Such a great person.

Dang

I did hear she was sick last week

What a great career and class act

Sad news.

oh wow
this is shocking to read
My parents and grandparents are/were huge Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn fans.

I saw her at least twice, maybe three times in concert when I was growing up.

I knew she had Kidney Stones along with Immune & Digestive problems that she was addressing.

I remember watching an interview when she stated that she had neglected her health following the death of her husband.

https://www.foxnews.com/video/5614615980001


https://www.foxnews.com/entert...dolly-parton-dead-80

Dolly Parton dead at 80
The country music legend is preceded in death by her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died in March 2025

Her nephew revealed the news in an Aug. 25 Instagram video. The news comes after Parton spent months battling an unknown health issue.

This story is developing.

Sad day, I read where she had cancelled an event at DollyWorld and stayed home in Nashville.

Classy, funny and a great entertainer, a better person that most in that industry...

Wow that is sad to hear. Thanks for the entertainment Dolly.

It just never occurred to me that she might die at this time. I feel tears welling up in my eyes. There will never be another who approaches her talent, comedic and business genius. Her generosity and her star power. Truly one of a kind.

Rest easy Dolly. She has left a great legacy.

This sucks. She was so talented.

Sad to hear she has died. I had a crush on her while watching her on Porter Wagoner. May she rest in peace.

Love and prayers from Mrs. R and me, we are so grateful to have lived through her entire career. Thank you, Dolly Parton.

Very sad news. Just read an article on her yesterday on a guitar blog I folks.

The world is a bit poorer today.

This is a very tough one to take.

Such unparalleled greatness, and one of the most beautiful voices ever.

I'm sad to hear of this... She was a woman of grace.

A true story of rags to riches, but it didn't seem to change her. I have been listening to her since the Porter Wagoner Show days.

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Originally posted by ftttu:
Sad to hear she has died. I had a crush on her while watching her on Porter Wagoner. May she rest in peace.

I remember her from those days too. Long and very productive, memorable career. I don't do this often, but I pulled the stopper out of my medicinal whiskey and had a healthy snort of it to her life.

I remember an interview she did years ago, and the interviewer said that Elvis was going to record her song, I will always love you, but it didn’t happen, could she say why.
She said that his manager, Tom Parker called and said that Elvis gets at least 50% of the publishing rights of the songs he records, was she willing to go ahead with it. She told him that it was a big hit for her and she wasn’t willing to sign any amount of rights over. Parker told her that Elvis wouldn’t record it then, and she said I’m sorry but I’m not doing it.
Needless to say, it was the right decision. When it was a hit the second time with Whitney Houston, Dolly owned 100% of the rights.

A truly iconic woman, she'll be missed by so many.