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(https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/share-your-tributes-and-memories-of-dolly-parton) Share your tributes and memories of Dolly Parton        LIVE Updated 1m ago            (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kate-lamb) Kate Lamb (now);  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-campbell) Lucy Campbell and  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/fran-lawther) Fran Lawther (earlier)   Wed 26 Aug 2026 01.38 EDT  First published on Tue 25 Aug 2026 14.04 EDT   (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url) Share                   Key events  (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406#block-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago  Dolly Parton's team confirms she has died after 'brief battle with cancer'   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e0d7f8f0816a770b44338#block-6a8e0d7f8f0816a770b44338) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 8h ago  Remembering Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved personalities in music and beyond   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e00b58f0816a770b442f2#block-6a8e00b58f0816a770b442f2) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 04:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Dolly Parton musical still on track to open on Broadway early next year   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e00378f087b6d16701b9c#block-6a8e00378f087b6d16701b9c) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 04:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Parton to have small, private funeral service for immediate family   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8df3fe8f087b6d16701b2b#block-6a8df3fe8f087b6d16701b2b) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 04:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Parton's funeral to be private family affair, report says   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8df09a8f087b6d16701b13#block-6a8df09a8f087b6d16701b13) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 03:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Dolly Parton's best one-liners – the star in her own words   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8df1248f0816a770b44271#block-6a8df1248f0816a770b44271) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 03:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Video: Dolly Parton's family announce death and pay tribute   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8ded9c8f087b6d16701b05#block-6a8ded9c8f087b6d16701b05) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 03:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Dionne Warwick pays tribute: 'My heart is heavy'   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8de6188f087b6d16701adb#block-6a8de6188f087b6d16701adb) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 03:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  'You gave so much with your huge heart': Reba McEntire pays tribute to 'my buddy Dolly'   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8de2b08f08afa128b1d1fa#block-6a8de2b08f08afa128b1d1fa) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  'A true loss for millions of people': Trump says US flags will be lowered tonight for a week for Parton   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8de0538f087b6d16701aaf#block-6a8de0538f087b6d16701aaf) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Parton's much-cherished philanthropic work - at a glance   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8dded48f0816a770b441ef#block-6a8dded48f0816a770b441ef) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Parton's death follows recent health issues and death of husband Carl Dean   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8ddb758f0816a770b441d6#block-6a8ddb758f0816a770b441d6) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Appreciation: Parton's peerless career turned country music cliches inside out   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8dd8778f087b6d16701a71#block-6a8dd8778f087b6d16701a71) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 12h ago  Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her family announces                                  (Dolly Parton)          Dolly Parton Photograph: Pete Still/Redferns     (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-1)   View image in fullscreen       Dolly Parton Photograph: Pete Still/Redferns             (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kate-lamb) Kate Lamb (now);  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-campbell) Lucy Campbell and  (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/fran-lawther) Fran Lawther (earlier)   Wed 26 Aug 2026 01.38 EDT  First published on Tue 25 Aug 2026 14.04 EDT   (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url) Share                     From(Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago    (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406#block-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406) 20.09 EDT   Dolly Parton's team confirms she has died after 'brief battle with cancer'  Dolly Parton’s team has confirmed the country music legend died after “after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer”.  “Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement continued.     (US country music legend Dolly Parton died at the age of 80, her family announced on social media on 25 August 2026.)       US country music legend Dolly Parton died at the age of 80, her family announced on social media on 25 August 2026.  