On this day (May 12) in 1978, Dolly Parton was in the middle of a two-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs ...

Dolly Parton Thought Her 1978 Pop Hit Would End Her Country Career—So She Changed It originally appeared on Parade. In 1977, Dolly Parton found herself at a career dilemma, one familiar to many ...

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Parton’s career came to a strange full-circle moment. In the early days of her career, she wanted to be a country singer and make the kind of music she grew up with.

Dolly Parton has always been the Queen of Country, but it might surprise some of her younger fans that she posed for Playboy in 1978. But the photo shoot was much different than you think. The 79-year ...

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 ...