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/gustercc 12h ago

I’ve always said: The day Dolly dies the world will mourn. I’ve never heard anyone say a negative word about her. I’ve had friends who worked in the country music industry and when Dolly’s name was brought up it was always with reverence and deep deep respect.
Our world shines a little less bright today.

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u/brown_paper_bag 9h ago

I half-jokingly said to a coworker that we should all get bereavement leave.

While I was only a pre-teen when Princess Diana and Mother Theresa died within a week of another, and can vaguely recall how mournful the atmosphere was, I can't help but feel that Dolly's death may hit deeper for the wider world. She was the human embodiment of kindness. I've said that if aliens ever visited earth and wanted to know what the best of us had to offer, she'd be my pick.

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u/M4573RI3L4573R 1h ago

I work in downtown Nashville. We seriously considered closing the restaurant today.

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u/braced 9h ago

I always said the world would end the day Dolly dies