{"id":8155,"date":"2026-01-19T02:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/dolly-parton-day-1236157396\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T02:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:09:15","slug":"dolly-parton-day-1236157396","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/dolly-parton-day-1236157396\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Governor Declares Jan. 19 \u2018Dolly Parton\u00a0Day\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tDolly Parton Day will officially be observed on Jan. 19 in the state of Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee has announced.<\/p>\n

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\n\tGov. Lee proclaimed the tribute to Dolly Parton<\/a> \u2014 honoring \u201cher lifetime of achievement, service, and positive impact\u201d \u2014 in coordination with the country music legend\u2019s 80th birthday, which falls on Monday, Jan. 19.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDolly Parton, born on January 19, 1946, in Sevier Country, is a native Tennessean whose extraordinary life and career have brought pride to the State of Tennessee,\u201d reads the state leader\u2019s official notice of Dolly Parton Day, published by the Tennessee Department of State.<\/p>\n

Gov. Lee\u2019s proclamation highlights the star\u2019s accomplishments, both professional and philanthropic, and how she\u2019s affected the lives of Tennesseans.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDolly Parton is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, musician, actress, producer, and entrepreneur whose body of work embodies the spirit of Tennessee; and throughout her remarkable career, Dolly Parton has earned numerous awards and accolades and is widely regarded as one of the most influential and beloved artists in the history of American music; and in addition to her artistic accomplishments, Dolly Parton has demonstrated an enduring commitment to philanthropy and service, most notably through the Dollywood Foundation and the Imagination Library, which began in Tennessee and has provided hundreds of millions of free books to children around the world, helping to promote early childhood literacy and educational opportunity; and Dolly Patton\u2019s generosity, humility, and dedication to improving the lives of others exemplify the values of the Volunteer State and serve as an inspiration to Tennesseans and people worldwide,\u201d the proclamation says.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe proclamation issued through the Tennessee Department of State can be read in full here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tJan. 19, 2026 marks a milestone birthday for Parton, the legendary singer-songwriter and performer whose 25 No. 1s on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart have spanned a career across four decades (and counting).<\/p>\n

\n\tParton\u2019s latest musical release is a new rendition of her 1977 hit \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning,\u201d featuring colleagues\/collaborators Lainey Wilson,\u00a0Reba McEntire,\u00a0Queen Latifah\u00a0and Miley Cyrus. Net proceeds from the song benefit the pediatric cancer research program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dolly Parton Day will officially be observed on Jan. 19 in the state of Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee has announced. Related Dolly Parton\u2019s 25 Best Songs: Critics\u2019\u00a0Picks Happy Birthday, Dolly!…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1443,216,96,94,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-country","category-genre-country","category-music","category-music-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}