Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountains Rise Live Stream: Watch The Telethon For Gatlinburg Fires Online
Two weeks ago, rapidly spreading wildfires devastated Tennessee, killing 14 people and burning more than 15,000 acres near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Tuesday, country music singer Dolly Parton will host a telethon to raise money to help the community recover.
Parton, who is now 70 but was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, will put on "Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund" Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST. Several stars will make appearances and answer the phones throughout the program, including Cyndi Lauper, Hank Williams Jr., Don McLean and Paula Deen, according to Parton's website.
Want to tune in? The show will be broadcast on her Facebook page here and on livestream.com here. You can also look below for the video:
"I’m truly honored that these artists are giving their time and energy to help us raise money for everyone affected by the wildfires," Parton said in a statement. "I’ve got so many great friends in the industry, and I’m so proud that they were so ready to step up and help me help my people in the Smoky Mountains through this telethon and the My People Fund."
Parton started the My People Fund through her nonprofit, the Dollywood Foundation, in the wake of the wildfires. All donations go to the families whose lives and homes were affected by the blaze.
One also-famous supporter of Parton's fund was Miley Cyrus, whose nonprofit the Happy Hippy Foundation has signed on as a sponsor. Cyrus, 24, was born in nearby Franklin, Tennessee. During the fires, she wrote on Instagram that she was "sending protective energy to the ever so sacred Dollywood and all of the homes/folks in TN who are experiencing this devastating fire!"
As of Monday, the Chimney Tops and Cobbly Nob fires — the flames from which scorched the tourist destination of Gatlinburg — were 94 and 96 percent contained, respectively, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported. Two teenagers have arrested in connection with the wildfires.
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