August 26, 2026 • 27 mins
Michael J and Candace cover today's trending topics and the latest news in Baltimore.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Some mornings, it's tough to remember to take everything with
you out the door. Your lunch, your security badge, whatever
you need to get in at work. Other mornings, everything
just seems to click. You know what the difference is?
Those slow mornings you probably missed. 93.1 WPOC. The Michael J.
Morning Show. Hope you can join us every morning. But
(00:22):
if you do happen to miss anything, maybe you can
catch it here on our podcast. Thanks for checking in. Follow, like, share,
and keep listening. Dolly Parton, she needs no introduction. Here
at 93.1 WPOC, Michael J. and Candace, we remember and
you remember, and we're getting so many talkback messages on
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our iHeartRadio app. Go ahead.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Bill Jones here, just sitting and listening to the radio here,
and then I just heard of the passing of Dolly Parton. Man,
I am totally grieving over that. That is really sad.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Oh, my goodness.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Anyway, I just wanted to give my condolences to Dolly
and her family. See how much we're going to love her,
how much we loved her, and we'll miss her.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
All right, Bill, thank you very much. If you'd like
to join him and share your thoughts, we would love
to hear from you. On the talkback, Mike, it's on
the iHeartRadio app. You're more than welcome to jump on
there right now. Candace is going to have your brief
coming up in less than three minutes. What are you
looking at?
Speaker 3 (01:25):
We are honoring the life of Dolly Parton. Details about
the loss of the legend in the brief.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
So much more this morning on 93.1 WPOC. Think about this.
You got a rising star, Bailey Zimmerman. He's had six
number one songs. Dolly Parton put out 3,000 songs. Incredible.
Has a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The country hall of fame. She is, yesterday, the president
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of the United States lowered the flag to half staff.
She's received twice, I think, Caitlin Collins said. She was
offered the Presidential Medal of Honor twice and had to
turn it down, though, because of the passing of her
or the illness of her husband and then the pandemic.
And she didn't want to go out. It's just it's overwhelming.
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And again, I want to keep repeating this, Candace. Imagine
anyone else on this planet who doesn't have a negative
comment coming from anyone. Dolly Parton. She is a saint.
I mean, she's on that level. And I'm putting her there.
And you're getting texts because of exactly what we're saying, right?
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Well, and I didn't realize this, but Dolly was a
Girl Scout lifetime member. They have the Code of Many
Colors patch. It's a program that's been released for all
girls to earn. We've been getting a text about it,
and this texter says... I will also be donating to
her library foundation because I love Dolly, as did everyone else.
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The barriers for women, not just in country music, but
in the world. And there will never be another Dolly.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
We challenge everyone in Dolly's honor this morning. Give to
Imagination Library. It's donate.imaginationlibrary.com or any other charity of your choice.
In Dolly's spirit, text us. Let us know that you
made a donation, and we'll play a Dolly song for
you when we see those coming in. 77962. And we're
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getting listeners checking in right now on the Talkback mic
from all over the country. Candace, listening to us this morning.
I think it's Pam. Introduce yourself. Is it Pam? This
is Pam from Trufant, Michigan. From Michigan.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
I would love to hear Code of Many Colors in
honor of Dolly Parton.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
You've got it, Pam.
Speaker 5 (03:47):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
You're welcome.
Speaker 6 (03:48):
She will be sadly missed.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
You know what? We're going to do that. We've got
to check on what's going on in The Brief.
Speaker 7 (03:53):
Your pop culture protein boost. It's The Brief on 93.1 WPOC.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
The world is waking up mourning the loss of Dolly Parton. Yesterday,
we found out Dolly passed away at the age of 80.
A representative for the music icon said yesterday, after bravely
facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her earthly
life today at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by
loved ones. Tributes poured in from around the world to
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honor the icon. The tower lights on New York City's
Empire State Building turned to a pink sparkle at 925
last night. As an intentional reference to Pardons Hit 925,
at Dolly's request, a small private service will be held
for immediate family. A new tropical storm forming in the
Atlantic Ocean will coincidentally share the name of the late
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music legend. Dolly is the next name on this year's
list of hurricanes. The monitored tropical wave has a high
chance of developing into a tropical storm or hurricane within
the next two days. The storm will likely be named
Tropical Storm Dolly and could become Hurricane Dolly if it
intensifies enough.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
If that isn't God sending a message, I don't know
what is.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
On a different note, here in Maryland, Howard County Public
Schools have implemented a new policy prohibiting parent lunch visits
at any school, citing safety concerns. The district aims to
ensure secure school communities by limiting unnecessary access to students
and school buildings. While the district emphasizes the importance of
student safety, some parents are hopeful to change the new
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procedure and find alternative ways to stay engaged in their
child's learning.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
That is your briefing. 93.1 WPOC. We're getting so many
comments on the talkback and on the telephone line here, Candace.
