Ask the Mayor and mourning the inimitable Dolly Parton

from This Is Nashville · host WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins us today to take your questions and comments. And he joins us on a somber day.As the show was ending yesterday, we learned that Dolly Parton passed away. So today, Nashville Public Radio's senior music writer Jewly Hight spends the last part of our show with us remembering her imprint on the city. If you have a Dolly story to share, the phone are open at 615-760-2000. Plus, we stream live on YouTube.

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