08/25/2026
Our hearts are broken today as we mourn the loss of an absolute American icon, Dolly Parton. 💔
Dolly was so much more than one of the greatest voices and songwriters of all time. From “Jolene” and “9 to 5” to “Coat of Many Colors” and “I Will Always Love You,” her music crossed generations and genres. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she sold more than 100 million records, earned 11 Grammy Awards, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
But as incredible as her career was, what made Dolly truly special was the person she chose to be.
She never forgot where she came from. Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, she helped put hundreds of millions of books into the hands of children around the world. She funded scholarships, supported families and communities in East Tennessee, championed childhood literacy, and quietly used her success over and over again to make life better for others.
She proved you could be enormously successful while still being kind, generous, humble, funny and unapologetically yourself.
The world lost a little bit of its sparkle today.
Rest easy, Dolly. You will always be loved.