RIP Dolly Parton 😢

[Dave Scepter]

Dolly Parton, country music icon, dies at 80 https://share.google/XWeYC3SwnKCrhTcMI

🙏 

[cmatthes]

Sad to hear that - I know she had been ill over the last few months, but she was always a bright, positive light who gave a lot back.  Never really was within my musical tastes, but seemed like one helluva good person and a total icon.

[Dave Scepter]

24 minutes ago, cmatthes said:

Sad to hear that - I know she had been ill over the last few months, but she was always a bright, positive light who gave a lot back.  Never really was within my musical tastes, but seemed like one helluva good person and a total icon.

I know she just lost her husband last year and just started declining after that... just goes to show you the strength of depression 😢

Edited Tuesday at 06:54 PM by Dave Scepter

[DaveH]

TDC... RIP Dolly. She always had a wholesome air about her.

 

[Steve Haynie]

When wildfires were taking a toll on Eastern Tennessee, Dolly donated a million dollars or two to help people in that area.  When Hurricane Helene came along in 2024 she donated a million or two out of her own pocket to help people again. 

[scottcald]

Wow, this one really makes me sad.  Like her music or not, Dolly wrote a lot of great songs and when you heard a song of hers, you knew it was her.  And she did so much for others when she didn't have to.  I'm sure she did plenty that no one ever heard about.  

[Willie G. Moseley]

There were several interesting guitars in the museum at Dollywood when we visited sometime in the '90s, including an original all-chrome Veleno

[LucSulla]

There are not a lot of people left in the public eye that stir much southern pride in me these days, but she was damn sure one of them. Sad to see her go, but I hope I manage a 1/10th of the positive things she did for people. Pretty inspiring life for anyone who knew her beyond the boobs and hair, and even that image was brilliant. 

[hamerican gigolo]

Great artist & an amazing songwriter. 

R.I.P.  😞

[RobB]

She will require a specially-shaped casket. 

[django49]

[scottcald]

Leland Sklar tells a couple Dolly stories:

 

[Dave Scepter]

 

 

[Biz Prof]

She will rightfully be remembered for a lot of good things and deeds. Perhaps her most significant contribution in my eyes was the creation of her Imagination Library.

I grew up in a household full of books, and I learned to read at a very young age. My mother grew up incredibly poor and was instrumental in steering my sister and me toward formal education.  IIRC, Dolly's father was illiterate, and that wasn't necessarily unique in early twentieth century Appalachia.  She realized the opportunities that would be available to anyone who could effectively read and write. Truly a game changer for the poor and forgotten ones in society.

When my first child was born, I had already purchased several books to read to her while my wife was pregnant. And while I didn't need the charity of a free book, a local literacy advocacy group provided us (and all new parents at local hospitals) with a free copy of Goodnight Moon. I later discovered it was Dolly's Imagination Library that helps subsidize and facilitate this benevolent service.  

Now that's a legacy worth celebrating.

[Spinaltap]

RIP Dolly

[Saul Goodman]

Uncle Ted and Dolly.

 

[django49]

Gotta love how she never took herself too seriously.

 

[JGale]

[bry4321]

9 hours ago, Saul Goodman said:

Uncle Ted and Dolly.

 

That’s so cool

[bry4321]

11 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

She will rightfully be remembered for a lot of good things and deeds. Perhaps her most significant contribution in my eyes was the creation of her Imagination Library.

I grew up in a household full of books, and I learned to read at a very young age. My mother grew up incredibly poor and was instrumental in steering my sister and me toward formal education.  IIRC, Dolly's father was illiterate, and that wasn't necessarily unique in early twentieth century Appalachia.  She realized the opportunities that would be available to anyone who could effectively read and write. Truly a game changer for the poor and forgotten ones in society.

When my first child was born, I had already purchased several books to read to her while my wife was pregnant. And while I didn't need the charity of a free book, a local literacy advocacy group provided us (and all new parents at local hospitals) with a free copy of Goodnight Moon. I later discovered it was Dolly's Imagination Library that helps subsidize and facilitate this benevolent service.  

Now that's a legacy worth celebrating.

Yes it is. Thanks for sharing. 

[Kerry Marchman]

Another legend gone. She was one of a kind..

[hamerhead]

Not so much a fan of her music, but I loved her as a human being. Just incredible, and she WILL be missed by millions.

[Disturber]

On 8/25/2026 at 8:44 PM, Dave Scepter said:

I know she just lost her husband last year and just started declining after that... just goes to show you the strength of depression 😢

I read she died of cancer? That was discovered quite recently. 

Very sad that she is gone. It put on her bluegrass album yesterday on my way to work. This was the last track. Felt like a catharsis.