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Dolly Parton Steps Up To Help Struggling Musicians

Dolly Parton has teamed up with The Grand Ole Opry to raise money for the Opry Trust Fund benefitting music industry professionals including touring and music industry professionals most affected…

Dolly Parton Steps Up To Help Struggling Musicians
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Dolly Parton has teamed up with The Grand Ole Opry to raise money for the Opry Trust Fund benefitting music industry professionals including touring and music industry professionals most affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Dolly posted to Twitter this morning (2/10), "I’ve partnered with the Opry Trust Fund to auction off an autographed guitar to celebrate the @opry’s 95th Anniversary! Learn more here: http://opryent.co/3oxMd2O."

Established in 1965, The Opry Trust Fund provides financial assistance to music industry professionals during their time of extraordinary need to cover certain expenses, including medical bills, rent or mortgage bills and utility payments. The need is greater than ever as the music industry continues to be one of the most deeply impacted by the ongoing crisis.

Parton has been a long-time supporter of the Opry Trust Fund, and has once again teamed up with the Opry to raise money to help her fellow music industry professionals by donating this custom autographed Dolly Parton / Opry 95th Anniversary guitar. All the money raised will go toward the Opry Trust fund, which has distributed more than $2 million since its inception.

Dolly Parton Always Smiling

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.