Dolly Parton
The Wiggles on singing with Dolly Parton in their starry country era: ‘We are friends of Dorothy!’
From collaborating with Parton and Orville Peck to viral TikToks and, of course, the Tree of Wisdom: for their 63rd album (yes really), the Wiggles mean big business
Katie Cunningham
07, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM
Dolly Parton dedicates new song to late husband Carl Dean
US country singer says If You Hadn’t Been There is tribute to her husband of nearly 60 years, who died this week
Olivia Lee and agencies
07, Mar, 2025 @11:11 AM
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, dies aged 82
Singer, who met Dean when she was 18, says ‘words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years’
Guardian staff and agencies
04, Mar, 2025 @1:22 AM
Manchester theatre suspends Dolly Parton musical over homophobic abuse
Actor in Here You Come Again says cast left stage because ‘a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character’
Nadeem Badshah
10, Feb, 2025 @8:27 PM
My heart will go onstage: Céline Dion and Dolly Parton celebrated in outlandish musicals
The comedies Titanique and Here You Come Again pay homage to two superstars in quirky style. Actors Lauren Drew and Tricia Paoluccio explain what it’s like to portray their idols – and take on their iconic songs
Chris Wiegand
28, Jan, 2025 @11:48 AM
Panti Bliss: ‘The gays will never forgive me for that’
Irish drag performer and LGBTQ+ activist Rory O’Neill AKA Panti Bliss on Beyoncé, why Australia is so annoying about coffee, and pestering Madonna for a lift
Dee Jefferson
18, Jan, 2025 @11:00 PM
Here You Come Again review – Dolly Parton musical lacks spark under the sparkles
The beloved country star appears like a fairy godmother to deliver life lessons in song to a stricken fan, but this production could do with a lift
Arifa Akbar
22, Dec, 2024 @11:47 AM
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 5 – Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter
This freewheeling embrace of the singer’s roots was also a triumphant reclamation of a genre that had long shunned its Black origins
Annie Zaleski
16, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables review – Dolly digs deep
Ranging from archive recordings sung with departed elders to new tracks made with young relatives, the country star’s latest project is nothing if not exhaustive
Lisa Wright
15, Nov, 2024 @12:00 PM
From Northern trains to Dolly Parton, the institutions that can’t quit the fax
Rail bosses admitted earlier this week they still use the surprisingly persistent technology
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
01, Nov, 2024 @4:00 PM
Dolly Parton: ‘I was sorry when Dolly the sheep died – though I don’t want to be cloned’
As she launches a new LP and her own wine, the country legend answers your questions on her tough childhood, how she recorded Jolene, and why she’ll never retire
As told to Rich Pelley
31, Oct, 2024 @3:00 PM
Post your questions for Dolly Parton
As she releases a new album – and a range of wine – the country music legend can provide answers about almost anything in her 60-year career
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
07, Oct, 2024 @3:06 PM
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