Across the country, Dolly Parton’s people have been finding one another.
Fans left flowers at her Hollywood Walk of Fame star, gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, and visited the Dolly statue in her hometown of Sevierville. The places were different, but the instinct was the same: bring something bright, stand beside somebody else who understands, and remember her out loud.
An Associated Press photo report captures those gatherings without turning them into spectacle. It is grief, gratitude, rhinestones, and community—all the ways a public figure becomes part of millions of private lives.
Source and photo report: Associated Press — From Los Angeles to Nashville, fans remember Dolly Parton