Photograph: Chris Torres/EPA  Read the full report below: (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead)  Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80 after fighting cancer     Read more        (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406#block-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 20.51 EDT               Key events  (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406#block-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago  Dolly Parton's team confirms she has died after 'brief battle with cancer'   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e0d7f8f0816a770b44338#block-6a8e0d7f8f0816a770b44338) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 8h ago  Remembering Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved personalities in music and beyond   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e00b58f0816a770b442f2#block-6a8e00b58f0816a770b442f2) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 04:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Dolly Parton musical still on track to open on Broadway early next year   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e00378f087b6d16701b9c#block-6a8e00378f087b6d16701b9c) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 04:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 9h ago  Parton to have small, private funeral service for immediate family   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8df3fe8f087b6d16701b2b#block-6a8df3fe8f087b6d16701b2b) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 04:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Parton's funeral to be private family affair, report says   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8df09a8f087b6d16701b13#block-6a8df09a8f087b6d16701b13) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 03:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Dolly Parton's best one-liners – the star in her own words   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8df1248f0816a770b44271#block-6a8df1248f0816a770b44271) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 03:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Video: Dolly Parton's family announce death and pay tribute   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8ded9c8f087b6d16701b05#block-6a8ded9c8f087b6d16701b05) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 03:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 10h ago  Dionne Warwick pays tribute: 'My heart is heavy'   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8de6188f087b6d16701adb#block-6a8de6188f087b6d16701adb) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 03:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  'You gave so much with your huge heart': Reba McEntire pays tribute to 'my buddy Dolly'   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8de2b08f08afa128b1d1fa#block-6a8de2b08f08afa128b1d1fa) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  'A true loss for millions of people': Trump says US flags will be lowered tonight for a week for Parton   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8de0538f087b6d16701aaf#block-6a8de0538f087b6d16701aaf) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Parton's much-cherished philanthropic work - at a glance   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8dded48f0816a770b441ef#block-6a8dded48f0816a770b441ef) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Parton's death follows recent health issues and death of husband Carl Dean   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8ddb758f0816a770b441d6#block-6a8ddb758f0816a770b441d6) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 11h ago  Appreciation: Parton's peerless career turned country music cliches inside out   (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8dd8778f087b6d16701a71#block-6a8dd8778f087b6d16701a71) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 02:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 12h ago  Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her family announces                 (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e79878f0816a770b445aa#block-6a8e79878f0816a770b445aa) (Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 01:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 26s ago   01.38 EDT    An unexpected tribute from your supermarket aisle : Australian supermarket chain Coles will be playing Dolly Parton’s music and greatest hits at its stores nationwide for an hour today, between 3-4pm. That’s for those not working 9-5.     (A Dolly Parton fan in Nashville sports a tattoo of the star on their leg.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-2)   View image in fullscreen       A Dolly Parton fan in Nashville sports a tattoo of the star on their leg. Photograph: Ray Di Pietro/Shutterstock  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e79878f0816a770b445aa#block-6a8e79878f0816a770b445aa) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e76b28f08afa128b1d584#block-6a8e76b28f08afa128b1d584) (Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 01:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 20m ago   01.18 EDT    Audience members gasped as news of Dolly Parton’s death was announced on stage before a UK performance of 9 To 5: The Musical.  Karla Tracey, who plays Parton’s character Doralee, broke the news to the audience at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing, West Sussex before paying tribute to the singer. double quotation mark   Tonight, we will perform the piece as she intended with great respect and affection for the woman whose vision brought it to life. “As we begin, we dedicate tonight’s performance to Dolly Parton, with our deepest thanks for the music, laughter and joy she gave us.      (Flowers and a note left by fans are seen by the bronze statue of late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee on 25 August 2026.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-3)   View image in fullscreen       Flowers and a note left by fans are seen by the bronze statue of late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee on 25 August 2026.  