{"id":416579,"date":"2026-08-25T20:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416579\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T20:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:58:08","slug":"before-she-was-a-country-music-icon-dolly-parton-performed-at-the-san-antonio-stock-show-rodeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416579\/","title":{"rendered":"Before she was a country music icon, Dolly Parton performed at the San Antonio Stock Show &#038; Rodeo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Dolly Parton, the beloved country music icon whose music spanned generations, died Tuesday at 80 years old. Before she became a household name, Parton performed at the San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/entertainment\/2026\/08\/25\/dolly-parton-music-star-actor-and-beloved-figure-who-spanned-generations-dies-at-80\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/entertainment\/2026\/08\/25\/dolly-parton-music-star-actor-and-beloved-figure-who-spanned-generations-dies-at-80\/\">The Associated Press reported<\/a> Parton \u2014 known for hits like \u201cJolene\u201d and \u201c9 to 5\u201d \u2014 died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In February 1970, Parton performed at the San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo with fellow country singer and collaborator Porter Wagoner. In a statement Tuesday, the rodeo remembered her visit to the Alamo City.<\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton performed at the San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo in 1970. (San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Dolly Parton, whose talent, generosity, and spirit left an extraordinary mark on country music and generations of fans,\u201d the rodeo said. \u201cWe were honored to welcome Dolly to the San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo in 1970 and are proud to have a small place in her remarkable legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">A program for the 1970 rodeo advertises Parton performing over four days with Wagoner. Photos shared by the rodeo show the two <a href=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/rodeo\/l-3913-c-19\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/lib.utsa.edu\/lapuerta\/rodeo\/l-3913-c-19\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">at a reception<\/a> during their visit.<\/p>\n<p>A program for the 1970 rodeo advertises Dolly Parton performing over four days with Porter Wagoner. (San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">By the time of her death, Parton had written hundreds of songs, totaling more than 100 million worldwide sales and more than 1 billion online streams, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">She was also known for her extensive philanthropy, starting her education nonprofit, Imagination Library, to send free books to children in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Dolly Parton, the beloved country music icon whose music spanned generations, died Tuesday at 80&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[8846,82,84,83,4968],"class_list":["post-416579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-dolly-parton","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-san-antonio-stock-show-rodeo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}