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Country music legend Dolly Parton dead at 80

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FILE - Dolly Parton performs in concert in Tokyo, July 30, 1979. (AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto, File)

(Gray News) - Country music legend Dolly Parton has died.

Her nephew revealed the news in a Facebook video.

Parton shared an update on her health on Friday, Aug. 21, acknowledging her recent decline after the March 2025 death of her husband, Carl Dean.

In an interview with People, the 80-year-old country music icon said she has been through “hard times with my health.”

At this time, her cause of death has not been revealed.