Joseph Hudak
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Country singer Dolly Parton performs onstage with an acoustic guitar, circa 1974. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Dolly Parton’s death on Aug. 25 at age 80 after a quiet battle with cancer resonated around the globe. But it was especially acute in Nashville, where she lived, launched her career, and died. In a special tribute episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, host Joseph Hudak and Rolling Stone Senior Writer Marissa R. Moss talk about the vibe in the city, what we’ve felt, and what’s to come.
We also explain what Dolly’s final public appearance — at the opening of a truck stop off Interstate 65 in Tennessee — says about the way she lived and connected with her fans.
