Dolly received Small Town America Hall of Fame Award honoring hometown, Sevierville, Tenn.

Seven local charities benefit from Dixie Stampede benefit show donations

Part musical, part rodeo and Wild West show, Dolly Parton's Stampede thundered into Pigeon Forge, Tenn., in June of 1988.

Dolly’s Celebrity Theater opened to guests at her theme park, Dollywood in 1988

Dolly forms non-profit organization, The Dollywood Foundation, targeted at providing scholarships for seniors at local high schools