Speaker 8 (05:39):
800-321-3693.
Speaker 9 (05:39):
Brandon, go ahead.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
Your whole family loved her, huh?
Speaker 5 (05:45):
This whole family has been rocked by hearing about Dolly Parton,
especially my daughter who went to the University of Tennessee.
We went to her graduation last year and we went
to Dollywood and we actually saw Dolly Parton.
Speaker 9 (05:56):
She is a.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
Beautiful human and soul. So philanthropic, so giving, so charitable.
She will be missed by many. Not anybody didn't love Dolly.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
Michael J and Candace in the morning on a very
sad morning here in Baltimore on 93.1 WPOC remembering I'm
searching for a word, Candice, and you worked in news
for 15 years. Maybe you can come up with a
better word because legend feels it doesn't feel right to me.
You know what I mean?
Speaker 9 (06:24):
No.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Dolly's more than that. What do I call her?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Icon.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Just Dolly. She began performing at the age of 10.
Taylor Swift, you just heard, says, and this is a
direct quote, Taylor says, a world without Dolly doesn't feel possible,
real or right. She says, but because of the eternal
generosity and the way she spent her time on this
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earth and the countless lives that she changed for the better,
her legacy will be an everlasting one.
Speaker 7 (06:57):
Michael J's Music City Minute. In 60 seconds, you gonna
know like you on Music Row.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Well, there's a lot of Dolly love headed our way
this morning. The phone, Candace, is blowing up. Go ahead.
We got another message that just came in. I would
love to hear your thoughts.
Speaker 9 (07:15):
800-321-3693.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
Or hit the talkback mic if that's easier for you
on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 8 (07:23):
Whether you were Julia Roberts or Jane Fonda or that
hardworking mom just fighting for her kids, Dolly Parton had
a way to make everybody feel like she cared.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
And it was all about them.
Speaker 8 (07:36):
And she will so greatly be missed. Rest in peace,
Dolly Parton. We love you.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Shannon, thank you very, very much for checking in on that.
You know, she had three different versions of Jolene, which
is a very big hit for Dolly. She was nominated
for three Grammys in three different years. The original in
1975 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. A live version
of Jolene was nominated in 76 for Best Female Country
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Vocal Performance. And then a collaboration in 2017. How many
years later is that? I got to do the math.
With the acapella group Pentatonix, for which she finally took
a trophy home for best country duo group performance. The
original 1974 version of Jolene was also inducted into the
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Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014. Isn't that amazing?
Speaker 3 (08:33):
Well, it's certainly well-deserved.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
Yeah. I just wanted to read one message.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
Kimberly Perry had said that years ago when she was
too scared to make her second album, she said, Rick
Rubin gave me Dolly Parton, my phone number, and she
needed a little inspiration. Dolly herself called and said, Hey,
gave her words of courage to start and continue on
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with her career, to be bold with her voice. Pretty
incredible how she did that, to take everybody under her wings.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
It's amazing. And there was a little thing in Nashville
everybody knew. The only way to get a hold of
Dolly was through her fax machine. That's how everybody kept
in touch with her. She's like, screw all this technology.
You can get a hold of me on my fax.
And that's what she always did. People would drop her
a fax and she'd be right on the phone. Remembering
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Dolly Parton and remembering just the incredible woman that she was.
And one of the musical facts that... I don't know
that anyone's ever done, Candace. Has anyone sung with as
many other genres of music and stars as she has?
I don't think so. Yeah, you talked about her with
the band Perry. Listen who posted on his Instagram yesterday,
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Kid Rock. Here's the post that Kid Rock has, Dolly
Parton talking to him. Hope you have as.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Much fun as I'm hoping to have.
Speaker 6 (09:57):
I just saw a whole bunch of fans heading down
to your restaurant to celebrate your birthday with you. Anyway,
you have a great weekend.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Yeah, she sent that message to Kid Rock. You know,
they recorded a song together on her Rockstar album. Here
she is with Kid Rock. Isn't that crazy?
Speaker 2 (10:20):
I never gave.
Speaker 6 (10:21):
You a girl to doubt me.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
Oh, my gosh. I could depend on you. She could
go from Willie Nelson to Kid Rock. She could go from,
you know, I mean, her... It's just incredible.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
And yet so distinguishable, right?
Speaker 1 (10:36):
And some of the songs that she recorded were so powerful,
the world fell in love with her. Do you remember
9 to 5? She told Willie Geist, you know the
beginning of 9 to 5? We'll play a clip of it.
