“Smoky Mountain DNA” could only end with one song: “When It’s Family,” originally co-written by Parton and released as “Family” on her 1991 album “Eagle When She Flies.” It’s a moving song about acceptance, Parton singing: “Some are preachers, some are gay / Some are addicts, drunks and strays / But not a one is turned away / When it’s family.”

Coming off her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and "Rockstar" album, Dolly Parton is showing off her family's rich and lengthy musical heritage with "Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith & Fables," a collection of songs co-produced with cousin Richie Owens and featuring more than 20 family members,

Dolly Parton fans know how she honed her musical chops in a Tennessee cabin with 11 siblings. But the source of her talent stretches way back – to the 1600s in the British Isles

Dolly Parton unveiled new stories about her family and her life in East Tennessee. The globally-beloved country star teamed up with her family to release a 37-track record, Smoky Mountain DNA: Family,

“Smoky Mountain DNA—Family, Faith & Fables” (Owepar Records ... after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Dolly Parton, after all, has long stressed how open she is to a makeover. Her musical family, so often demonstrably gifted ...

We’re from a very musical family,” Dolly Parton said. “A lot of our older relatives have passed on, but we have all these stories from our families. We really thought we

Dolly Parton is gearing up to release a massive album this Friday, titled Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables, which includes many of her family members on all of the whopping 37 songs.