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Fans honour Dolly Parton in Nashville and Sevierville as New York's Empire State Building turns pink following the country music legend's death.
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Fans honour Dolly Parton in Nashville and Sevierville as New York's Empire State Building turns pink following the country music legend's death.
Dolly Parton died aged 80 on 25 August after a brief battle with cancer and has been laid to rest in a private Nashville funeral, interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum alongside her late husband Carl Thomas.
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Dolly Parton has been laid to rest in a private Nashville funeral and interred alongside her husband Carl Thomas.
Fans honour Dolly Parton in Nashville and Sevierville as New York's Empire State Building turns pink following the country music legend's death.
She penned an estimated 3 000 songs, won 11 Grammys, opened doors for generations of artists, sold over 100 million records and built an empire spanning music, film, theme parks and philanthropy.
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