{"id":2241117,"date":"2026-01-19T18:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2241117"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:11:18","slug":"dolly-parton-celebrates-80th-birthday-with-new-music-releases-and-charity-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dolly-parton-celebrates-80th-birthday-with-new-music-releases-and-charity-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton celebrates 80th birthday with new music releases and charity support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton marks 80 with new rendition of \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning\u201d and charity support for pediatric cancer<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Country music icon Dolly Parton is celebrating her 80th birthday with the release of a special new version of her 1977 classic, \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The reimagined track features contributions from Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah, Reba McEntire, and Parton\u2019s goddaughter, Miley Cyrus. Esteemed producer David Foster adds piano accompaniment, while The Christ Church Choir provides additional harmonies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Originally written in 1976 during a period of personal renewal, the song remains one of Parton\u2019s most uplifting and motivational works. The updated release carries a message of hope and positivity aimed at reaching a new generation of listeners. Proceeds from the single and its accompanying music video will benefit pediatric cancer research at Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee, continuing Parton\u2019s long-standing philanthropic efforts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In honor of her milestone, Tennessee has declared a statewide \u201cDolly Parton Day.\u201d Governor Bill Lee praised Parton for her lasting impact on music and culture, describing the tribute as a fitting recognition of her legacy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Parton\u2019s 80th birthday comes after health concerns caused her to cancel several December concerts in Las Vegas. She reassured fans with a social media video, humorously stating, \u201cI ain\u2019t dead yet!\u201d Despite challenges, Parton\u2019s musical contributions and charitable work highlight her enduring influence in both entertainment and philanthropy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source tribune.com.pk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton marks 80 with new rendition of \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning\u201d and charity support for pediatric cancer Country music icon Dolly Parton is celebrating her 80th birthday with the release of a special new version of her 1977 classic, \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning.\u201d\u00a0 The reimagined track features contributions from Lainey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2241118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[394739,21741],"class_list":["post-2241117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-celebrity-scandals-gossip","tag-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dolly-Parton-celebrates-80th-birthday-with-new-music-releases-and.webp.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2241117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2241119,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241117\/revisions\/2241119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2241118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2241117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2241117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2241117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}