“Smoky Mountain DNA” could only end with one song: “When It’s Family,” originally co-written by Parton and released as “Family” on her 1991 album “Eagle When She Flies.” It’s a moving song about acceptance, Parton singing: “Some are preachers, some are gay / Some are addicts, drunks and strays / But not a one is turned away / When it’s family.”

Coming off her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and "Rockstar" album, Dolly Parton is showing off her family's rich and lengthy musical heritage with "Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith & Fables," a collection of songs co-produced with cousin Richie Owens and featuring more than 20 family members,

Dolly Parton fans know how she honed her musical chops in a Tennessee cabin with 11 siblings. But the source of her talent stretches way back — to the 1600s in the British Isles

Dolly Parton is gearing up to release a massive album this Friday, titled Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables, which includes many of her family members on all of the whopping 37 songs.

In 2023, Dolly Parton released her first rock music album, Rockstar, teaming with a lengthy list of luminaries including Elton John and Paul McCartney. On her latest album (out Nov. 15), the globally-known artist and East Tennessee native delivers one of her most intimate projects yet,