(FILES) Kennedy Center Honors recipients US singer Dolly Parton (L) and singer Smokey Robinson speak with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) after recieving their awards during a dinner at the State Department in Washington, DC on December 2, 2006. Legendary US singer-songwriter and country music legend Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on August 25, 2026. (Photo by LESLIE E. KOSSOFF / AFP via Getty Images)