{"id":7144,"date":"2026-10-22T17:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T21:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theroddeymac.com\/?p=7144"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T21:10:17","slug":"remembering-dolly-parton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theroddeymac.com\/?p=7144","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Dolly Parton\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-9bc82704-7fff-0917-ce23-b1f276fa12d9\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Written By Daniel Cocklin<\/span><\/p><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tribute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Empire State Building sparkled pink on Aug. 25 to honor the late musician and actress Dolly Parton who wrote the hit song \u201c9 to 5.&#8221; Parton, dubbed the \u201cQueen of Country Music\u201d for her hit songs, passed away earlier that day in Nashville, Tennessee at age 80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parton\u2019s impact extends beyond her hit songs. She founded and ran many initiatives and organizations that gave back not only to her community, but to communities across the globe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1988, Parton founded The Dollywood Foundation in Sevier County, Tennessee with the goal of decreasing high school dropout rates. Parton launched the Buddy Program in 1990 that gave $500 to every seventh- and eighth-grader who graduated from high school with their buddy. The program was successful in lowering dropout rates from 35% to just 6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1995, Parton also founded Dolly Parton\u2019s Imagination Library, which sends free books every month to children from birth to age 5. The foundation has gifted over 300 million books worldwide, impacting children everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Black community, Parton is one of the people always \u201cinvited to the cookout.\u201d Take the time when Parton spoke up for Black Lives Matter in 2020 or when she supported Black artists, Whitney Houston and Beyonc\u00e9, when covering her songs. Parton\u2019s support made her a lovable figure to the Black community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parton made the song, \u201cFamily,\u201d a song to say that LGBTQIA+ members deserve to be loved by their families. Parton, a Christian, refused to use her faith as a weapon, describing judgement as a sin. \u201cI think everybody should be treated with respect. I don\u2019t judge people, and I try not to get too caught up in the controversy of things. I hope that everybody gets a chance to be who and what they are,\u201d Parton said in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parton served as a good representation of how people should live their lives &#8211; giving back to their community and making everyone feel loved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We Will Always Love You Dolly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written By Daniel Cocklin Tribute The Empire State Building sparkled pink on Aug. 25 to honor the late musician and actress Dolly Parton who wrote the hit song \u201c9 to 5.&#8221; Parton, dubbed the \u201cQueen of Country Music\u201d for her hit songs, passed away earlier that day in Nashville, Tennessee at age 80. 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