A video of US late singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is watched by fans attending a tribute night in her honor at a bar in Houston, Texas, on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer, she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)