Here she is talking about where that came from in
the studio.
Speaker 6 (10:53):
No, I did it on my fingernails.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Can you hear that?
Speaker 6 (10:56):
Yeah, I don't know if you can hear that or not.
Can you hear that?
Speaker 1 (10:59):
Sure. Anyway, it sounded like a typewriter.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
And I didn't have my guitar because I didn't want
to get too scattered because we were trying to stay
in the mood and they were doing lights and all that.
So I would just look around and I would just
get ideas watching whatever was going on on the set.
Speaker 9 (11:14):
So it was about women in the workplace.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
So I would just kind of do my. Her nails. Listen,
you can hear them. Dolly Parton.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
You are a legend, Dolly.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
You're an awesome woman.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Big, great, pretty kids and everybody. You will be well missed.
Speaker 1 (11:33):
Love you. There are so many messages coming in. I'm
trying to get to all of them. There's so many
ways to get a hold of us, so let me
get you updated. Michael J. and Candace here at 93.1 WPOC.
Follow us on the social media. If you want to
send a video message, we're accepting those. Tag Michael J.
and Candace here. in the morning and WPOC, you can
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text 77962. And I want to send a huge shout
out to the texter that gave me this idea because
I was searching for the word to use. Because legend
doesn't work for me. The texter says, hey, call her immortal.
You know what? That's it. From now on, she is
the immortal Dolly Parton. All right, we got to get
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to our jersey for today because our purple passport is
going to be given out this Friday. A trip for
two to Rio de Janeiro, Candace.
Speaker 9 (12:33):
Uh-huh.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
So we got to get to that jersey number without
further ado. Here we go.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
Today is... is Terrell Suggs, number 55.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
And you know, T-Sizzle's going to be on this trip
with Be More Around Town, so that's going to be
a good time. A huge shout-out to PVI Office Furniture
for helping us make this happen.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
I was just going to add that. PVI Office Furniture
in Frederick, Maryland, they are backing this whole thing. Plus,
we are being supported hugely by Be More Around Town.
Be More Around Town.
Speaker 9 (13:09):
So.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
On this difficult morning. Yeah, go ahead.
Speaker 9 (13:13):
It is.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
A huge thank you to them. We do have a
few texters that have been talking about the tribute. So
glad that you're enjoying them and continue. To check in
with us, as you said, call or text and put
your memory or your favorite story with Dolly that touched you.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
We have a lot of them. I'm just trying to
go through to find. I want to repeat this one.
It absolutely breaks our heart that Dolly is gone. Her imagination.
This is so important. Her imagination library. was part of
why my daughter got into reading. So you mentioned earlier
on the brief that her imagination library has funded how
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many books? Hundreds of millions?
Speaker 9 (13:52):
322 million.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
Isn't that incredible? And this is for children from birth
to five years old. Anyone, any parent can go on
Imagination Library and register their child, no matter how much
you make or don't make. She wanted to make sure
that every child had a book to read starting from,
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you know, from infancy. So this has supplied so many books.
And we're challenging all of our listeners to, in Dolly's honor, to,
you know, whatever you can give to charity today. I
think that would be what Dolly would want the message
to be, don't you think? Oh, yeah. I'm just looking through.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
Well, and I was reading this letter that was a
letter that was sent to children who graduated from her
Imagination Library program.
Speaker 9 (14:45):
Right.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
And it's a long letter that Dolly wrote to the graduates.
But she said, I hope you have a great time
in school. I bet your school will even have a
library where you can check out books. You and all
your friends are very special. There is no limit to
what you can do or how far you can go.
Just remember the lessons my family taught me. Dream big dreams,
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learn everything you can learn, and care for all of
those who care for you. You do all these things
and you can be anyone you want to be. You
are terrific. And remember, and she signed it, I will
always love you, Dolly.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
That's incredible. You know what? You never had to ask
Dolly twice to donate to a great charity.
Speaker 6 (15:23):
If you are in a position to help, you should help.
And it makes you feel better. It does a lot
of good. And it makes you feel like you're giving
back because I've been very blessed in my life. And
I've accomplished so many of my dreams.
Speaker 9 (15:37):
It makes my.
Speaker 6 (15:37):
Heart feel good to know that I can do something
for somebody else. So I'm always out. I love that feeling.
I'm kind of addicted to the feeling of giving and
knowing that I'm doing something good for someone else.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Remembering Dolly here at 93.1 WPSC. And Candice, you told
me a little earlier, we played When I Get Where
I'm Going with her and Brad Paisley. And I could feel,
and I saw you broke down. What is it about
Dolly that brings out that in you? Is it the song?
