Musgraves Reflects on Dolly Parton's Legacy

Kacey Musgraves said she experienced Dolly Parton as warm, humble, funny and professional, recalling that she was so in awe of the country icon that she made a point of arriving on time when they worked together. Musgraves described the response to Parton’s death at 80 as a collective grief, saying Parton connected people across divides and was a rare cultural matriarch. The two performed together in 2019, and Musgraves later honored Parton with a tribute performance.