AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80
Dolly Parton, the songwriter and entertainer who rose from Appalachian poverty to become the most recognized woman in country music history, died August 25 at the age of 80, months after health struggles forced her off the stage. Her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the death on behalf of the Parton family in a video posted […] The post Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80 appeared first on American Almanac .
Dolly Parton, the songwriter and entertainer who rose from Appalachian poverty to become the most recognized woman in country music history, died August 25 at the age of 80, months after health struggles forced her off the stage. Her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the death on behalf of the Parton family in a video posted to Parton's official Instagram account . No cause of death was given, and no location was disclosed. Parton had been open about declining health since at least September 2025, when she canceled a six-show Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace originally scheduled for December. In a written statement at the time, she told fans she had "been dealing with some health challenges" and that her doctors had ordered "a few…Open