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Dolly Parton, superstar whose songs spoke to millions, dies at 80

The death was announced in a video posted on social media by her nephew, Bryan Seaver.

FILE Ñ Dolly Parton, savoring a chocolate mousse cake. Parton, the country singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur whose rags-to-riches story, outsize persona and prodigious vision and talent placed her in a class by herself, died in Nashville on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. She was 80. (Edward Keating/The New York Times)

FILE Ñ Dolly Parton, savoring a chocolate mousse cake. Parton, the country singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur whose rags-to-riches story, outsize persona and prodigious vision and talent placed her in a class by herself, died in Nashville on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. She was 80. (Edward Keating/The New York Times)

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By Bill Friskics-Warren | The New York Times