{
  "id": 3446763,
  "title": "Five of Dolly Parton's best songs explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/five-of-dolly-partons-best-songs-explained",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:34:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/dolly-parton-songs-explained/107079696"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dolly Parton, the American musician, actor, author, and philanthropist who passed away at the age of 80, won the 2026 Academy of Country Music Poet's Award in 2025. She accepted the honor virtually due to recent health issues, including dizziness and dehydration. Songwriting, she said, was the most important part of who she was creatively, serving as her therapy, release, and joy. Throughout her career, Parton wrote numerous hit songs that have resonated with audiences worldwide.",
  "summary": "From Jolene to I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton wrote many classics. Here we explore the stories behind some of her most popular songs.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dolly Parton won the 2026 ACM Poet's Award virtually.",
    "Songwriting was her primary creative outlet and therapy.",
    "She wrote many hit songs beloved worldwide."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Dolly Parton's emphasis on songwriting as her creative therapy, release, and joy clarifies why her compositions have had a lasting impact on audiences worldwide.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}