<p><a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fus%2Fdolly-parton-fast-facts">Dolly Parton</a>, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday at her home in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80.</p>
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Parton's nephew releases video statement on Dolly Parton's passing

Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday at her home in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80.

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<p><a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fus%2Fdolly-parton-fast-facts">Dolly Parton</a>, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday at her home in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80.</p>
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