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  mikestew
  I’ve never been much of a country music fan, but I’ve always been a Dolly fan. Great songwriter, philanthropist, and seemed like a genuinely nice person. RIP, Dolly, you were one of the greats.
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  mattsolle
  If anyone hasn't listened to "Dolly Parton's America" (https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america), I highly recommend it.Does a great job interviewing Dolly and discussing with her (and those two are around her) who she is, her life events, her thoughts on life. I knew people loved Dolly Parton before I listened but didn't really know why and the podcast helped me understand a bit more of it. It features a LOT of one-on-one time with Dolly in a way that I don't often find docu-series do. It's fantastic!
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  Aboutplants
  “Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has gifted over 318 million free books to children worldwide since its inception”Amazing contributions to many aspects of life
• delichon
  I put her in my pantheon with Johnny Cash. Turns out Cash introduced her on her Grand Ole Opry debut in 1959, when she was 13. She killed it. Parton said later she was best friends with Johnny and June.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcfyzJW-BA4I don't think I've ever seen the interwebs talking about one thing as much as right now.
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  curuinor
  I am from the wrong continent to be inculcated in country music from an early age, but I read books distributed from her program every week to the niece. So that's probably her more durable contribution to society, I think.
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  dylan604
  My mother was a die hard Dolly fan. We even visited Dollywood when I was a kid. One of her favorite movies was with Dolly and Sylvester Stallone called Rhinestone. She watched it repeatedly, and there are quotes from it that are taking up precious space in the ol' memory banks.If you've never heard the 45 of Jolene played at 33, give it a listen.
• steveBK123
  She made money doing what she loved, and gave a huge amount of it away to help others. Can't ask for better than that, she will be missed.
• sikozu
  Heartbreaking. Rest in peace Dolly.
• cjboco
  What an amazing woman and person in general.I wish other celebrities did as much as her. Her Imagination Library (https://imaginationlibrary.com) is just one example of her giving back to the community.
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  chistev
  We used to play Coat of Many Colors a lot in my house when I was a kid.My coat of many colorsThat my mama made for meMade only from ragsBut I wore it so proudlyAlthough we had no moneyWell, I was rich as I could beIn my coat of many colorsMy mama made for me
• d4mi3n
  End of an era. She was a very active philanthropist and will be dearly missed for all the good she brought to the world.
• losvedir
  RIP. We went to Dollywood last year and I highly recommend it! It was a fun, family-friendly park, and one of the things I was impressed by was how helpful and happy to be there all the workers were. Seemed like a bunch of friendly veterans who took our tickets and let us in.
• sleet_spotter
  If you are curious to know more about Dolly, I wholeheartedly recommend the podcast series “Dolly Parton’s America”. One of the best podcast series I’ve listened to and gave me so much respect for Dolly. The world is a little dimmer without her in it!
• 1PlayerOne
  I'm going home, I'm going home...Long As I Can See The Light: https://youtu.be/tMgyIUvz9ak?si=zZq0yHRHmGl7LsFB
• InsideOutSanta
  She always seemed so full of life, it's difficult to believe she's gone.
• 1970-01-01
  She still has a hit single dropping in 2045.R.I.P. Dollyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRPdwWzTTi8
• GeekyBear
  She was such an impressively kind person.
• Bluestein
  You know how, sometimes, you downright think "that is impossible", with certain people. And then, of course, you realize ...This.-
• Mwntalhwalth
  My daughter loves Dolly from her books and I love reading to her. What a win win, RIP Dolly you are a class act.
• kzrdude
  I guess this is why English Wikipedia was down. It's back up now.
• otter-in-a-suit
  Very sad to hear. Rest in peace.I was at Dollywood a few weeks ago. I highly recommend a visit if you ever get the chance. She has a fantastic legacy in more ways than one.
• DiBop
  Wow. I knew she was close but still. She has always held her in a special place in my heart as I am sure so many else do. I hope there is a national day of mourning. And parades. She would've like parades
• dayyan
  Amazing human who popularized the amazing Country Music. Listening to Country Music radio all day as respects.
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• baba_vanga
  RIP Dolly, she was a good one.
• odyssey7
  Sad news - she was a treasure.
• chews
  She did so much for children's literacy, underserved children have benefited from her reading program. I support her book club because it makes humans smarter. The world really lost a great spirit.
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  stego-tech
  Dolly was one of the unequivocal good ones. Damn girl, RIP.
• CalChris
  I saw Dolly at Hardly Strictly in 2005. She was great.
• Kye
  Dolly Parton seemed nice on that episode of The Orville.
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  lenerdenator
  I knew she had been sick recently but always assumed she'd bounce back.We're worse off.
• Jaauthor
  I will be crying 9-5 today.
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  gigatexal
  very, very sad. she was such a good person in this age of trump especially in the country music scene