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Elton John, Oprah Winfrey and Paul McCartney lead tributes to Dolly Parton
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The Beatles legend called Parton a "magnificent star", Oprah said she "brought the light" and the Rocket Man singer dubbed her a "giant of an artist" who was "irreplaceable". Rapper Eminem noted that even while he had never met Parton, she still made her mark on his life with a note she sent calling him "very special".
"A world without Dolly doesn't feel possible, real, or right," the singer said in a statement shared with the BBC. "I have so many moments and memories with Dolly, it's hard to know where to start," Billy Ray Cyrus said.
"In true Dolly fashion, she just looked at me, winked and said: "Honey, this trash sells records! Beyoncé said Parton was the "barometer" and the "north star".
John said he was "shocked and devastated" over the news. "She was so bubbly and full of life, it is difficult to take in the news that she has passed," he said.
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- The Beatles legend called Parton a "magnificent star", Oprah said she "brought the light" and the Rocket Man singer dubbed her a "giant of an artist" who was "irreplaceable".
- "She was so bubbly and full of life, it is difficult to take in the news that she has passed," he said.
- John said he was "shocked and devastated" over the news.
- "A world without Dolly doesn't feel possible, real, or right," the singer said in a statement shared with the BBC.
- Beyoncé said Parton was the "barometer" and the "north star".
- "I have so many moments and memories with Dolly, it's hard to know where to start," Billy Ray Cyrus said.
- "In true Dolly fashion, she just looked at me, winked and said: "Honey, this trash sells records!
- Rapper Eminem noted that even while he had never met Parton, she still made her mark on his life with a note she sent calling him "very special".
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