Dolly Parton posthumously received the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award nearly one month after her death at age 80.
“Well, hey, it’s Dolly. I’m honored to be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association,” Parton said in a prerecorded video message shared during the ceremony on Wednesday, September 16. “I mean, roots music, or what is now called Americana music, is what I grew up playing back in the Smoky Mountains. It’s that same music that drew me back to East Tennessee in 1997 to write and record my album Hungry Again , and that project really opened the door to a series of bluegrass and acoustic albums…
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