AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Dolly Parton honored with lifetime achievement award through posthumous video message
Dolly Parton accepted a lifetime achievement award from the Americana Music Association nearly a month after her death, delivering a pre-recorded video message that closed with the words fans knew best. The ceremony took place Wednesday night in Nashville, where the Americana Music Honors & Awards played the video Parton had recorded before she died […] The post Dolly Parton honored with lifetime achievement award through posthumous video message appeared first on American Almanac .
Dolly Parton accepted a lifetime achievement award from the Americana Music Association nearly a month after her death, delivering a pre-recorded video message that closed with the words fans knew best. The ceremony took place Wednesday night in Nashville, where the Americana Music Honors & Awards played the video Parton had recorded before she died on Aug. 25 at age 80. Emmylou Harris took the stage first to pay tribute, telling the audience that Parton had made the world a "better, brighter and kinder place." Then the screen lit up, and Parton spoke for herself. USA TODAY reported that the Americana Music Association had announced the award in August. Parton learned she would receive it before her death and, characteristically, did…Open