Dolly Parton performing live in 2023The legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.
A pioneer in the world of country music, Dolly was best known for her cross-generational hits including I Will Always Love You, 9 To 5 and Jolene.
On Tuesday evening, her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the news of the Grammy winner’s death in a video message posted on social media, explaining that this was “something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality”.
“As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment, but haven’t truly felt it until now,” he shared.
“Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly,” he continued. “Dolly lived in the light and is in the...
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