Dolly Parton, the country music singer and songwriter whose career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 80, her family announced Tuesday. Her nephew Bryan Seaver confirmed the death in a video posted to Parton's official Instagram account.
Parton was born in 1946 in rural Tennessee and rose from poverty to become one of the best-selling artists in history, with more than 100 million records sold worldwide. She wrote thousands of songs, including the classics "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," and scored 25 U.S. country No. 1 singles. Her Imagination Library literacy program donated over 150 million books to children. The news comes one day after doctors imposed a travel ban on Parton, who had canceled six Las Vegas concerts and cited dehydration earlier this month.