Dolly Parton Fans Mourn Music Legend
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Dolly Parton fans made a point of listening and buying her music following the news of her death.
Jor Figueroa put one of her used albums on the turntable at Warbler Records & Goods on Tuesday afternoon.
"I thought it was so sad to hear but I feel like she is an artist that for every generation that gets to enjoy her music finds something pretty special in what she has to say, I feel like so many things she has spoken about and all throughout her life are still relevant to our situation and our times, you know," said Figueroa. "Anyone can here working 9-5 and relate to that one and really so many of her songs she is a real legend and we have all generations that come in here and are always asking for Dolly Parton and will continue to I think."
At the landmark Salzer's Records in Ventura, Manager Ricky Madrid noticed a spike in their Dolly Parton sales online following the news of her death.
"Dolly Parton was an amazing icon for young people, too and gays, everybody, I grew up listening to Dolly, grandma always played her records, she is one of my favorites, I miss her already," said Madrid.
Both record stores have decades of recordings to choose from.
Parton's final Pure and Simple Tour stopped at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Sept. 25, 2016, almost exactly a decade ago.
UCSB Professor Helen Morales wrote the book, "Pilgrimage to Dollywood; A County Music Road Trip through Tennessee".
Parton's voice catapulting her to stardom with hits including "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You."
Parton owned a small home at 561 Alisal Road in Solvang for about a decade.
During visits, she was known to try to keep a low profile.
Her prolific songwriting and generosity also led to hit songs for other artists.
Parton acted in a number of successful films including "9 to 5" and "Steel Magnolias".
Parton's philanthropy included scholarships and books.
Her Imagination Library donated more than 330 million books to children.
She often teared up talking about how it was inspired by her late father who could not read or write when she was growing up in Tennessee.
Her publicist said she passed away peacefully in Nashville at the age of 80.
Your News Channel will have more from Professor Morales and the passing of the music legend tonight on the news.
