In 1959, a skinny 13-year-old girl stepped off a bus in Lake Charles, Louisiana, after a 30-hour ride with her grandmother. She walked into a recording studio in a garage attached to a TV repair shop, ...

A hospital in Tennessee is partnering with Dolly Parton in a special way. The country legend revealed exclusively to TODAY that East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville has been renamed Dolly ...

Parton famously turned down the chance to let Elvis record her song “I Will Always Love You” because of the demands his manager placed on the arrangement. 8. The history behind another top hit “Jolene ...

1. Dolly is one of 12 siblings, all of whom were raised in a two-room house. 2. Dolly Parton’s childhood home still stands in Sevierville. A replica is available for visitors to walk through in Pigeon ...