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Reba McEntire Honors Dolly Parton at 2026 Emmys

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC · How we work

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Reba McEntire Performs Tribute

Sally Field introduced Reba McEntire’s tribute to Dolly Parton at the 2026 Emmy Awards.
Reba McEntire performed Dolly Parton’s 1983 song “Appalachian Memories” on Sept. 14, 2026 at ceremony.
Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25, 2026 at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer.
Field called Parton a humanitarian whose work profoundly impacted Tennessee and the United States.
Parton earned five Emmy nominations and won a 2020 Emmy for Netflix’s “Christmas on the Square.”

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Reba McEntire Performs Tribute

Sally Field introduced Reba McEntire’s tribute to Dolly Parton at the 2026 Emmy Awards.
Reba McEntire performed Dolly Parton’s 1983 song “Appalachian Memories” on Sept. 14, 2026 at ceremony.
Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25, 2026 at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer.
Field called Parton a humanitarian whose work profoundly impacted Tennessee and the United States.
Parton earned five Emmy nominations and won a 2020 Emmy for Netflix’s “Christmas on the Square.”

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