# Country music queen Dolly Parton dies: Six songs tell stories of her life

https://mins.news/en/item/32913

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-26 10:25 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cly52qy9nq2o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Beloved American singer-songwriter, actor and philanthropist Dolly Parton died on 25 August at the age of 80. The article looks at six songs, including “Coat of Many Colors”, “Jolene”, “I Will Always Love You” and “9 To 5”, tracing themes of poverty, love and loss, female empowerment and spiritual faith.

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