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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

RARE PHOTOS: Country star reveals sweet way he will honor dolly parton every year - The Real Truth

  • Country music icon Dolly Parton has passed away at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer.
  • Garth Brooks and wife, Trisha Yearwood,nash announced that their Nashville bar will celebrate an annual “Dolly Day” on September 25 in her honor.
  • “Whatever the cash register says at the end of the day is going to Dolly's passion,” Yearwood said. “This is 100 percent about Dolly and her love for children's literacy.”
  • All proceeds from “Dolly Day” at the Honky-Tonk will be donated to Parton's children's literacy charity, Imagination Library.
  • Tennessee State Senator Jessie Seal proposed a bill to officially designate September 25 as a “9 to 5 Day” across the state.

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