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Dolly delivered a set heavy on classics, starting with \"Joshua,\" and continuing with \"Jolene,\" \"My Tennessee Mountain Home,\" \"Coat of Many Colors,\" \"Here You Come Again,\" \"9 to 5,\" and \"I Will Always Love You.\"

She also paid tribute to her mentor Porter Wagoner, inviting his longtime band member Buck Trent to join her on Porter's hit, \"The Carroll County Accident.\"

\"I just have so many memories,\" Dolly reminisced. \"Watching the people backstage, and standing out there on that stage where all the great people stood, just thinking maybe someday I could be part of them.\"

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For one of country's biggest stars, it was a night filled with gratitude.

\"You wonder how people will remember you when you're older,\" Dolly explained. \"And I'm older, and I'm seeing how people are remembering me. And that makes me feel very humble.\"

\"Maybe I'll be around another 50 years, who knows?\" she smiled. \"If I'm lucky.\"

The special, \"Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry,\" is set to air Nov. 26.

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