Country music legend Dolly Parton dies
She had been forced to postpone her upcoming Las Vegas residency in October due to unspecified health issues.
Country music legend Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her family announced on social media.
The singer was known for smash hits including Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 9 to 5.
She had been forced to postpone her upcoming Las Vegas residency in October due to unspecified health issues.
In 2007 she famously launched the first UK branch of her Imagination Library literacy charity in Rotherham.
The program mailed a free, age-appropriate book every month to registered local children from birth until their fifth birthday.
At its peak, the scheme reached up to 85 per cent of Rotherham's under-five population, delivering hundreds of thousands of books
Dolly Parton was born in 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee.
She recorded 48 studio albums and sold more than 100m records.