A towering figure in American music, Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, ending a career that helped define country music and stretched far beyond the stage. Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved and best-selling female artists of all time, has died of cancer in the country music capital of Nashville. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A towering figure in American music, Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, ending a career that helped define country music and stretched far beyond the stage. Ms Parton’s representatives said the singer died “after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer”...S1

• Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved and best-selling female artists of all time, has died of cancer in the country music capital of Nashville.S2

• Eminem shares a touching letter from Dolly Parton amid an outpouring of tributes celebrating the country music icon's legacy. The Eminem Shares Sweet Letter From Dolly Parton As Tributes Pour For The Queen Of Country Music first appeared on The BlastS3

• Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a shoebox. “I loved that little doll,” Parton wrote decades later. “I expressed myself and my...S4