother in the 2015 NBC movie ‘Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors’ and it’s 2016 sequel ‘Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love.’


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