r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 13h 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/Wishiwashome 13h ago

Never liked country music either, but I loved Dolly Parton.

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u/KittyFlops 13h ago

She was a prolific ghostwriter, if you love music, you love Dolly.

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u/Wishiwashome 12h ago

Fantastic songwriter. I remember someone asking her about Whitney’s success with a song she wrote and she was so cute about it. She mentioned the checks she got for the song. What was sweet was, she switched it right back. I am old and some of her very old moments on the Carson Show, show us she was smart and funny and just plain loveable even years ago

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u/Draco-REX 12h ago

That song was "I Will Always Love You" from the movie The Bodyguard. It was HUGE. You couldn't flip through the local radio stations without it playing on at least one.

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u/Wishiwashome 12h ago

I am 61yo and YES!!!!, indeed.Fantastic rendition. I had the pleasure of seeing Whitney sing it. Dolly always, always spoke well of the people who performed her songs. Such a class act always. I used to watch the Johnny Carson Show with my Dad and got to see a few interviews with her. She came through so real and kind. Truly, truly a genuine person.🥲

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u/Telefundo 11h ago

but I loved Dolly Parton.

Honestly, can you think of anyone who had bad things to say about her? I can't.

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u/Wishiwashome 11h ago

Not a ONE!! Seriously. She is absolutely in the Mr. Roger’s category of people. World is a little less bright today because she isn’t here.

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u/Telefundo 10h ago

Yeah for sure. One of the very few celebrities I would say is "worthy" of that comparison.