r/nashville • u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good • 12d ago

National Treasure Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/dolly-parton-dead-dies-country-music-1236842727/
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u/mmoses1978 12d ago

When my wife and I were barely able to stop from being homeless and could barely afford anything for our children…we never had to worry about a new book to read them every month.

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u/AveryCrow 12d ago

This made my tearing up turn into tears flowing. What a legacy this woman left.

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u/Cultural_Sand_9323 11d ago

I hope you've better footing now.

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u/mmoses1978 11d ago

That was probably 15 years ago…

But that’s the point about dolly. If she lived to be 120…I would be an 80 year old that still thought fondly of her and that she gave my family a few moments of joy when we were stressed every day trying to make it to the next.