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Dolly Parton posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Honors & Awards 2026 through a prerecorded video message, in which she expressed her gratitude for the award and reflected on her musical journey from the Smoky Mountains to Nashville. The ceremony featured remarks by friend Emmylou Harris, who celebrated Parton’s versatility as both a songwriter and performer. The tribute concluded with a performance of "Coat of Many Colors" by Brandi Carlile and I’m with Her.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Dolly Parton, who passed away in August at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, was posthumously awarded the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Music Association (AMA). The award ceremony took place at the Americana Honors & Awards 2026. In a pre-recorded video message played during the event, Parton expressed her gratitude and delight for being recognized with this honor. She reflected on her musical roots in the Smoky Mountains and how her return to recording bluegrass and acoustic albums had changed her career trajectory. Parton emphasized that this era of her music had been embraced by new fans, calling it a "musical renaissance." The event featured a performance of Parton’s song "Coat Of Many Colors" by Brandi Carlile and the band I’m With Her.
Written for “Dolly Parton Posthumous Award” on 2026-09-17,
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Dolly Parton posthumously accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Honors & Awards 2026 in a video she recorded before her death.
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The “Jolene” singer, who passed away on Aug. 25, said in the video that she was “so honored” to receive the coveted award on Wednesday.
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“Roots music, or what is now called Americana music, is what I grew up playing back in the Smoky Mountains,” Parton added.
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“It’s that same music that drew me back to East Tennessee back in 1997 to write and record my album ‘Hungry Again.’
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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,” she recalled.
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Parton said now that “new fans” have discovered her albums and have “embraced them,” she feels as though that era of her career is a “musical renaissance.”
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“I want to thank everyone at the AMA for recognizing me with this award,” she continued.
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“It’s a great honor, truly, and just know that I will always love you
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,” the country star concluded.
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Prior to the video being played, Parton’s friend Emmylou Harris delivered opening remarks about the songwriter’s legacy.
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“She was one of our all-time greatest songwriters, but she shined just as brightly on stage,” Harris, 79, shared.
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“She lit up the TV screen and then she, she lit up the movie screen.”
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The “If This Is Goodbye” songstress said Parton’s “stunningly beautiful, pure mountain voice could make us cry and then crack us up with a well-aimed, sometimes body joke.”
“There was nothing Dolly couldn’t do, and so she did it,” she added.
After the video, the tribute concluded with a performance of Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors,” performed by Brandi Carlile and I’m with Her.
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