Dolly Parton On Betty White: She Will ‘Live Forever’

Dolly Parton acknowledged the sad passing of TV icon Betty White over the holiday (12/31). Dolly took to Twitter on New Year’s Day and wrote of White, “While watching the…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Published Jan 3, 2022 9:35 AM PST

Dolly Parton on Betty White: She Will 'Live Forever'

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Dolly Parton acknowledged the sad passing of TV icon Betty White over the holiday (12/31).

Dolly took to Twitter on New Year's Day and wrote of White, "While watching the news last night I learned of Betty White’s passing. Betty will live forever not only in this world but the world hereafter. I will always love her as we all will!"

Several fans replied to the post, one fan wrote what many of us may be thinking, "I can only think of two universally loved celebrities, Betty and Dolly. Are there any others?" Another fan replied, "Happy New Year Dolly please stay safe and healthy. I will always love you as we all do! Betty White. Our Golden Girl."

Parton and Betty never met but White said of Dolly to The Boot in 2010 that she was a fan of country music and Dolly's "9 to 5" was one of her favorite songs, saying, "I like Dolly's whole approach to life with ongoing and uplifting songs. I never met Dolly but everything I ever heard about her, she was a great gal to know, and you could kind of get it in her music and her voice and her approach to lyrics."

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupAuthor

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.