Forty-seven years ago today, Dolly Parton released an album that featured early proof that she could make any song her own.

Named for the mist that envelops the Great Smoky Mountains of her East Tennessee homeland, Dolly Parton embraced her bluegrass influences on Blue Smoke. She released the album through a partnership ...

Dolly Parton's journey from a humble two-room cabin in rural Tennessee to the bright lights of country music stardom is one of the most inspiring stories in the music industry. Parton, 79, has become ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The United Kingdom is not known for its love of country music, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Check out all of these and more in Billboard‘s roundup of some of the best country, bluegrass and/or Americana songs of the week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolly Parton in 1978 and in 2022.Harry Langdon/Getty Images; Todd Owyoung/NBC/Getty Images Before Dolly Parton was a country ...