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Dolly's angelic voice floated throughout her first gospel album in 1971 with songs like "I Believe, " "Lord Hold My Hand" and the title track, "Golden Streets of Glory."

What happened

She informed The Associated Press last year that the steadfast faith that inspired those hymns anchored her throughout her grief after the death of her husband, Carl Dean.

"I am a person of faith, and I truly believe that I'm going to see him again someday. And I see him every day in my memories and in my heart, and in all the things that we applied to do and all the things that we've built together, " Parton stated in 2025. "You just kind of have to learn to kind of make new plans – but that's the hardest part." From the AP's May 2025 interview with Parton.

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