Speaker 3 (16:11):
Well, I think it's a song, you know, and I
think it's Brad Paisley and Dolly singing together.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
But, you know, I definitely questioned yesterday.
Speaker 3 (16:21):
I was like, Thinking, hey, Dad, like, did you meet
Dolly in heaven?
Speaker 1 (16:29):
You know, you wonder what goes on up there. Sorry,
I told you it's not pretty tears. But you wonder
what goes on up there.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
And you just think, like, hey, what's happening up there
today with Dolly up there?
Speaker 5 (16:42):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
And I think a lot of people feel that. So
sorry for breaking down, but it's the truth. I understand. And,
you know, Dolly touched us all in, you know, over
so many decades. And like I was telling you about
me and my granddad, it brings back, you know, the
memory of him and his relationship with WPOC because this
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was his station and just. It's really tough. I mean,
I remember those little smirks my granddad used to have
when he'd be like, you know, he loved my grandmom,
but he would look at Dolly and go, look at Dolly.
You know what I mean? It was like, well, there
was that thought too. No, well, you know, it was
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Dolly was his Dolly was his girl on TV. I mean,
my grandfather, but he just had an honoree streak like that.
He was like, Oh, I got to catch Dolly on
TV on the Opry. Well, my dad too.
Speaker 4 (17:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
And on he hall, she'd be on here. So anyway, um,
I think that, you know, it does tie families together.
That's what country music does, which is why I love
it so much. Um, Anyway, but, you know, there are
a lot of people. There's a lot. There are a
lot of folks who are probably shedding some tears in
the car this morning. And we're with you sharing this moment.
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It is not it is not, you know, one side
of the equation. It's not a happy morning. But on
the other side, no, it is because we're remembering a
truly great person who changed the world. Simply changed the world.
And because she wanted to. And she did not let
anyone telling her that she couldn't or any failure in
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her life affect her.
Speaker 6 (18:23):
I just kind of work without fear because it's fun
for me.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
It's like if I fail, it's no big deal. If
something don't work out, I'm not afraid of failure. Because
to me, I never feel like a loser.
Speaker 6 (18:33):
You know, even when I've lost, I still feel like
I'm winning.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
Working hard to find me. So many hits over the years.
Everybody remembers. So today we remember. Yesterday we lost. And again,
we're calling her the immortal Dolly Parton.
Speaker 9 (18:58):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
And so many folks are checking in with things to
say about Dolly Parton.
Speaker 9 (19:02):
Holy cow, I can't believe Dolly Parton's gone. She gave
me a lot of good memories. She grew up in
my house. My mom and dad loved her. And we
used to sing her song, Islands in the Stream, on
a stage with my daddy and my sister. It was
always amazing. Dolly Parton, you are awesome.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
Rest in peace. That is Tracy from Middle River. We're
going to play that song for you and your family, Tracy.
And Candace, I know you're working on Dolly coming up
next too, right?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
We are honoring the life of Dolly Parton. Details about
the loss of the legend in the brief.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
Tracy and Middle River, 93.1 WPOC. This has been one
of the most unforgettable mornings I think we've ever had, Candace,
here at 93.1. WPOC. Kenny Rogers was telling me about
that song. He says he never forgot, you know, when
she walked in the room, it was one of the
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first times that Kenny had a chance to spend time
with Dolly.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
Only Dolly can do. She marched in the room. And
once she came in, the song was never the same.
I mean, it was really that different when she sang
with me than when I sang it by myself. It
had a different... meaning, a different set of values to it.
And musically, it was so much better.
Speaker 1 (20:21):
Yes, it was. And you know what? She's touched so
many people. We're getting, I would say, normally we have
our 12 listeners, but we're literally getting thousands of calls, texts,
messages on the talkback mic. We just, listen to this.
Chuck is on the line right now. He says he's
never even listened to us before, Candace. He says he's
not even a country fan. And he said, but Dolly
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was the one that brought country music to him. Chuck,
go ahead. You can say whatever you want. Thank you, Dolly.
I'm really not a country fan, but you were an
original and one of the greats. The whole world is
going to miss you. Well, Chuck, I'm glad that you're
spending some time with us this morning. And who knows?
Maybe you can stick around for a while.
Speaker 7 (21:04):
Your pop culture protein boost. It's The Brief on 93.1 WPOC.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
We are challenging all of our family who are Dolly
Parton fans to pick up where she left off with
just an incredibly big heart. If you would like to
donate in her honor today to Imagination Library, that's donate.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Any amount of money is appreciated. It's giving children between
the ages of birth and five a chance to read.
