George Strait paid tribute to Dolly Parton on X following her reported death on 25 August, describing her as a global influence who would be deeply missed. The article portrays her death, after a short battle with cancer, as the loss of a defining country-music figure whose impact extended far beyond performance.

According to Parton’s representatives, she died aged 80 at Nashville’s Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by loved ones. The article highlights her 26 number-one hits, 11 Grammy Awards and Country Music Hall of Fame induction, alongside philanthropic work including the Imagination Library, which has distributed more than 300 million free children’s books; donations to the scheme were requested instead of flowers, and a private family funeral is planned.