Photograph: AM Stewart/AFP/Getty Images  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e76b28f08afa128b1d584#block-6a8e76b28f08afa128b1d584) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e6c5b8f08afa128b1d55a#block-6a8e6c5b8f08afa128b1d55a) (Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 12:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 1h ago   00.42 EDT    The LGBTQ community in the US is mourning the passing of ‘diva’ Dolly Parton , reports Agence France-Presse. At a Washington gay bar, Cameron Austin donned a country western outfit replete with cowboy boots, as he sat in the corner sipping a drink while Dolly Parton’s “When I’m Gone” blasted through the sound system. “I didn’t grow up listening to a lot of the gay icons that we typically think of, but she’s the one that’s been with me from the very start,” Cameron Austin, a 28-year-old east Tennessee native said at a party honoring the country superstar at a bar in Washington. “Dolly was always there for me.” In death, just as in life, Dolly Parton was a rare unifier in a highly polarized America .     (Fans pay tribute to Dolly Parton at her home in Brentwood on August 25, 2026 in Brentwood, Tennessee. Parton passed away on 25 August 2026 at the age of 80.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-4)   View image in fullscreen       Fans pay tribute to Dolly Parton at her home in Brentwood on August 25, 2026 in Brentwood, Tennessee. Parton passed away on 25 August 2026 at the age of 80.  Photograph: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images  Her legacy is being celebrated by the Trump-controlled White House, honky-tonks across the largely conservative US south, and – especially – in America’s gay bars. In the rhinestone-clad, quick-witted country music queen, many gays and lesbians saw an unexpected but unwavering ally that advocated for their dignity and rights long before it was popular to do so. (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e6c5b8f08afa128b1d55a#block-6a8e6c5b8f08afa128b1d55a) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e61338f087b6d16701dcc#block-6a8e61338f087b6d16701dcc) (Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 12:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 1h ago   00.22 EDT    Tom Jones said Dolly Parton’s death had left a “great emptiness”.     (Dolly Parton's Star on the Music City Walk of Fame)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-5)   View image in fullscreen       Dolly Parton's Star on the Music City Walk of Fame Photograph: Tammie Arroyo/AFF-USA/Shutterstock  double quotation mark   She had an angelic but powerful voice with vast influence on generations to come,” he wrote on Instagram. A wonderful and generous person with an amazing story, RIP Dolly.  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e61338f087b6d16701dcc#block-6a8e61338f087b6d16701dcc) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e62028f08afa128b1d51e#block-6a8e62028f08afa128b1d51e) (Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 12:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time) 2h ago   00.01 EDT    Dolly, warmly remembered in the Castro district of San Fransisco.     (The marquee of the Castro Theater honors country singer Dolly Parton in the Castro District of San Francisco on Tuesday, 25 Aug., 2026.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-6)   View image in fullscreen       The marquee of the Castro Theater honors country singer Dolly Parton in the Castro District of San Francisco on Tuesday, 25 Aug., 2026.  Photograph: Dan Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle/AP  Outside the Harvey Milk Plaza.     (Fans of Dolly Parton gather to celebrate the life of the country singer at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro District of San Francisco.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-7)   View image in fullscreen       Fans of Dolly Parton gather to celebrate the life of the country singer at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro District of San Francisco.  Photograph: Dan Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle/AP  A Dolly fan.     (A fan of Dolly Parton gathers to celebrate the life of the country singer at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro District of San Francisco.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-8)   View image in fullscreen       A fan of Dolly Parton gathers to celebrate the life of the country singer at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro District of San Francisco. Photograph: Dan Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle/AP  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e62028f08afa128b1d51e#block-6a8e62028f08afa128b1d51e) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e5ec48f0816a770b44536#block-6a8e5ec48f0816a770b44536) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 11:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 2h ago   23.43 EDT    Celine Dion has paid tribute to Dolly Parton , writing on Instagram: “Dolly… you were pure light, with a kind heart and a generous spirit. double quotation mark   We will now be missing one of the most joyful voices this world has ever known. Thank you for the music, the laughter, and the love you gave us all. We will always love you.  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e5ec48f0816a770b44536#block-6a8e5ec48f0816a770b44536) Share       (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e57ab8f08afa128b1d4df#block-6a8e57ab8f08afa128b1d4df) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 11:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 2h ago   23.19 EDT    Taylor Swift is the latest star to pay tribute to (https://www.theguardian.com/music/dolly-parton) Dolly Parton , describing her as a “dazzling” person, and a gift that “kept on giving”. double quotation mark   A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right,” Swift began in a statement shared with (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-dolly-parton-dead-tribute-1236681122/?bt_ee=8hljos9lgdH5LzGbDq0%2FEEeunXqjzzdmO7HRAG4ZqWFaRucQVAJnTA%2B1f5D%2FHRDN&bt_ts=1787713210020#recipient_hashed=a565db5f6f095a447cbfe57f4593ef0dd655c221da2f227561567a82a377dc96&recipient_salt=0907b517ce69d89139817c5fd5945febd5d14eae3ac0325948cc8331dc1e160c&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_content=Taylor%20Swift%20Remembers%20Dolly%20Parton%27s) The Hollywood Reporter . “But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one.      (Dolly Parton performs on NBC's "Today" show in New York on 13 May 2014.