“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.”

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

Family, Faith & Fables” credited to Dolly Parton and Family, explores the great legacy of the Partons and the Owens, her maternal family, as she performs alongside five generations of family members.

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.

I f the U.S. had a “Living National Treasure” designation, as Japan does, Dolly Parton would be a shoo-in. Now 78 years old, she has received nearly every musical honor the co