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“Travelin’ Thru” is the Dolly Parton song that can’t be forgotten

Parton's anthem for "Transamerica" proves doing what’s right is a timeless endeavor

Published August 28, 2026 12:00PM (EDT)

When Dolly Parton spoke, one could tell she always had her tongue planted firmly in her cheek — and I’m not just talking about the way she’d deliver her “S” sounds with a slight whistle, courtesy of her distinctly lovable Appalachian twang. Parton was a one-woman, two-boobed joke factory, arriving at every interview, stage performance and public appearance with at least 10 punchlines locked and loaded. Quips fell out of her like apples from a tree, ripening and landing at just the right time in any conversation. And as skilled as she was at this repartee, it never came off overly practiced. She could deliver the same line five different times, and it still wouldn’t grow dull, because Parton simply wasn’t a dull person. She was lively and in on the joke from the very beginning. When you’re a flaxen-haired woman in country music, and the very first song on your very first studio album is called “Dumb Blonde,” you’re working with a home-court advantage.

But Parton didn’t just use her bubbly humor to make people laugh. She implemented wry wit like a tactical defense, a trusty tool in her arsenal that could disarm........

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