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-9)   View image in fullscreen       Dolly Parton performs on NBC's "Today" show in New York on 13 May 2014.  Photograph: Charles Sykes/AP  double quotation mark   She was truly the gift that kept on giving. Dolly gave us someone to look up to while encouraging us to be who we are as individuals. Somehow she was able to give us her lessons about the world gently and honestly, simultaneously, and oftentimes hilariously… She managed to give the world the ultimate mystery and fantasy in some corners of her life, but to give full transparency in the ways that counted. Somehow she was true grace and true grit, all in one dazzling person. She possessed the softest heart when it came to the struggles of others, and a backbone of steel to defend her own self worth as an artist.  She finished by saying: double quotation mark   Along with her other fans, I am so grateful for all of it. For the melodies and lyrics she wrote that thawed even the coldest hearts. For the millions of books she provided children all over the world so that they might fall in love with stories the way she did. For the tightropes she walked so that young girls like me could grow up dreaming of joining the circus too. Dolly, I’ll think of you each step of the way.  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e57ab8f08afa128b1d4df#block-6a8e57ab8f08afa128b1d4df) Share         (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e56088f0816a770b4450f#block-6a8e56088f0816a770b4450f) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 3h ago   23.00 EDT    Dolly Parton was many things to millions of people – entertainer, songwriter, businesswoman, philanthropist, friend and inspiration . To those fortunate enough to know and work alongside her, she was also simply Dolly : warm, funny, thoughtful, generous and always deeply grounded in where she came from and the people she loved, writes the Associated Press. double quotation mark   Dolly often said that she had been blessed far beyond anything she ever dreamed possible, and she believed deeply that those blessings came with a responsibility to give something back,” said Jeff Conyers, president of The Dollywood Foundation.      (A photo of the late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee on 25 August 2026.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-10)   View image in fullscreen       A photo of the late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee on 25 August 2026.  Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images  double quotation mark   That belief is woven into everything we do at The Dollywood Foundation. While we are heartbroken by her loss, the mission she gave us is as clear today as it has ever been, and it has ever been, and we will carry it forward for generations to come.  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e56088f0816a770b4450f#block-6a8e56088f0816a770b4450f) Share         (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e4e888f0816a770b444ea#block-6a8e4e888f0816a770b444ea) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 3h ago   22.35 EDT   (Bryan Armen Graham)   Bryan Armen Graham   There are not many people who could match Dolly Parton as a singular figure in American life, but Don King is surely one of them. The flamboyant and controversial boxing promoter, who turned 95 last week, has (https://www.instagram.com/reels/DceYk2KpT0J/) shared a remembrance of Parton on social media, describing her as a “dear friend” and offering a characteristically vivid farewell. “I love (https://www.theguardian.com/music/dolly-parton) Dolly Parton ,” King said. “She was a dear friend. She’d be greatly missed here on earth, but she’d be eternally remembered spiritually. Let the Lord giveth and the Lord take it away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Rest easy, Dolly, and keep a light in the window for me.” Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content,click 'Allow and continue' . Allow and continue        King and Parton made for unlikely contemporaries. Both emerged from improbable beginnings to become larger-than-life American pop-culture icons, rising to global prominence in the 1970s and remaining instantly recognizable for decades afterward. Parton grew up in a one-room cabin in rural Tennessee as one of 12 children. King, known for his gravity-defying shock of silver hair, listened to Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s first fight from prison in 1971; four years later, he promoted their third, the Thrilla in Manila. Whether they were actually close is less clear. There appears to be no public record of a friendship between the pair, nor much evidence that their paths in the otherwise overlapping worlds of sports, entertainment and celebrity ever crossed publicly. But King’s tribute was heartfelt nonetheless. And if nothing else, it was a case of game recognizing game: one unmistakable American original saluting another. (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e4e888f0816a770b444ea#block-6a8e4e888f0816a770b444ea) Share         (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e475e8f0816a770b444d2#block-6a8e475e8f0816a770b444d2) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 10:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 3h ago   22.09 EDT    The Empire State building sparkling pink tonight in honour of Dolly.     (Empire State Building sparkles in pink in honor of Dolly Parton’s life and legacy on 25 August 2026 in New York, New York.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-11)   View image in fullscreen       Empire State Building sparkles in pink in honor of Dolly Parton’s life and legacy on 25 August 2026 in New York, New York.  Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images      (People watch the Empire State Building lit up in pink to honor the late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in New York on 25 August 2026.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-12)   View image in fullscreen       People watch the Empire State Building lit up in pink to honor the late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in New York on 25 August 2026.  