2.6-Miles at Cowles after my pre-operation physical.

Rock and Roll Heaven added two new members today, Dolly Parton and Tim Curry both at the 80-year old mark.

Dolly Parton 

Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean (January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. Dubbed the "Queen of Country", Parton was one of the most honored country performers in history, earning eleven Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, six Golden Globes and a Tony Award. She was also known for her cultural influence and philanthropy via Dollywood and the Dollywood Foundation. With more than 100 million records sold, Parton is among the best-selling music artists of all time.

Born into poverty in rural Tennessee, Parton wrote her first song at age six, performed regularly on TV by age ten, made her first recording a year later, and became a professional songwriter at sixteen. After writing songs for others, she released her debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly (1967), starting a nearly 60-year career. She released 49 studio albums and wrote more than 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper and an international success for Whitney Houston that sold 24 million copies worldwide), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5".

Onscreen, Parton starred in 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), both earning her nominations for Golden Globe, plus Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992), and Joyful Noise (2012). 

Parton's music received gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She logged 25 number-one Billboard country singles (tied with Reba McEntire for the most by a woman), 44 career top-10 country albums (a record for any artist), and 110 career-charted singles over 40 years. 

Tim Curry

Timothy James Curry (19 April 1946 – 25 August 2026) was an English actor and singer. He gained early fame portraying Dr Frank-N-Furter in the stage musical The Rocky Horror Show, reprising the role for its 1975 film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Curry began his career in the West End production of the musical Hair (1968–1969). He went on to be nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical portraying the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance (1982) and King Arthur in Spamalot (2006–2007). His stage acting on Broadway garnered three Tony Award nominations, first for Best Actor in a Play as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus (1980–1981), followed by two nominations for Best Actor in a Musical for My Favorite Year (1992–1993) and Spamalot (2005).

Curry moved permanently to the United States in the late 1980s and began to appear more frequently in Hollywood film productions, including comedic roles such as Dr Thornton Poole in John Landis's Oscar (1991), the suspicious Plaza Hotel concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Jigsaw in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), and Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996). Curry also appeared in action films, such as the John McTiernan-directed thriller The Hunt for Red October (1990) as Dr Yevgeniy Petrov, the 1993 adaptation of The Three Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu.  He also starred in the 1998 direct-to-video film Addams Family Reunion playing Gomez Addams.

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As a singer, Curry released three rock-focused studio albums: Read My Lips (1978), Fearless (1979), and Simplicity (1981).