Dolly Parton is one of music’s most beloved icons. She has released 49 solo studio albums throughout her career, a record for a female country artist, with 25 of her songs achieving No. 1 status on ...

Petula Clark hit it big in the U.S. with her hit "Downtown," created by an English composer and his memorable trip to New ...

From her early days on the Porter Wagoner Show to her modern-day, multi-hyphenate public persona, it’s virtually impossible to imagine a musical world without Dolly Parton. Her rhinestone-clad sparkle ...

With a career that spans well over half a century, Dolly Parton's catalog has a few lesser-known gems that were inspired by some key moments in her life.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The United Kingdom is not known for its love of country music, but ...

Dolly Parton is one of the most prolific songwriters of all time, which makes the fact that her first gold record was a song she didn’t write all the more surprising. Still, when one considers the ...

The song was released in 1973, and was most recently reimagined by Beyoncé Jason Kempin/Getty Dolly Parton is celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the release of her hit song "Jolene" She shared a ...

Dolly Parton knew she wanted to be a successful singer and songwriter from a very young age. She began writing songs as a ...

Dolly Parton is finally getting the Broadway treatment, telling her story her way with new music and the classic hits.