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August 26, 2026

Few individuals have influenced American culture quite like Dolly Parton, the musical icon who died yesterday at the age of 80. Today, we’re highlighting our coverage of the country-music superstar — and of her beloved home state of Tennessee, the place that indelibly shaped her.

Mike Belleme for The New York Times Dolly Parton on Dollywood →

36 Hours in Nashville →

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Kacey Musgraves’s 5 Favorite Places in Nashville →

Mike Belleme for The New York Times In Southern Appalachia, Searching for the ‘Big Bang’ of Country Music →

William DeShazer for The New York Times Making the Rounds on Nashville’s Singer-Songwriter Circuit →

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