{"id":416633,"date":"2026-08-25T22:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416633\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T22:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:06:17","slug":"country-music-icon-dolly-parton-dead-at-80-her-family-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416633\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music icon Dolly Parton dead at 80, her family says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fort Worth<\/p>\n<p>Country music icon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dollyparton.com\/\">Dolly Parton<\/a> has died. She was 80.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article317004411.html\">Parton\u2019s passing was announced<\/a> by her nephew<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DceNXgPJyZ9\/?hl=en\"> Bryan Seaver in a social media post<\/a> on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Seaver did not mention any details on how Parton died, just that she loved her family and her fans across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless others who have watched her and longed for her to meet them in the heavens,\u201d Seaver said.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfac In case you missed it: <\/p>\n<p>Parton played in bars, clubs, stadiums and honky-tonks across the country, including in Fort Worth and North Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at her local ties.<\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton\u2019s big Fort Worth concert<\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 2, 1977, Parton took the stage at Panther Hall \u2014 the long-gone music venue on East Lancaster Avenue that was the Billy Bob\u2019s of Fort Worth before there was Billy Bob\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/fort-worth\/article283192143.html\">The Star-Telegram attended the show<\/a> and took many a photograph from the event. Take a look below.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10023949.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"10023949.jpg\" alt=\"Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton performing in concert at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, to a crowd of 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.\"\/>                                                                                    Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton performing in concert at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, to a crowd of 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.                                                                                            David Breslauer                                                                            Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive\/UT Arlington Special Collections                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10023947.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"10023947.jpg\" alt=\"Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton performing in concert at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, to a crowd of 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.\"\/>                                                                                    Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton performing in concert at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, to a crowd of 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.                                                                                            David Breslauer                                                                            Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive\/UT Arlington Special Collections                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10023950.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"10023950.jpg\" alt=\"Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton performing in concert at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, to a crowd of 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.\"\/>                                                                                    Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton performing in concert at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, to a crowd of 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.                                                                                            David Breslauer                                                                            Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive\/UT Arlington Special Collections                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10023957.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"10023957.jpg\" alt=\"Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton performing in concert at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, to a crowd of 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.\"\/>                                                                                    Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton performing in concert at Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, to a crowd of 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.                                                                                            David Breslauer                                                                            Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive\/UT Arlington Special Collections                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10023953.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"10023953.jpg\" alt=\"Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton entering Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, with her crew for a concert. There were 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.\"\/>                                                                                    Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton entering Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, with her crew for a concert. There were 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.                                                                                            David Breslauer                                                                            Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive\/UT Arlington Special Collections                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10023955.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"10023955.jpg\" alt=\"Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton entering Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, with her crew for a concert. There were 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.\"\/>                                                                                    Dec. 2, 1977: Dolly Parton entering Panther Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, with her crew for a concert. There were 1,250 people in the venue\u2019s country music ballroom.                                                                                            David Breslauer                                                                            Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive\/UT Arlington Special Collections                                                                                        Dolly Parton\u2019s North Texas ties<\/p>\n<p>After Parton\u2019s Fort Worth visit, she returned to the Metroplex several times over her career.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1980s and 1990s, she stopped by Reunion Arena and the Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (now Dos Equis Pavilion) in Dallas. In the 2000s, she held concerts at American Airlines Center in Dallas and Nokia Live (now Texas Trust CU Theatre) in Grand Prairie.<\/p>\n<p>Her final show in the region came as the halftime performer at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/article282144193.html\">Dallas Cowboys\u2019 2023 Thanksgiving Day game.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parton dressed as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and sang a few hits before America\u2019s Team returned to the field. The Star-Telegram was at the game and took photos of the performance, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dolly Parton08.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"Dolly Parton08.JPG\" alt=\"Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.\"\/>                                                                                    Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.                                                                                            Amanda McCoy                                                                            amccoy@star-telegram.com                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dolly Parton02.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"Dolly Parton02.JPG\" alt=\"Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.\"\/>                                                                                    Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.                                                                                            Amanda McCoy                                                                            amccoy@star-telegram.com                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dolly Parton06.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"Dolly Parton06.JPG\" alt=\"Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.\"\/>                                                                                    Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.                                                                                            Amanda McCoy                                                                            amccoy@star-telegram.com                                                                                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dolly Parton09.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"Dolly Parton09.JPG\" alt=\"Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.\"\/>                                                                                    Dolly Parton performs during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 halftime show to kickoff the Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington.                                                                                            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