Dolly Parton Died After a ‘Brief Battle with Cancer,’ Her Team Confirms
- Country music icon Dolly Parton died on Tuesday at age 80 following a "brief battle with cancer" at a Nashville medical centre, her family announced.
- Parton told Entertainment Weekly in 2014 she wanted an old country-gospel song sung at her funeral rather than one of her own hits, preferring the same hymn played at her father's service.
- The singer will be laid to rest in a small, private service reserved for immediate family; in lieu of flowers, her family requested donations to the Imagination Library.
- Global music figures including Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Eminem, and Linda Ronstadt paid tribute to Parton, while President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff in her honour.
- Reflecting on her legacy before her death, Parton said, "I just hope I leave something good behind." Fans and friends worldwide were encouraged to share tributes on social media.
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Our Favorite Dolly Parton Performances
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Dolly Parton: Working class hero
The tributes to Dolly Parton pouring out this week will dwell on her song catalog—“Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” “I Will Always Love You”—and on the causes now attached to her name: her free book program for children, her trailblazing for women in a business men built to keep them out. Those things alone are […]
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Thurrock GazetteTributes paid to 'true legend' following death of Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton died aged 80 following a “brief battle with cancer” on Tuesday.
Dolly Parton, global icon and early literacy champion, passes away at the age of 80
Singer, songwriter, actress, humanitarian and global icon Dolly Parton passed away Monday at the age of 80, and the Hopkinsville Brewing Company is hosting a fundraiser for the Imagination Library in her honor. While best known for her musical talent and spirit of generosity, Parton was also a life-long, staunch advocate for early childhood literacy. She often told the story of how her father was literate and how she wanted to help avoid such a…
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