NEWSDolly Parton Reminisced About Singing With Kenny Rodgers in 1983 in Final Instagram Post Before Death at 80: Watch

Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on Tuesday, August 25.
Aug. 25 2026, Published 2:24 p.m. ET
Dolly Parton shared a throwback video of herself singing her hit "Islands in the Stream" with pal Kenny Rodgers days before her death at the age of 80.
The iconic country singer passed away on Tuesday, August 25, and had posted the clip on her Instagram page just 10 days prior.
Dolly Parton shared the video on August 15.
"43 years of 'Islands In the Stream!' 💖," Parton captioned the clip posted on August 15. The video featured the "Jolene" singer and Rodgers performing on stage in 1983.
"Islands in the Stream" was written by The Bee Gees and was recorded by Parton and Rodgers — who died in 2020 — in August 1983 as the first single from his fifteenth studio album, Eyes That See in the Dark.

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rodgers sang together in 1983.
Parton's nephew, Brian Seaver announced her passing on Tuesday via a video shared on her social media.
“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality. As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now," he said in part.
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Dolly Parton revealed she was dealing with health problems on August 21.
“It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by [her late husband] Carl [Thomas Dean], her parents and countless others who have watched her and longed to meet her in the heavens," Seaver continued.
While her cause of death has yet to be determined, Parton shared an update on her health on Friday, August 21.
Dolly Parton Was Still 'Dealing With Some Health Issues'

The icon's cause of death has yet to be determined.
She told People earlier this month she was "dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl."
"It’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health. But I think because we live in a 24/7 world with social media, everything gets magnified in ways it wasn’t years ago," she added as she tired to ease fans' worries.
Dolly Parton Canceled an Appearance on August 14

Dolly Parton skipped out on a Dollywood appearance on August 14.
The Steel Magnolias star also abruptly canceled her appearance at the opening of a brand new ride at her Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
She apologized to her fans in a video posted by the Knoxville News Sentinel on August 14 and further noted she was suffering a "few little health issues."
"Sometimes I get a little dizzy, and I get dehydrated. And I’m dehydrated," she noted at the time.