And when you do that, text us at 77962. And
when we get texters telling us that they donated, we're
playing Dolly Parton songs in honor. Candace, what else is
going on?
Speaker 3 (21:48):
The world is waking up mourning the loss of Dolly Parton. Yesterday,
we found out Dolly passed away at the age of 80.
A representative for the music icon said yesterday, after bravely
facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her earthly
life today at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by
loved ones. Tributes poured in from around the world to
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honor the icon. The tower lights on New York City's
Empire State Building turned to a pink sparkle at 925
last night as an intentional reference to Parton's hit 925.
At Dolly's request, a small private service will be held
for immediate family. A new tropical storm forming in the
Atlantic Ocean will coincidentally share the name of the late
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music legend. Dolly is the next name on this year's
list of hurricanes. The monitored tropical wave has a high
chance of developing into a tropical storm or hurricane within
the next two days. The storm will likely be named
Tropical Storm Dolly and could become Hurricane Dolly if it
intensifies enough. On a different note, here in Maryland, Howard
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County Public Schools have implemented a new policy prohibiting parent
lunch visits at any school, citing safety concerns. The district
aims to ensure secure school communities by limiting unnecessary access
to students and school buildings. While the district emphasizes the
importance of student safety, some parents are hopeful to change
the new procedure and find alternative ways to stay engaged
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in their child's learning.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
That is your brief. Candace, you were talking about the
measles outbreak yesterday. And back in the pandemic, Dolly had
a point of view on that, too.
Speaker 9 (23:27):
Yes.
Speaker 6 (23:29):
About the vaccine. I think we all want to get
back to normal, whatever that is.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
And that would be a great shot in the arm,
wouldn't it? If we could get back to that. So
Dolly always supported that she did anything to support health
and a better life for people. While we're heartbroken, we're
also encouraged because she inspired so much love, so much generosity,
so much giving. I just played that song again, Candice,
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because we got another bunch of tax people donating in
honor of the beautiful Dolly Parton. Look at this text. Hey,
Dolly's reading program provided books for our kids every year
at their annual pediatric checkup when they were little. She's
a very, very special lady. It's so sad. We're hearing
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from a lot of parents who are giving money, like
this one, Kathy in Cumberland. She's listening on the iHeartRadio app.
She says, I donate to the Imagination Library every year, Candice.
She says, I donated just now to the Imagination Library
in Dolly's memory because of you guys. So we just
want to inspire everybody to pick up what Dolly's been doing, right?
Speaker 9 (24:39):
Right.
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Well, and you know, I was crying earlier on the
air and I was saying, oh, these are ugly tears.
And then a texter said, we just have rhinestones dripping
from our eyes right now.
Speaker 1 (24:50):
I like that spin on it. That is sweet. Hey,
Janine is on the line from Columbia. Janine, what do
you want to say about Dolly?
Speaker 3 (24:58):
Dolly Parton was one of my favorite country singers.
Speaker 1 (25:02):
I love listening to her music. She deserves to rest
in peace.
Speaker 8 (25:07):
And be remembered for her amazing songs.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
And what she means to others is going.
Speaker 1 (25:13):
To be completely different, but she was one of the best.
Speaker 3 (25:16):
May she rest in peace and may her music continue.
Speaker 1 (25:20):
To live on. Amen. Thank you, Janine, from Columbia. More
on Dolly next. You think about these big stars, Miranda, Jason, Tim,
all these stars. These are people that impacted country music.
Dolly Parton, of course, did that. But she did so
much more than just impact music. And I think that's
what the world is feeling today.
Speaker 7 (25:41):
Michael J's Music City Minute. In 60 seconds, you're going
to know like you're on Music Row.
Speaker 1 (25:47):
All right. And we have Sherry on the line. Sherry
wanted to give a couple of words on Dolly. Go ahead, Sherry.
It's all you. Dolly Parton was an icon.
Speaker 9 (25:58):
Yep.
Speaker 5 (25:59):
So well respected in the music industry across generations.
Speaker 7 (26:03):
Her generosity... new, no bounds.
Speaker 4 (26:06):
May she rest in peace.
Speaker 8 (26:08):
Amen.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
All right. That is another comment coming in. We're just
getting so many. We appreciate everybody's texts at seven, seven, nine, six, two.
Start with hair. Hi, Candace. Listen to this. We've just
found out the song that Dolly wanted played at her funeral.
