CZEN

Historical event

Dolly Parton · 2017

Dolly Parton

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 13, 2017Personal⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Dolly Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital in Nashville, which had helped her niece during leukemia treatment. The donation was intended for research into infectious diseases in children. Parton announced the gift during a hospital visit and sang songs from her children's album I Believe in You.

Related events

  1. Dolly PartonOctober 8, 2025
    Media⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Dolly Parton posted a video telling fans that she was “not dying,” one day after her sister asked the public for prayers and raised concerns about the singer's health. Parton said that people had recently been getting the impression that she was sicker than she actually was and that she was working hard.
  2. Dolly PartonAugust 25, 2026
    Death⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 after a short battle with cancer. Rising from poverty through her talent, she became an iconic songwriter, singer and entertainer and used her wealth to support various projects, including Imagination Library, which promotes children's literacy by distributing books.
  3. Dolly PartonAugust 26, 2026
    Media⭐⭐⭐
    Spotify announced that Dolly Parton's total streams worldwide had increased by more than 1,260% compared with the week before her death on August 25. Seven of her songs entered the service's daily most-streamed songs chart, with “Jolene” and “9 to 5” at No. 2 and No. 3, while “Islands in the Stream” with Kenny Rogers reached No. 8.
  4. Dolly PartonAugust 28, 2026
    Death⭐⭐⭐
    Dolly Parton was buried during a private family ceremony at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Nashville, Tennessee. She was laid to rest beside her husband Carl Dean, with whom she had been married for almost 60 years. Several US cities, including New Orleans, Lexington, and New York, proclaimed September 25 “Dolly Parton Day” in honor of her 1981 hit “9 to 5”.
  5. Dolly PartonOctober 5, 1978
    Personal⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Dolly Parton became the first female country singer to pose for Playboy magazine.