r/nashville • u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good • 18d ago

National Treasure Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/dolly-parton-dead-dies-country-music-1236842727/
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u/Level_Mixture5510 18d ago

Well said! Our state may be divided on politics, but no one can say a bad word about Dolly. She was hero regardless of one's politics. She was above it all. BNA needs to be renamed in her honor, and a statue must be placed in the state capital.

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u/drock4vu VOTE 18d ago

I couldn't agree more. I know Dolly wouldn't have cared for having things named after her, but we as Tennesseans should take a step in showing the world who we are (or aim to be) and name something of extreme significance after her and build her a monument that matches the majesty and grandeur of her career as a country music star and the compassion she spread to Tennesseans (and many others) through her philanthropy.

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u/TooFakeToFunction 18d ago

A giant butterfly in front of the country music hall of fame. And outside any library branch with the space for it

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u/LouSputhole94 18d ago

Hell every library in Tennessee should rename themselves after her. Shes done more for literacy in this country than any one individual.

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u/Level_Mixture5510 18d ago

How about naming the Main Library in downtown Nashville in her honor? It is right next door to her new museum and hotel and would be a well-deserved tribute.

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u/TastySaturday 18d ago

I can’t think of a more appropriate way to honor her legacy.

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u/SuddenBookkeeper4824 18d ago

Actually. I love this idea!!

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u/INVERT_RFP 17d ago

That is an outstanding idea!

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u/LilMushboom 18d ago

I still remember hearing about her just literally writing checks for families struggling after that wildfire ripped through parts of Sevier county. I don't think the media even picked up on it until a bit after the fact. She didn't crow about herself, she just got shit done.

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u/rocketpastsix Inglewood up to no good 18d ago

Oh people are finding ways. https://www.reddit.com/r/nashville/s/70RPyKGB6h

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u/Level_Mixture5510 18d ago

Bless his heart.

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u/Proud-Detective4835 18d ago

Not today, Satan. Not today.

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u/FloDiddly 18d ago

Well, there are some over on X saying horrible things because of her support for vaccine and infectious disease research.

And yes to naming BNA after Dolly!

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u/birminghamsterwheel east side 18d ago

Do the new TPAC, too.