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  "id": 3564695,
  "title": "Dolly Parton Was One of the Biggest Stars in the History of Country Music. She Wanted to Be Remembered as a Songwriter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-was-one-of-the-biggest-stars-in-the-history-of-country",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:58:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/dolly-parton-was-one-of-the-biggest-stars-in-the-history-of-country-music-she-wanted-to-be-remembered-as-a-songwriter-180989405/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After growing up in poverty, she became famous for her legendary songs, big heart and larger-than-life style. But the iconic musician insisted that \"the songs lead to everything else\"",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Dolly Parton was ‘good example of how we should be as humans,’ says N.L. tribute singer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-was-good-example-of-how-we-should-be-as-humans-says-n-l",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "From Nashville to Nairobi: Dolly Parton’s enduring African influence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/from-nashville-to-nairobi-dolly-partons-enduring-african-influence",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:32:34.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}