Dolly Parton Dies at 80 After Cancer Battle

Dolly Parton’s 1987 Dolly variety show featured a memorable duet with Miss Piggy of the Muppets during a period when Parton was also being honored posthumously, highlighting her broad cultural influence and the Muppets’ tribute after her death in 2020. The Fred Neil track Everybody’s Talkin’, first released in 1966, gained renewed prominence when Nilsson’s 1969 rendition turned it into a breakthrough hit after its association with Midnight Cowboy. The Drifters’ Under the Boardwalk, written in 1964, became a lasting standard, with the Rolling Stones’ 1965 cover helping to cement its international reach and enduring popularity. Lesley Gore’s rise to fame began at 16 with It’s My Party, followed by a string of Top 40 hits and the enduring feminist anthem You Don’t Own Me, underscoring her impact as a young chart-topper who navigated intense public attention. Fleetwood Mac’s Go Your Own Way, released in 1976 as part of Rumours, emerged from the painful breakup between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks and remains a defining track, even as Nicks has publicly complicated some of its lyrics years later.