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The article reports on a video where Dolly Parton accepted her posthumous Americana Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Music Association. In the video, recorded before her death in August at age 80, Parton expresses gratitude and reflects on how her work in roots music influenced her career. Emmylou Harris delivered remarks praising Parton’s songwriting skills and diverse talents, emphasizing her influence as an artist and role model.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
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Story summary
In August, Dolly Parton, who passed away at 80 after battling cancer, received the posthumous Americana Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Music Association (AMA). The award recognizes her contributions to roots music and Americana. In a pre-recorded video message, Parton expressed her gratitude: “It’s a great honor truly and just know that I will always love you.” She also highlighted how her involvement with bluegrass and acoustic albums revitalized her career and introduced her work to new audiences. The ceremony featured a performance of "Coat Of Many Colors" by Brandi Carlile and the band I'm With Her.
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New video shows late Dolly Parton’s delight at lifetime achievement award
The singer, who died in August at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer, was posthumously awarded the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Music Association, which runs the event.
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Parton said in the video: “Well, hey, it’s Dolly.
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I’m honoured to be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association.
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“I mean, roots music, or what is now called Americana music, is what I grew up playing back in the Smoky Mountains.
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“And that project really opened the door to a series of bluegrass and acoustic albums that changed the course of my career in so many ways.”
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“Now, new fans discovered these albums, new Americana music communities embraced them, and now looking back at it all, I see this era of my career as a musical renaissance of sorts.
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“I want to thank everyone at the AMA for recognising me with this award.
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It’s a great honour truly and just know that I will always love you.”
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A video of Parton accepting the award played, followed by a performance of Parton’s song Coat Of Many Colors by Brandi Carlile and the band, I’m With Her.
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Before Parton’s video message was played, her friend and fellow singer Emmylou Harris delivered opening remarks about the country star’s legacy.
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She said: “In 1967, Dolly got a good start on her big dream when she landed a gig as the girl singer with Porter Wagoner.
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“Their duets were a hit on the show and on the charts, but Dolly was nobody’s sidekick.
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“She wanted more and she deserved more, and she set out to get it always, always on her own terms.”
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Harris praised Parton for her songwriting abilities and her charisma on stage and screen.
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She said: “And we all know what happened when Dolly set her sights on something.
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She was one of our all-time greatest songwriters, but she shined just as brightly on stage.
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“She lit up the TV screen and then she lit up the movie screen.
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“Her stunningly beautiful, pure mountain voice could make us cry and then crack us up with a well-aimed, sometimes body joke.
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There was nothing Dolly couldn’t do, and so she did it.”
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She said: “There’s another famous Dolly saying: ‘If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one’.
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“Through her songs and her own example, she showed so many musicians, artists and everyday folks exactly how to do that.”
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“Not by giving them the map that she made, but by encouraging them to draw their own.
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“So whatever road you’re on, I believe that Dolly’s walking it with every one of us tonight and always.
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“She’s sprinkling those rhinestones along the path and reminding us as we walk to be on the lookout for ways to dream more, learn more, care more, and be more for ourselves and for each other.”
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