The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame issued a statement acknowledging the death of country music star Dolly Parton on Aug. 25.
"We are saddened by the passing of a Tennessee icon, Dolly Parton," the hall said in the statement. "Dolly was named the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame's Tennessean of the Year in 2020 for her countless contributions to the state."
The hall called Parton "the most honored and revered female country singer-songwriter of all time" in 2020.
Parton garnered 11 Grammy Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011) and 55 nominations. In 2020, she won with For King & Country for their collaboration on “God Only Knows.” She also won 13 Academy of Country Music awards and 10 Country Music Association awards.
Parton was a devoted
Tennessee Volunteers fan. She attended a football game at Neyland Stadium in 2023 wearing orange Vols gear and was escorted by former star quarterback Peyton Manning.
Parton regularly performed Tennessee's anthem "Rocky Top," recording it for her live album "Live and Well" in 2004 and featured a live version on the exclusive University of Tennessee "Vols Edition" of her 2023 rock album "Rockstar."
In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and joined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
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