Dolly Parton memorabilia honors icon at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The iconic Dolly Parton died on Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The beloved singer, songwriter, actor, author, theme-park entrepreneur, and philanthropist was 80.

The superstar’s red robe with black lace, which she wore for one of her many photo shoots and interviews with TV Guide, was on display at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

“I’m devastated, but like she said, ‘Bittersweet, bittersweet memories.’ I think everybody that knew Dolly has a little part of her in their heart,” Patty Lisboa, a fan in Hollywood, said. “Like, how do you not feel Dolly?”

Parton performed a concert on Oct. 18, 2011, at Hard Rock Live during her Better Day Tour. She performed classics like “9 to 5,″ “Coat of Many Colors,” and “Here You Come Again.”

Parton played some songs from her 1971 gospel album, which included songs like “Golden Streets of Glory,” “I Believe,” and “Lord Hold My Hand.”

Obit Dolly Parton FILE – Country singer Dolly Parton appears at a rehearsal session in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1982. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) (Mark Humphrey/AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Parton played the fiddle, which she said she learned to play by ear. She also played the 5-string banjo, the dulcimer, the harmonica, the piano, the guitar, and the autoharp.

Parton’s last tour was “Pure & Simple” in 2016.

Carl Dean, Parton’s husband of about 60 years, inspired “Jolene.” She said they met when she was 18 in Nashville, where he died on March 3, 2025, at 82.

Obit Dolly Parton FILE – Dolly Parton performs in concert in Tokyo, July 30, 1979. (AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto, File) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Tsugufumi Matsumoto/AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto)

Parton’s last video on Instagram was about her health challenges, which prompted her to cancel her Las Vegas residency. She said was working on her museum and hotel in Nashville, and on her “Dolly: A True Original Musical” Broadway show.

“Some of the meds and treatments make me a little bit swimmy headed, as my grandma used to say,” she said. “And of course, I can’t be dizzy carrying around banjos, guitars, and such on five-inch heels — and you know that I’m going to be wearing them. Not to mention, all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big … uh, personality.”

Obit Dolly Parton FILE – Dolly Parton, left, and Kenny Rogers rehearse a song for their appearance on the TV show “Live… And in Person” in Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 1983. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File) (AP1983) (Doug Pizac/AP Photo/Doug Pizac)

In Hollywood, on Tuesday afternoon, Oliver De Leon, a grief-stricken fan, said the 11-time Grammy Award winner had touched his heart with her music.

“She is an American icon,” De Leon said. “Not just country, but all music.”

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