Dolly Parton at 80: New Remake, Symphony Residency and Legacy-Defining Year

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Dolly Parton just dropped a bombshell remake of her inspirational classic Light of a Clear Blue Morning marking its 50th anniversary teaming up with powerhouses Lainey Wilson Miley Cyrus Queen Latifah and Reba McEntire according to Eagle Country 975 and People magazine. The star studded music video produced by Parton and Kent Wells shows the ladies in the studio with David Foster on piano and The Christ Church Choir backing vocals all net proceeds fueling pediatric cancer research at Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital in Nashville. In her Instagram post Dolly shared she wrote it during a hopeless time and at 80 its her gift of light forward especially with these incredible women a move cementing her legacy in empowerment anthems.

Nashvilles Symphony announced a massive seven week Summer of Dolly residency for Threads My Songs in Symphony from June 16 to July 31 at Schermerhorn Symphony Center Visit Music City reports featuring orchestral hits like Jolene Coat of Many Colors and I Will Always Love You with guest vocalists new videos and stories from Dolly herself. Tickets hit general sale February 6 at 10 AM local time after sold out tours this cements Nashvilles 2026 as Dolly central alongside her Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit Journey of a Seeker and the new Songteller Hotel and Life of Many Colors Museum.

The Musicians Hall of Fame named Dolly in its starry 2026 class with Keith Urban Dann Huff and more Whiskey Riff says the April 28 ceremony at Nashvilles Fisher Center promises big performers. Groundbreaking research from Dolly Partons Imagination Library dropped February 3 via CNW the largest study ever on shared book reading proving it boosts early literacy worldwide gifting over 300 million books to kids birth to five with US kids 11 times more book interested and Canada 13 times more frequently read to.

Business buzz includes Dollywoods NightFlight Expedition eyeing spring 2026 opening per AOL and a Tennessean Travel Stop rebrand in Cornersville summer 2026 from her site no recent public appearances or social mentions beyond the remake post but these feats scream enduring icon at 80.

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