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

“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 has announced the November release of her new album "Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables."

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