There's a song called if we never meet again. It's
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an old country gospel church song that talks about, if
we never meet again this side of heaven, I will
meet you on that beautiful shore. Her father, Lee Parton,
loved the song, and the family sang it at his
funeral after his death in November 2000. Dolly had said,
that was my daddy's favorite. We did sing it at
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his funeral, and I would like it to be sung
at mine. So that will be honored. There's going to
be a small gathering, very intimate with just immediate family
that is being planned. The news broke yesterday afternoon around
2 when her, I guess, security guard slash nephew released
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the information on video. And he talks about, he shared
about a two-minute message. He talks about how he had this.
This responsibility that he promised Dolly that he would, he
would do. And he said he didn't realize how overwhelming
it would be until he had to do it.
Speaker 3 (27:33):
Right.
Speaker 1 (27:34):
And then finally yesterday he had to release that news.
So it's just heartbreaking. And, you know, we've got to,
we've got to share the sad news at the same time.
I think it's such an uplifting opportunity to help other charities.
And that's what we're trying to do with it this morning.
That's our unique little twist. So we're inspiring all of
our family to, you know, whatever charity touches your heart. Candice,
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whatever it might be.
Some mornings, it's tough to remember to take everything with
you out the door. Your lunch, your security badge, whatever
you need to get in at work. Other mornings, everything
just seems to click. You know what the difference is?
Those slow mornings you probably missed. 93.1 WPOC. The Michael J.
Morning Show. Hope you can join us every morning. But
(00:22):
if you do happen to miss anything, maybe you can
catch it here on our podcast. Thanks for checking in. Follow, like, share,
and keep listening. Dolly Parton, she needs no introduction. Here
at 93.1 WPOC, Michael J. and Candace, we remember and
you remember, and we're getting so many talkback messages on
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our iHeartRadio app. Go ahead.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Bill Jones here, just sitting and listening to the radio here,
and then I just heard of the passing of Dolly Parton. Man,
I am totally grieving over that. That is really sad.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Oh, my goodness.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Anyway, I just wanted to give my condolences to Dolly
and her family. See how much we're going to love her,
how much we loved her, and we'll miss her.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
All right, Bill, thank you very much. If you'd like
to join him and share your thoughts, we would love
to hear from you. On the talkback, Mike, it's on
the iHeartRadio app. You're more than welcome to jump on
there right now. Candace is going to have your brief
coming up in less than three minutes. What are you
looking at?
Speaker 3 (01:25):
We are honoring the life of Dolly Parton. Details about
the loss of the legend in the brief.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
So much more this morning on 93.1 WPOC. Think about this.
You got a rising star, Bailey Zimmerman. He's had six
number one songs. Dolly Parton put out 3,000 songs. Incredible.
Has a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The country hall of fame. She is, yesterday, the president
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of the United States lowered the flag to half staff.
She's received twice, I think, Caitlin Collins said. She was
offered the Presidential Medal of Honor twice and had to
turn it down, though, because of the passing of her
or the illness of her husband and then the pandemic.
And she didn't want to go out. It's just it's overwhelming.
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And again, I want to keep repeating this, Candace. Imagine
anyone else on this planet who doesn't have a negative
comment coming from anyone. Dolly Parton. She is a saint.
I mean, she's on that level. And I'm putting her there.
And you're getting texts because of exactly what we're saying, right?
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Well, and I didn't realize this, but Dolly was a
Girl Scout lifetime member. They have the Code of Many
Colors patch. It's a program that's been released for all
girls to earn. We've been getting a text about it,
and this texter says... I will also be donating to
her library foundation because I love Dolly, as did everyone else.
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The barriers for women, not just in country music, but
in the world. And there will never be another Dolly.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
We challenge everyone in Dolly's honor this morning. Give to
Imagination Library. It's donate.imaginationlibrary.com or any other charity of your choice.
In Dolly's spirit, text us. Let us know that you
made a donation, and we'll play a Dolly song for
you when we see those coming in. 77962. And we're
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getting listeners checking in right now on the Talkback mic
from all over the country. Candace, listening to us this morning.
I think it's Pam. Introduce yourself. Is it Pam? This
is Pam from Trufant, Michigan. From Michigan.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
I would love to hear Code of Many Colors in
honor of Dolly Parton.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
You've got it, Pam.
Speaker 5 (03:47):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
You're welcome.
Speaker 6 (03:48):
She will be sadly missed.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
You know what? We're going to do that. We've got
to check on what's going on in The Brief.
Speaker 7 (03:53):
Your pop culture protein boost. It's The Brief on 93.1 WPOC.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
The world is waking up mourning the loss of Dolly Parton. Yesterday,
we found out Dolly passed away at the age of 80.
