The country music star’s death was announced by nephew Brian Seaver on Instagram
Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out
A $1m donation by Dolly Parton to coronavirus vaccine research supported the development of the Moderna vaccine, and she encouraged others to get vaccinated.
In a video showing her being inoculated with the jab that she helped to fund, Parton broke into song, adapting one of her best-known songs, Jolene, to:
Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging of you, please don’t hesitate.
Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, because once you’re dead, then that’s a bit too late.
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