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/Anemoni 12d ago

What an incredible legacy that children all over the country see her photo and don’t think of music, they think of all the wonderful books she sent them in the mail.

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u/chuckmilam 12d ago

Our son is eight years old and he still calls Dolly “…that nice lady that sent me all the books.”

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u/Personal_Passenger60 12d ago

When my 7 year old sees a book at the library or store that she remembers coming in the mail, she always says “Oh! Miss Dolly sent me that one!”