A representative for the music icon said yesterday, after bravely
facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her earthly
life today at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by
loved ones. Tributes poured in from around the world to
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honor the icon. The tower lights on New York City's
Empire State Building turned to a pink sparkle at 925
last night. As an intentional reference to Pardons Hit 925,
at Dolly's request, a small private service will be held
for immediate family. A new tropical storm forming in the
Atlantic Ocean will coincidentally share the name of the late
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music legend. Dolly is the next name on this year's
list of hurricanes. The monitored tropical wave has a high
chance of developing into a tropical storm or hurricane within
the next two days. The storm will likely be named
Tropical Storm Dolly and could become Hurricane Dolly if it
intensifies enough.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
If that isn't God sending a message, I don't know
what is.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
On a different note, here in Maryland, Howard County Public
Schools have implemented a new policy prohibiting parent lunch visits
at any school, citing safety concerns. The district aims to
ensure secure school communities by limiting unnecessary access to students
and school buildings. While the district emphasizes the importance of
student safety, some parents are hopeful to change the new
(05:27):
procedure and find alternative ways to stay engaged in their
child's learning.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
That is your briefing. 93.1 WPOC. We're getting so many
comments on the talkback and on the telephone line here, Candace.
Speaker 8 (05:39):
800-321-3693.
Speaker 9 (05:39):
Brandon, go ahead.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
Your whole family loved her, huh?
Speaker 5 (05:45):
This whole family has been rocked by hearing about Dolly Parton,
especially my daughter who went to the University of Tennessee.
We went to her graduation last year and we went
to Dollywood and we actually saw Dolly Parton.
Speaker 9 (05:56):
She is a.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
Beautiful human and soul. So philanthropic, so giving, so charitable.
She will be missed by many. Not anybody didn't love Dolly.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
Michael J and Candace in the morning on a very
sad morning here in Baltimore on 93.1 WPOC remembering I'm
searching for a word, Candice, and you worked in news
for 15 years. Maybe you can come up with a
better word because legend feels it doesn't feel right to me.
You know what I mean?
Speaker 9 (06:24):
No.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Dolly's more than that. What do I call her?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Icon.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Just Dolly. She began performing at the age of 10.
Taylor Swift, you just heard, says, and this is a
direct quote, Taylor says, a world without Dolly doesn't feel possible,
real or right. She says, but because of the eternal
generosity and the way she spent her time on this
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earth and the countless lives that she changed for the better,
her legacy will be an everlasting one.
Speaker 7 (06:57):
Michael J's Music City Minute. In 60 seconds, you gonna
know like you on Music Row.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Well, there's a lot of Dolly love headed our way
this morning. The phone, Candace, is blowing up. Go ahead.
We got another message that just came in. I would
love to hear your thoughts.
Speaker 9 (07:15):
800-321-3693.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
Or hit the talkback mic if that's easier for you
on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 8 (07:23):
Whether you were Julia Roberts or Jane Fonda or that
hardworking mom just fighting for her kids, Dolly Parton had
a way to make everybody feel like she cared.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
And it was all about them.
Speaker 8 (07:36):
And she will so greatly be missed. Rest in peace,
Dolly Parton. We love you.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Shannon, thank you very, very much for checking in on that.
You know, she had three different versions of Jolene, which
is a very big hit for Dolly. She was nominated
for three Grammys in three different years. The original in
1975 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. A live version
of Jolene was nominated in 76 for Best Female Country
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Vocal Performance. And then a collaboration in 2017. How many
years later is that? I got to do the math.
With the acapella group Pentatonix, for which she finally took
a trophy home for best country duo group performance. The
original 1974 version of Jolene was also inducted into the
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Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014. Isn't that amazing?
Speaker 3 (08:33):
Well, it's certainly well-deserved.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
Yeah. I just wanted to read one message.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
Kimberly Perry had said that years ago when she was
too scared to make her second album, she said, Rick
Rubin gave me Dolly Parton, my phone number, and she
needed a little inspiration. Dolly herself called and said, Hey,
gave her words of courage to start and continue on
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with her career, to be bold with her voice. Pretty
incredible how she did that, to take everybody under her wings.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
It's amazing. And there was a little thing in Nashville
everybody knew. The only way to get a hold of
Dolly was through her fax machine. That's how everybody kept
in touch with her. She's like, screw all this technology.
You can get a hold of me on my fax.
And that's what she always did. People would drop her
a fax and she'd be right on the phone. Remembering
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Dolly Parton and remembering just the incredible woman that she was.
And one of the musical facts that... I don't know
that anyone's ever done, Candace. Has anyone sung with as
many other genres of music and stars as she has?
I don't think so. Yeah, you talked about her with
the band Perry. Listen who posted on his Instagram yesterday,
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Kid Rock. Here's the post that Kid Rock has, Dolly
Parton talking to him. Hope you have as.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Much fun as I'm hoping to have.
