The legendary duet partners scored their biggest hits in the 1980s and remained lifelong friends until “The Gambler” died in 2020.

The late star created some of the most beloved country and pop songs in American music ...

They really were the dream team. Of course, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers famously worked together for decades, and were beloved both individually, and as a pair, by country music fans everywhere.

When Dolly Parton stepped up to the microphone alongside Kenny Rogers to record 1983's "Islands in the Stream," she did her close friend a massive favor. Two years later, it was time to collect.

The death of Dolly Parton today at the age of 80 has the world mourning one of America’s most beloved entertainers: a generation-spanning performer and country music icon who took as much pride in her ...