Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ best musical moments of their 40-year partnership, from 1983’s ‘Islands in the Stream’ to the prank she pulled on him during a concert in Arkansas.

Dolly Parton and Three 6 Mafia were both nominated for Best Original Song at the 2006 Academy Awards. The late singer-songwriter was seen cheering for them from the audience after they were announced as the winners.

For Dolly Parton's stellar songwriting legacy, remembering two of her compositions that aided the superstar careers of Whitney Houston and Beyonce.

Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston could not have come from more different backgrounds, but one song brought them together.

From her songwriting partnership with Porter Wagner to her star-studded ‘Rockstar’ album, here are Dolly Parton’s most unforgettable musical collabs Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Dolly Parton’s immortal “Jolene” — a song that has long served as one of America’s great rock-era standards — was inspired by a red-headed bank employee giving Parton’s husband some undue attention. “He just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention,

Parton's quick one-liners became part of her legend. She famously said, "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap," as her character in the 1982 musical comedy, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," and would also coin it as one of her many "Dollyism" catchphrases her fans loved.