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Tim McGraw, Maren Morris And More Wish Dolly Parton A Happy Birthday

In country circles, today can be considered a national holiday: it’s Dolly Parton’s birthday. She turns 76 years young, and — as always — country stars (and other stars) have…

Tim McGraw, Maren Morris And More Hail Dolly Parton On Her Birthday
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In country circles, today can be considered a national holiday: it's Dolly Parton's birthday. She turns 76 years young, and -- as always -- country stars (and other stars) have been wishing the icon a happy birthday.

Tim McGraw

Maren Morris

Alan Jackson

Good Morning America

Dolly herself

ACM Awards

CMA

People

Tanya Tucker

Country Music Hall of Fame

Dolly's sister Stella Parton

MTV

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.