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Dolly Parton's Sister Says Some Family Didn't Know About Her Cancer Battle

Dolly Parton’s sister Stella Parton says some of her relatives were caught off guard by her death … because not everyone in the family knew she had cancer. Stella told...

Dolly Parton Recalled Confronting Late Husband Carl Dean Over the 'Beautiful Red-Headed' Woman Who Inspired 'Jolene' in Resurfaced Video

Dolly Parton recalled confronting her late husband, Carl Dean Thomas, over a ‘beautiful red-headed woman’ who inspired her song ‘Jolene.’

Hear Dolly Parton Celebrate Her Bluegrass Roots on Posthumously Released Stanley Brothers Tribute ‘Bound to Ride’

The track – also featuring The First Ladies of Bluegrass – appears on Where the Soul Never Dies: Celebrating 80 Years of The Stanley Brothers.

Dolly Parton’s Sister Explains Why She Kept Cancer Diagnosis Secret From Much of Family

Only a small circle of relatives knew the country legend was sick before her death at age 80. Dolly Parton’s Sister Explains Why She Kept Cancer Diagnosis Secret From Much...

Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel Sets Monthly Music Series Spotlighting Women Artists, Starting With Jo Dee Messina

The first “FEMcountry at Parton’s Live” event is set for Sept. 22.

Dolly Parton Wrote Kathy Griffin a Letter Admitting She Was a Secret Fan: 'You Say the Stuff I’m Afraid To'

Kathy Griffin spoke out following Dolly Parton’s death in August, revealing the late country icon wrote her the ‘nicest letter’ praising her comedy work.

Dolly Parton Kept Brief Cancer Battle Quiet From 'a Lot of the Family' Before Her Death, Sister Stella Reveals

Dolly Parton’s sister Stella Parton revealed that the late singer kept her cancer battle quiet from ‘a lot of the family’ because she didn’t want them to ‘worry.’

Dolly Parton Hid Cancer Battle From ‘A Lot of Family,’ Not Just Fans: ‘She Did Not Want People Sad’ and ‘Could Not Bear Negative Things’

Dolly Parton’s sister Stella told “CBS Mornings” in a new interview that the country music icon hid her cancer battle not only from fans but also from “a lot of...

Hear Dolly Parton’s First Posthumous Song — From a New Stanley Brothers Tribute Album

The all-star tribute to the Stanleys also features Willie Nelson, Sierra Ferrell, Jamey Johnson, Dierks Bentley, and many more

Dolly Parton hid cancer battle from ‘a lot of the family,’ sister confirms

“Some of us knew,” Stella Parton said on “CBS Mornings” Wednesday of her late sibling’s health battle, two weeks after Dolly died in August at 80.

Dolly Parton didn't tell all her family about cancer diagnosis in tragic admission

Dolly Parton’s sister Stella has said that she didn’t tell all her family about her cancer diagnosis because she didn’t want to worry her fans and those closest to her...

Dolly Parton's family inundated with support two weeks after her passing: 'Doesn't feel real'

Heidi Parton, one of the late Dolly Parton’s nieces, paid tribute to her aunt two weeks after her passing on social media, read it here…