Photograph: Leonardo Muñoz/AFP/Getty Images  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e475e8f0816a770b444d2#block-6a8e475e8f0816a770b444d2) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 10:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 22.37 EDT      (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e3f5f8f0816a770b4449c#block-6a8e3f5f8f0816a770b4449c) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 09:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 4h ago   21.42 EDT    More tributes to (https://www.theguardian.com/music/dolly-parton) Dolly Parton , in pictures.     (Mourners pay their respects to Dolly Parton after the announcement of her passing, at the Dolly Parton Statue in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee, US.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-13)   View image in fullscreen       Mourners pay their respects to Dolly Parton after the announcement of her passing, at the Dolly Parton Statue in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee, US. Photograph: Kevin Fogarty/Reuters  A classic number plate.     (People leave flowers and memorabilia at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of singer and actress Dolly Parton following her death.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-14)   View image in fullscreen       People leave flowers and memorabilia at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of singer and actress Dolly Parton following her death. Photograph: Chris Torres/EPA  People gathered at the Dolly Parton statue.     (James A. Gambrell, a former chef at Dollywood, touches the Dolly Parton statue in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-15)   View image in fullscreen       James A. Gambrell, a former chef at Dollywood, touches the Dolly Parton statue in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee. Photograph: Dylan Lovan/AP  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e3f5f8f0816a770b4449c#block-6a8e3f5f8f0816a770b4449c) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e3cdf8f087b6d16701d15#block-6a8e3cdf8f087b6d16701d15) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 09:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 4h ago   21.23 EDT    Jad Abumrad , journalist and creator of the (https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america) Dolly Parton’s America podcast has written an insightful opinion piece for the New York Times detailing his interactions with the country music queen. He starts: double quotation mark   I was lucky enough to interview Dolly Parton a dozen times, on two different continents, and she began nearly every interview with some version of this: ‘Ask me anything you want to ask me, and I’ll tell you what I want you to hear!’”  (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/opinion/dolly-parton-death-america-legacy.html) Read it all here . (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e3cdf8f087b6d16701d15#block-6a8e3cdf8f087b6d16701d15) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 09:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 21.47 EDT    (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e38e28f087b6d16701cf6#block-6a8e38e28f087b6d16701cf6) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 09:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   21.06 EDT    Beyond her musical talent, Parton was also lauded for her extensive philanthropic work on literacy through organizations such as the Dollywood Foundation and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The Imagination Library, which sends free books to children from birth to age five, has gifted more than 270m books since it was founded by Parton in 1995, inspired by her father, who could not read or write. In 2024, one in seven children aged under five in the US received a book in the post each month from the program.     (Dolly Parton displays a pin on her jacket.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-16)   View image in fullscreen       Dolly Parton displays a pin on her jacket. Photograph: Mark Humphrey/AP  The Imagination Library was launched in the UK in 2007 on the back of the success of the project in the US. The program’s UK outfit, which began in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has since gifted 7m books. The Imagination Library X account posted that their team were “heartbroken” at the loss of their founder, who was proud that the program “grew into what it is today”. (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e38e28f087b6d16701cf6#block-6a8e38e28f087b6d16701cf6) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 09:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 21.18 EDT      (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e37518f087b6d16701ce9#block-6a8e37518f087b6d16701ce9) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   20.53 EDT    Beyonc é has paid tribute to Dolly Parton , saying in a statement published to her website: double quotation mark   Dolly, you were the barometer. The north star. Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious. You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship. I’m honored that I had the privilege to work with you. I will treasure that forever. Thank you for your profound impact on the world. You are an angel who has made this world a happier place because of your joyful art. You are truly one of one. Rest peacefully.  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e37518f087b6d16701ce9#block-6a8e37518f087b6d16701ce9) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 09:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 21.20 EDT      (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e34548f08afa128b1d42c#block-6a8e34548f08afa128b1d42c) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   20.35 EDT    Check out this collection of Dolly Parton’s life through pictures.     (Dolly Parton and Joan Rivers during Sandy Gallin's Christmas Party at Sandy Gallin's Home in Beverly Hills, California, United States, 18 December 1988.