Dolly made MerleFest magic For one night in Wilkes County, Dolly Parton brought together mountain music, Doc Watson and a crowd lucky enough to be there Aug 27, 2026 Aug 27, 2026 0 1 of 2 LISA O'DONNELL Beloved country singer Dolly Parton was part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2022 class. JASON KEMPIN, GETTY IMAGES Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save COMMENTARYkAms@==J !2CE@? A=2J65 |6C=6u6DE 7@C E96 @?=J E:>6 :? a__`]k^AmkAm}6G6C 27C2:5 E@ 9@A 86?C6D[ s@==J 925 ;FDE C6EFC?65 E@ E96 >FD:4 E92E 2C8F23=J H2D 4=@D6DE E@ 96C 962CE[ E96 D@?8D 7C@> E96 pAA2=249:2? |@F?E2:?D] q@E9 @7 96C 3=F68C2DD 2=3F>D[ Q%96 vC2DD :D q=F6Q W`hhhX 2?5 Q{:EE=6 $A2CC@HQ Wa__`X[ H6C6 23D@=FE6 56=:89ED 2?5 >6E H:E9 4C:E:42= AC2:D6] s@==J 4@F=5 D:?8 A@A[ 4@D>@A@=:E2? 4@F?ECJ[ 8@DA6=[ 2?JE9:?8[ 3FE H96? D96 HC2AA65 96C DH66E G@:46 2C@F?5 2? @=5 >@F?E2:? ?F>36C[ Qu2CE96C p=@?8[Q 7@C :?DE2?46[ J@F 4@F=5 D66 E96 >:DE D6EE=:?8 :? 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