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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 10: Dolly Parton (L) and Miley Cyrus perform onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) -
Carlos Santana Playing Guitar in Concert (Photo by © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images)
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Patsy Cline poses for a portrait wearing a fur coat in circa 1958. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 5: (U.S. AND CANADA SALES ONLY) Singer and actress Dolly Parton poses for a portrait October 5, 2001 outside her offices in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Paul Harris/Getty Images) -
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN – MAY 31: Ella Langley performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on May 31, 2025 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) -
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Dolly Parton on 'Dolly' in 1987. (Photo by John Seakwood/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Carrie Underwood (L) and Dolly Parton speak onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images,) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 10: Dolly Parton attends the 61st Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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THE VOICE — "Live Semis" Episode 917B — Pictured: (l-r) Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 08: Dolly Parton performs onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) -
FRISCO, TEXAS – MAY 09: Dolly Parton attends the Dolly! All Access Pop-Up Store Preview & Press Conference at The Star in Frisco on May 09, 2023 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images for ABA) -
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CORNERSVILLE, TN – JULY 17: A rainbow appears by Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop sign after a heavy rain in Cornersville, TN on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Diana King for The Washington Post via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Dolly Parton attends the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 16: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been retouched.) Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Rockstar VIP Album Release Party with American Greetings on November 16, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for American Greetings)
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NEW YORK – 1965: L-R: David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams and Eddie Kendricks of the R&B group "The Temptations" pose for a portrait in 1965 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
GEORGE STRAIT. 02/20/1995 – singer George Strait performs at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in the Houston Astrodome. (Photo by Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Neil Sedaka (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle, and Paul Layton, members of the British-based pop group The New Seekers, photographed in November 1971. (Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images)
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July/August 2026 Issue: Niall Horan Finds Freedom In Honest Songwriting
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Waylon Jennings (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Dolly Parton Requested One Specific Song for Her Funeral
Dolly Parton had one musical request for her funeral, and she revealed what song she chose in an interview 12 years before her death.
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THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 4081 — Pictured: Musician Dolly Parton arrives on July 22, 2011 — Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
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The Beatles rehearse at the ABC Theatre, Blackpool for the group's bill-topping appearance on ABC TV's Blackpool Night Out, 1 August 1965. Left to right: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr. (Photo by Daily Mirror/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) -
Lynyrd Skynyrd, who recorded some of the best classic rock songs for the Fourth of July -
Welsh singer Tom Jones on the set of a pop music television show in London in 1969. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns) -
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – AUGUST 02: Steve Miller performs live on stage with The Steve Miller Band at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on August 02 1982 (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns) -
Tommy Heath and Jim Keller of the rock band 'Tommy Tutone' pose for a studio portrait session in 1981 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Bonnie Raitt performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 12, 1991 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) -
CLARKSTON – JULY 31: American singer and actress, Whitney Houston, performs at the Pine Knob Music Theater during her "Moment of Truth" world tour, on July 31, 1987, in Clarkston, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 1: Fleetwood Mac (L-R Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood) backstage at the Los Angeles Rock Awards on September 1, 1977 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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American actress, singer and songwriter Dolly Parton, circa 1975. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) -
Michael Stipe of R.E.M. performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on August 13, 1999 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)