# Dolly Parton has died at age 80 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, music\ **Created:** [August 25, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545 "2026-08-25T18:00:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/1 "2026-08-25T18:00:51Z")
> **[Dolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, ‘I...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/dolly-parton-country-music-legend-175053595.html)** > > Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’. Sad news. Great American. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/2 "2026-08-25T18:03:21Z")
Dolly, I will always love you. What a woman! God now has a significant new angel. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/3 "2026-08-25T18:06:08Z")
Huh. Is this confirmed? Not that I want to doubt _People_ but no one else seems to be reporting this (at least not yet) ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/4 "2026-08-25T18:07:46Z")
ABC News is reporting it as well. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/5 "2026-08-25T18:08:05Z")
Just heard this on the BBC news.. Not my type of music, but very sad news. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/6 "2026-08-25T18:08:08Z")
Reuters has it: [https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/dolly-parton-has-died-family-says-2026-08-25/](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/dolly-parton-has-died-family-says-2026-08-25/) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/7 "2026-08-25T18:08:34Z")
As is the New York Times. BTW she may have made the bigger impact as a philanthropist. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/8 "2026-08-25T18:13:54Z")
This might be the most depressing celebrity death I’ve seen in a long while. I’m not a particular fan of her music\*, but she was just such a wonderful human. Describing someone as a national treasure is overdone, but she’s someone who absolutely deserved it. _\* Her music is amazing, it’s just not my thing personally._ ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/9 "2026-08-25T18:14:19Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BjfT6H6QUIA/maxresdefault.jpg "Dolly Parton adapts her song Jolene as she receives Covid-19 vaccine she helped fund") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjfT6H6QUIA&t=0.5) I will always remember how she promoted vaccines during covid, (before that she also helped Moderna start with a bit of funding) Showing how a coward was Trump for not publishing pictures of him doing the same so as to be an example to others then. Other presidents in the past published photos of them getting their shots when dealing with epidemics in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/10 "2026-08-25T18:14:56Z")
CNN is covering it now. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/11 "2026-08-25T18:15:04Z")
She seemed like a real good person. This news sucks, RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/12 "2026-08-25T18:16:12Z")
One of the all-time greats. In so many ways- her music, her persona, Dewey Finn mentioned her philanthropy. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/13 "2026-08-25T18:16:36Z")
She was a genuinely good person. May her memory be a blessing. her husband just died in March of last year. ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/14 "2026-08-25T18:16:47Z")
Who is the most universally liked living person now? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/15 "2026-08-25T18:19:58Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > This might be the most depressing celebrity death I’ve seen in a long while. I’m not a particular fan of her music\*, but she was just such a wonderful human. Describing someone as a national treasure is overdone, but she’s someone who absolutely deserved it. > > _\* Her music is amazing, it’s just not my thing personally._ That sums up my feelings perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/16 "2026-08-25T18:20:08Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > her husband just died in March of last year. After being together for so long, I think it’s difficult for the surviving spouse. I hope they are together again. A sad day. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/17 "2026-08-25T18:21:22Z")
I despise country music but she transcended that by so much that even I admired her. RIP ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/18 "2026-08-25T18:21:38Z")
I’ve never been a fan of country music, but over the last few years - mostly after learning about her philanthropy and hearing what a genuinely lovely person she is - I’d become a Dolly fan. This news saddens me way more than I thought it would ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/19 "2026-08-25T18:23:35Z")
Whether or not you liked her music (and she was quite talented as both a writer and a performer) her philanthropic efforts really elevated her standing in my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545/20 "2026-08-25T18:23:52Z")
so sorry to read this. couldn’t believe the notification on my phone. a passionate crusader for literacy. memory eternal. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-has-died-at-age-80/1032545.md?page=2)