{"id":69998,"date":"2026-08-06T13:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/dolly-parton-to-receive-americana-lifetime-achievement-award\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:25:05","slug":"dolly-parton-to-receive-americana-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/dolly-parton-to-receive-americana-lifetime-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton to Receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The country legend, who has been focusing on some health challenges this year, will accept her honor virtually<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\tDolly Parton<\/a> is a country music and cultural icon, and on September 16th<\/sup> at the Ryman Auditorium, she will be honored for her influence on Americana, too. Parton will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville and will accept via a virtual video message. Previous honorees include Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt. Parton will join Robert Plant, who was previously announced<\/a>, as one of this year\u2019s honorees. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cWe at the Americana Music Association have long admired Ms. Parton\u2019s work as a singer, songwriter, entertainer and one of the greatest ambassador\u2019s music has ever known,\u201d Executive Director of the Americana Music Association Jed Hilly said in a statement. \u201cWith all of her extraordinary accomplishments\u2014from philanthropy to television, film and business\u2014our desire is to honor Dolly for what has always been at the heart of her legacy: a definitive songwriter and artist whose songs have shaped generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDespite some health challenges that have forced Parton to scale back her public activities this past year, she did make an appearance<\/a> at the opening of her Dolly\u2019s Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee back in June. And the Parton empire is nowhere near slowing down: her Nashville hotel, the SongTeller, is opening in September and will house two venues (one called Jolene\u2019s) and museum, the Dolly\u2019s Life of Many Colors Museum. Her life story, A True Original Musical, is also headed to Broadway, opening January 19th<\/sup> at the St. James Theater in New York City \u2013 a day which is also Parton\u2019s 81st<\/sup> birthday.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n


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