LOS ANGELES — Dolly Parton, the trailblazing country music icon, songwriter and actress, who died Tuesday at age 80, was so much more to millions around the world.
Dolly Parton sits with then-Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell to kick off the Imagination Library by reading stories to children March 15, 2005, at the main downtown library in Nashville, Tenn.
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Singer and actress Dolly Parton gestures on stage April 10, 2011, at the 22nd annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in Los Angeles, Calif.
John Cleveland stops to place flowers on Dolly Parton’s plaque Tuesday at Walk of Fame Park in Nashville, Tenn.
Tributes from around the world have honoured country music superstar Dolly Parton, who died aged 80 following a “brief battle with cancer”. The biggest names in music – including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Mick Jagger, Taylor Swift and Beyonce – have all detailed her impact and her legacy, as both a musician and a humanitarian. Landmarks around the US were lit up pink in her honour, including the Empire State Building in New York, the Willis Tower in Chicago and the Pacific Park Ferris Wheel in Los Angeles.
Photos: Dolly Parton leaves behind a legacy
Dolly Parton attended Sevier County High School in Tennessee.
Dolly Parton prepares backstage for an RCA Records breakfast and show at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in 1973.
Dolly Parton sings June 28, 1987, at Summerfest in Milwaukee.
Dolly Parton grew up with music. "My mother's people were musical, mostly gospel, but my mother and all of her people play some musical instruments, and some of my daddy's people."
Dolly Parton performs Oct. 12, 2019, at her 50th Grand Ole Opry Membership Anniversary at the Opry House in Nashville.
Dolly Parton reads her children’s book, “Coat of Many Colors,” to a group of kids during an event announcing her first children’s album, “I Believe In You,” in 2017.
A young resident of Asheville, North Carolina, leaves her copy of "Lily's Cat Mask," the last book she received from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, beneath a mural of Dolly Parton painted by artist Gus Cutty as an offering in the hours following Parton's death on Aug. 25, 2026.
Singer Dolly Parton performs with the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders during halftime in the game between the Cowboys and the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium.
