Dolly Parton has died

mikestew

I’ve never been much of a country music fan, but I’ve always been a Dolly fan. Great songwriter, philanthropist, and seemed like a genuinely nice person. RIP, Dolly, you were one of the greats.

lenerdenator

I knew she had been sick recently but always assumed she'd bounce back. We're worse off.

1970-01-01

She still has a hit single dropping in 2045. R.I.P. Dolly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRPdwWzTTi8

curuinor

I am from the wrong continent to be inculcated in country music from an early age, but I read books distributed from her program every week to the niece. So that's probably her more durable contribution to society, I think.

Kye

Dolly Parton seemed nice on that episode of The Orville.

stego-tech

Dolly was one of the unequivocal good ones. Damn girl, RIP.

d4mi3n

End of an era. She was a very active philanthropist and will be dearly missed for all the good she brought to the world.

DiBop

Wow. I knew she was close but still. She has always held her in a special place in my heart as I am sure so many else do. I hope there is a national day of mourning. And parades. She would've like parades

odyssey7

Sad news - she was a treasure.

CalChris

I saw Dolly at Hardly Strictly in 2005. She was great.

cjboco

What an amazing woman and person in general. I wish other celebrities did as much as her. Her Imagination Library ( https://imaginationlibrary.com ) is just one example of her giving back to the community.

steveBK123

She made money doing what she loved, and gave a huge amount of it away to help others. Can't ask for better than that, she will be missed.

Aboutplants

“Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has gifted over 318 million free books to children worldwide since its inception” Amazing contributions to many aspects of life

dylan604

My mother was a die hard Dolly fan. We even visited Dollywood when I was a kid. One of her favorite movies was with Dolly and Sylvester Stallone called Rhinestone. She watched it repeatedly, and there are quotes from it that are taking up precious space in the ol' memory banks. If you've never heard the 45 of Jolene played at 33, give it a listen.

mattsolle

If anyone hasn't listened to "Dolly Parton's America" ( https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america ), I highly recommend it. Does a great job interviewing Dolly and discussing with her (and those two are around her) who she is, her life events, her thoughts on life. I knew people loved Dolly Parton before I listened but didn't really know why and the podcast helped me understand a bit more of it. It features a LOT of one-on-one time with Dolly in a way that I don't often find docu-series do. It's fantastic!

sleet_spotter

If you are curious to know more about Dolly, I wholeheartedly recommend the podcast series “Dolly Parton’s America”. One of the best podcast series I’ve listened to and gave me so much respect for Dolly. The world is a little dimmer without her in it!

1PlayerOne

I'm going home, I'm going home... Long As I Can See The Light: https://youtu.be/tMgyIUvz9ak?si=zZq0yHRHmGl7LsFB

otter-in-a-suit

Very sad to hear. Rest in peace. I was at Dollywood a few weeks ago. I highly recommend a visit if you ever get the chance. She has a fantastic legacy in more ways than one.

dayyan

Amazing human who popularized the amazing Country Music. Listening to Country Music radio all day as respects.

gigatexal

very, very sad. she was such a good person in this age of trump especially in the country music scene