"I'm sure they'll be playing 'I Will Always Love You' when I die, just like they did with Whitney Houston," she said in a 2015 interview -- but she had a different pick.

The country music icon and philanthropist died Aug. 25 at 80.

Dolly Parton reportedly chose a classic country gospel hymn, to be played at her funeral rather than one of her own songs in a nod to the icon's humble roots.

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"O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done." These evocative lines from Walt Whitman's famous poem encapsulate the emotional weight many of us feel when confronted with the end of a life journey ...

Dolly Parton named the song she wanted at her funeral — and why — more than a decade ago - Parton will be mourned at a ‘small, private service’ for her immediate family ...

The gospel song was popular in its own right before it was famously featured in 1993's Sister Act 2, starring Whoopi Goldberg Jenna Bush Hager says her dad, former President George W. Bush, already ...

JAMIE SHE, an avant-pop artist, has announced her debut album, titled FUNERAL SONGS, alongside the release of a new single called KISS ME WHILE YOU CAN. An album release show is scheduled for Thursday ...

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Multi-platinum rock band THEORY OF A DEADMAN has released their new EP, 'Part 1: Funeral Song s,' out now via ONErpm.

Chart-topping veterans THEORY OF A DEADMAN have released a new single, "Funeral Song", taken from the upcoming EP "Part 1: Funeral Songs", due on September 4, 2026 via ONErpm. Marking a new chapter ...

A Song for Life, a UK memorial song service created by Zena Carina, has launched a personalised way for families to ...