1+ week, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) BY Megan LaPierrePublished Sep 2, 2026 Jackson, MS's Grammy-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died. She was 70. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy Award-winning and legendary jazz artist," Robert Torre, her manager for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (53+ words) Dolly Parton prayed at backyard altar before comeback album, Ricky Skaggs says Fox News Dolly Parton prayed at backyard altar before comeback album, Ricky Skaggs says Country star Ricky Skaggs recalls how Dolly Parton took him inside a church rebuilt…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (963+ words) LOS ANGELES -- In her 1994 memoir, Dolly Parton recounts in vivid detail the place where she found God. It was an abandoned church, in rural Tennessee where she grew up, that had become known as a haven for sex, drugs and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (683+ words) Dolly Parton, the country songwriter and cultural force who died Tuesday at age 80, reached No. 1 on the U.S. Spotify Top Artists chart on Aug. 26 for the first time ever. Her total streams jumped 2,320 percent in the United States and over 1,260 percent…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) Dolly Parton may be gone, but her spirit of self-expression is still making waves — this time in a Texas federal court. U.S. District Judge David Hittner on Tuesday cited the late artist in his decision to strike down Senate Bill…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (22+ words) CBS News Wilton Manors residents honor Dolly's impact on the LGBTQ+ community...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (44+ words) South Carolina Public Radio Drag performer remembers Dolly Parton Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Jason CoZmo, who has impersonated Dolly Parton for two decades, about what Parton meant to him. This article was originally published on WBUR.org....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (708+ words) Only hours after Dolly Parton, one of country music’s biggest stars, passed away on Tuesday, hundreds gathered in San Francisco’s Castro District to celebrate the musician’s life with a solemn rendition of one of her most enduring hits: “I Will…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (604+ words) By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER 18:11 26 Aug 2026, updated 19:23 26 Aug 2026 A Texas judge who was appointed by Ronald Reagan has dealt a blow to Senate hopeful Ken Paxton, striking down a law that would have restricted drag shows. US District Judge…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (798+ words) Chely Wright became the first openly gay mainstream country star when she came out in 2010, four years after nearly ending her own life because, as she put it, hiding in the closet had caught up with her. On Tuesday, the…...