Dolly Parton has been a prominent figure in the ... and started performing as a child, first singing on local radio and television programs like The Cas Walker Show on WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV ...

Dolly Parton is delivering a melodic sendoff for her late husband Carl Dean. Dean, who died Monday at 82, was Parton's longtime leading man, supporting her quietly behind the scenes for six decades.

Backed by Parton singing (of course), the ad footage features visitors splashing along on rides, dancers and singers performing and Dolly herself on the engine of the Dollywood Express train.

was 11 when she made her recording debut with sisters Dolly and Cassie Parton, singing on their uncle Bill Owens' album, per the Smoky Mountain DNA website. Since then, Stella Parton has released ...

DOLLY PARTON: (Singing) Without your trust, love and belief... CHANG: "If You Hadn't Been There" is Parton's ode to Dean and their six decades of marriage, as NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports.