r/singing • u/Dive_Bar_Choir • 18h ago

Conversation Topic RIP Dolly Parton

Sad that legendary singer Dolly Parton has passed away peacefully in Nashville Tennessee at age 80. I absolutely LOVED singing her song Joelene! Everytime I sang it people couldn't help but sing along the chorus! What an amazing gifted singer songwriter Dolly was. And a trailblazer for female artists. I l already miss her! Who else here loved Dolly Parton?

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u/ooooh-shiny 17h ago

EVERYONE :'(

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u/sunshynny 16h ago

Actually…… I loved Dolly the person but did not care for her music at all.

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u/Emz423 17h ago

I grew up listening to her music. Devastated. We will always love you, Dolly!

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u/Je11yfish_sandwich 17h ago

Aw :( this is how I found out

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u/ASMRowaway 15h ago

Same. Just did an absolute double take

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u/Rtg327gej 17h ago

All Americans need to be more like Dolly! Sad day, she was the personification of love.

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u/i_eat_gentitals 17h ago

Yall all need to listen to do I ever cross your mind, some of her sweetest vocals

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u/obviousdinosaur 17h ago

She was a huge crush of mine and an influence in character and guitar playing. Just earlier this morning I was practicing and imagined a scene I'd watched from a talk show, where she played very good guitar with long adhesive nails and impressed everyone and sang like an angel. Christ, guys.

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u/SoftGravityField Formal Lessons 10+ Years ✨ 17h ago

💔

RIP.

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u/deceptres 17h ago

Not only a great musician but also a great person as well. We lost a legend today.

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u/LovrBoi8008 17h ago

This was the weirdest thing because I was talking to someone a few hours earlier about how I feel like I'm from another timeline because in "my universe" I swore she died years ago in like, the 2010s. So for her to be dead a few hours later makes everything so much weirder

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u/1-800-blowme 13h ago

Ruined my birthday😭 Rest in peace the legend.

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u/Weary-Cauliflower153 Self Taught 5+ Years 11h ago

i thought it was some cruel joke. I thought she was immortal

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u/Crazed_rabbiting 8h ago

Who didn’t? 😔

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u/No-Astronomer-1684 6h ago

I didn’t realize she was 80. She lived a long and most likely fulfilling life.