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-17)   View image in fullscreen       Dolly Parton and Joan Rivers during Sandy Gallin's Christmas Party at Sandy Gallin's Home in Beverly Hills, California, United States, 18 December 1988.  Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Some amazing photographs below. (https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-life-in-pictures)  Dolly Parton – a life in pictures     Read more        (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e34548f08afa128b1d42c#block-6a8e34548f08afa128b1d42c) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 20.39 EDT    (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e326b8f0816a770b44427#block-6a8e326b8f0816a770b44427) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   20.30 EDT    A look at (https://www.theguardian.com/music/dolly-parton) Dolly Parton , through her most memorable quotes. On positivity:   “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”      (A wand with a star is placed over Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the news pf her death, in Los Angeles.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-18)   View image in fullscreen       A wand with a star is placed over Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the news of her death, in Los Angeles.  Photograph: Chris Pizzello/AP  On her career:   “You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.”  On her looks:   “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.”  On relationships:  “I think everyone should be with who they love. I don’t want to be controversial or stir up a bunch of trouble but people are going to love who they are going to love. I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals.”  Read more of Dolly in her words below: (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-best-quotes)  ‘It costs a lot of money to look this cheap’: Dolly Parton’s life in quotes     Read more        (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e326b8f0816a770b44427#block-6a8e326b8f0816a770b44427) Share           (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406#block-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 5h ago   20.09 EDT  (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#pinned-post)      Dolly Parton's team confirms she has died after 'brief battle with cancer'  Dolly Parton’s team has confirmed the country music legend died after “after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer”.  “Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement continued.     (US country music legend Dolly Parton died at the age of 80, her family announced on social media on 25 August 2026.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-19)   View image in fullscreen       US country music legend Dolly Parton died at the age of 80, her family announced on social media on 25 August 2026.  Photograph: Chris Torres/EPA  Read the full report below: (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead)  Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80 after fighting cancer     Read more        (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406#block-6a8e2dc28f0816a770b44406) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 20.51 EDT    (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e28b68f08afa128b1d3cb#block-6a8e28b68f08afa128b1d3cb) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 07:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 6h ago   19.58 EDT    Ben Stiller shares his memory of Dolly Parton: Writing on X, he said: double quotation mark   Dolly Parton memory: her being incredibly nice and cool to EVERYONE when i was on SNL in 1988 as a featured player/apprentice writer and wrote a sketch for her and me that bombed at readthrough and she totally sold it as it bombed and was so kind about it and I never met her again but always wanted to thank her for being so cool and making me and everyone feel special. What an icon, and for so long. A person who emanated goodness, and of course, a brilliant songwriter and performer. Sending love to her family and friends.  (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e28b68f08afa128b1d3cb#block-6a8e28b68f08afa128b1d3cb) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 08:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 20.01 EDT    (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a8e24f98f0816a770b443dd#block-6a8e24f98f0816a770b443dd) (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 07:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 6h ago   19.35 EDT    About 15,000km (9,300 miles) away from Dolly Parton’s beloved Smoky Mountains home in Tennessee, a small town in rural Australia will always love her . Narromine , a farming community of 4,000 people in central NSW, is home to the Dolly Parton festival , which fills the wide country streets with her music every year. Organiser Susie Rae said the town would hold a minute of silence to honour the queen of country music at the festival on 10 October, after Parton’s death.     (Australia’s first Dolly Parton festival in Narromine, central west NSW, Australia, on 1 October 2022.)   (dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live.html#img-20)   View image in fullscreen       Australia’s first Dolly Parton festival in Narromine, central west NSW, Australia, on 1 October 2022.  Photograph: Julia Gardiner/PR IMAGE  Ms Rae, who founded the event in 2022, said Parton’s music, love and generosity breathed life into the community after it endured a prolonged drought and the Covid-19 pandemic. “It was just off the cusp of Covid and I remember standing there with [a local politician] and he said, ‘Susie, I haven’t felt the power of love like this for a very long time.’ “I said, ‘Well, that’s Dolly’ … It was incredible.” (mailto:?subject=Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton, 80, dies following ‘brief battle with cancer’ – latest updates &body=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a8e24f98f0816a770b443dd#block-6a8e24f98f0816a770b443dd) Share     Updated at (Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 07:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time) 19.40 EDT      1 of 7  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