{"id":245300,"date":"2026-01-18T20:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/245300\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T20:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:52:16","slug":"tennessee-proclaims-dolly-parton-day-to-mark-singers-80th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/245300\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Proclaims &#8216;Dolly Parton Day&#8217; to Mark Singer&#8217;s 80th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/tennessee\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tennessee\" data-tag=\"tennessee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee<\/a> has proclaimed that tomorrow, January 19, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/dolly-parton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dolly-parton\" data-tag=\"dolly-parton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolly Parton<\/a> Day to celebrate the country legend\u2019s 80th birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tGovernor Bill Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/governor\/news\/2026\/1\/15\/gov--lee-proclaims--dolly-parton-day--in-tennessee.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed the proclamation<\/a> Sunday declaring that January 19, 2026 would be Dolly Parton Day in the Volunteer State to \u201cto honor the life, legacy, and extraordinary contributions of Tennessee\u2019s favorite daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cDolly Parton\u2019s life and career is woven into Tennessee\u2019s music, culture, and rich history,\u201d\u00a0Gov. Lee said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cHer talent and generosity have made a lasting impact on the world, and it is fitting that we honor her 80th\u00a0birthday by celebrating her remarkable legacy and dedication to the Volunteer State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DollyPartonDay.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1024\" width=\"655\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tScreenshot<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cIn addition to her artistic achievements, Parton is known for her lifelong commitment to service and philanthropy. Through the Dollywood Foundation and the Imagination Library, she has helped provide hundreds of millions of free books to children around the world, promoting literacy and empowering children to reach their full potential,\u201d the state of Tennessee said in a release Sunday<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThe proclamation recognizes Parton\u2019s lifetime of achievement, service, and positive influence, and encourages all Tennesseans to join in celebrating her enduring contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tParton gave fans an early birthday present this week with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/dolly-parton-light-of-a-clear-blue-morning-video-1235500268\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a new rendition of her 1977 ballad \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning,\u201d<\/a> with Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah, Lainey Wilson, and Reba McEntire joining her on the recording.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cAs I celebrate my 80th birthday, this new version is my way of using what I\u2019ve been blessed with to shine a little light forward, especially by sharing it with some truly incredible women,\u201d Parton said in a statement when the song came out. Net proceeds from the recording will benefit pediatric cancer research at Nashville\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The state of Tennessee has proclaimed that tomorrow, January 19, is Dolly Parton Day to celebrate the country&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[37390,146,85,46,3595],"class_list":{"0":"post-245300","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-dolly-parton","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-tennessee"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}