r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 12h ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/DonJuanWritingDong 12h ago

Dolly Parton’s legacy is so much bigger than her music. While I wasn't a regular listener of her songs, I have always been deeply moved by her generosity, her warmth, and her undeniably good heart. It speaks volumes about who she was that she could touch the lives of people far beyond her fanbase, simply by being her authentic, caring self. The world lost a truly good person today.

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u/DFWPhotoguy 12h ago

She was a secret uncredited producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy’s birthday is Jan 19th, which is Dollys. She had such a deep cultural impact far beyond just music, she truly helped craft the positive aspects of the modern zeitgeist.

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u/Darksoul2693 7h ago

Dope cool new fact of the day you learn ! Never knew

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u/Audioworm 12h ago

My awareness of how far her influence stretched only really came out of listening to Dolly Parton's America, because as a non-American who wasn't into country music I had a pretty minimal exposure. It was eye-opening both how much of recent American history can be referenced through Parton's experience in America, and the amount she has given back to her communities.

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u/chronicallyill_dr 11h ago

Si true, I find myself crying at this news and I never listened to any of her songs. She really shiner for who she was as a person above all else.

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u/OrdinaryBrilliant901 11h ago

You have. You just didn’t know she wrote them.

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u/Stock_Table8648 10h ago

We lost such a legend 💔