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Flags are at half-mast across the United States following the death of Dolly Parton at the age of 80.

Born in poverty in a log cabin in rural Tennessee, she went on to sell more than 100 million records and became one of the most influential figures in country music.

Dolly Parton was also a highly successful entrepreneur and philanthropist and gave away millions to fund child literacy, conservation and healthcare.

In our conversations, we bring together female country musicians 鈥� including Rhonda Vincent and Rissi Palmer - to share their memories of Dolly Parton and discuss her achievements.

鈥淪he was exemplary of the scripture 鈥榡udge the tree by the fruit鈥� 鈥� and all you had to do was look at the fruit she produced in her life,鈥� says Rissi Palmer. 鈥淪he was a philanthropist that helped every community, she touched every community, she didn鈥檛 just limit it to one.鈥�

We also bring together people who worked with Dolly Parton to share their stories, including where she kept her make-up.

Presenter: Pria Rai
麻豆社 producers: Angela Sheeran and Iqra Farooq
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham
Editors: Arja Haikonen and Harriet Oliver

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the 麻豆社 World Service Outside Source team.

(Photo: Rhonda Vincent and Dolly Parton. Copyright: Rhonda Vincent)