A national treasure. Dolly Parton has talked extensively about her cherished childhood and growing up “poor,” noting that she didn’t even know she was until someone told her that… her family had a ...

For Carl Dean, one Dolly Parton song carried an emotional weight few outside their marriage could understand. In 1968, Parton ...

Dolly Parton's private life has long fascinated fans, but few details about her marriage were known for decades after she wed ...

Dolly Parton was lonely when, at age 18, she moved to Nashville as an aspiring singer/songwriter. She missed her parents and 11 siblings. She was also desperately poor — so much so that she sometimes ...

Dolly Parton's new memoir is being described as a secret swansong filled with sad farewells. It sets out the 79-year-old star's frank reckoning with aging, grief and legacy as she confronts what she ...

Dolly Parton turns 80 in January, but said "she's just getting started." The country music legend's commitment to staying busy may have helped her live longer. Research suggests that mental ...

Their 60-year marriage seemed “strange” to many on the outside – but there was a reason the country superstar kept it so ...

Alton Brown swears by mayonnaise, Gordon Ramsey praises crème fraiche, and Dolly Parton? The Smoky Mountain songbird apparently relies on ice-cold water to make the fluffiest scrambled eggs. Parton ...