Country music icon Dolly Parton dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the Tennessee-born singer-songwriter whose songs and outsize persona made her one of the most recognizable figures in American music and popular culture, died on Tuesday in Nashville. She was 80. A family spokesperson said Parton died after a brief battle with cancer. She had been admitted to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center on Friday. […] The post Country music icon Dolly Parton dies…