Speaker 6 (09:57):
I just saw a whole bunch of fans heading down
to your restaurant to celebrate your birthday with you. Anyway,
you have a great weekend.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Yeah, she sent that message to Kid Rock. You know,
they recorded a song together on her Rockstar album. Here
she is with Kid Rock. Isn't that crazy?
Speaker 2 (10:20):
I never gave.
Speaker 6 (10:21):
You a girl to doubt me.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
Oh, my gosh. I could depend on you. She could
go from Willie Nelson to Kid Rock. She could go from,
you know, I mean, her... It's just incredible.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
And yet so distinguishable, right?
Speaker 1 (10:36):
And some of the songs that she recorded were so powerful,
the world fell in love with her. Do you remember
9 to 5? She told Willie Geist, you know the
beginning of 9 to 5? We'll play a clip of it.
Here she is talking about where that came from in
the studio.
Speaker 6 (10:53):
No, I did it on my fingernails.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Can you hear that?
Speaker 6 (10:56):
Yeah, I don't know if you can hear that or not.
Can you hear that?
Speaker 1 (10:59):
Sure. Anyway, it sounded like a typewriter.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
And I didn't have my guitar because I didn't want
to get too scattered because we were trying to stay
in the mood and they were doing lights and all that.
So I would just look around and I would just
get ideas watching whatever was going on on the set.
Speaker 9 (11:14):
So it was about women in the workplace.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
So I would just kind of do my. Her nails. Listen,
you can hear them. Dolly Parton.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
You are a legend, Dolly.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
You're an awesome woman.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Big, great, pretty kids and everybody. You will be well missed.
Speaker 1 (11:33):
Love you. There are so many messages coming in. I'm
trying to get to all of them. There's so many
ways to get a hold of us, so let me
get you updated. Michael J. and Candace here at 93.1 WPOC.
Follow us on the social media. If you want to
send a video message, we're accepting those. Tag Michael J.
and Candace here. in the morning and WPOC, you can
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text 77962. And I want to send a huge shout
out to the texter that gave me this idea because
I was searching for the word to use. Because legend
doesn't work for me. The texter says, hey, call her immortal.
You know what? That's it. From now on, she is
the immortal Dolly Parton. All right, we got to get
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to our jersey for today because our purple passport is
going to be given out this Friday. A trip for
two to Rio de Janeiro, Candace.
Speaker 9 (12:33):
Uh-huh.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
So we got to get to that jersey number without
further ado. Here we go.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
Today is... is Terrell Suggs, number 55.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
And you know, T-Sizzle's going to be on this trip
with Be More Around Town, so that's going to be
a good time. A huge shout-out to PVI Office Furniture
for helping us make this happen.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
I was just going to add that. PVI Office Furniture
in Frederick, Maryland, they are backing this whole thing. Plus,
we are being supported hugely by Be More Around Town.
Be More Around Town.
Speaker 9 (13:09):
So.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
On this difficult morning. Yeah, go ahead.
Speaker 9 (13:13):
It is.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
A huge thank you to them. We do have a
few texters that have been talking about the tribute. So
glad that you're enjoying them and continue. To check in
with us, as you said, call or text and put
your memory or your favorite story with Dolly that touched you.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
We have a lot of them. I'm just trying to
go through to find. I want to repeat this one.
It absolutely breaks our heart that Dolly is gone. Her imagination.
This is so important. Her imagination library. was part of
why my daughter got into reading. So you mentioned earlier
on the brief that her imagination library has funded how
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many books? Hundreds of millions?
Speaker 9 (13:52):
322 million.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
Isn't that incredible? And this is for children from birth
to five years old. Anyone, any parent can go on
Imagination Library and register their child, no matter how much
you make or don't make. She wanted to make sure
that every child had a book to read starting from,
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you know, from infancy. So this has supplied so many books.
And we're challenging all of our listeners to, in Dolly's honor, to,
you know, whatever you can give to charity today. I
think that would be what Dolly would want the message
to be, don't you think? Oh, yeah. I'm just looking through.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
Well, and I was reading this letter that was a
letter that was sent to children who graduated from her
Imagination Library program.
Speaker 9 (14:45):
Right.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
And it's a long letter that Dolly wrote to the graduates.
But she said, I hope you have a great time
in school. I bet your school will even have a
library where you can check out books. You and all
your friends are very special. There is no limit to
what you can do or how far you can go.
Just remember the lessons my family taught me. Dream big dreams,
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learn everything you can learn, and care for all of
those who care for you. You do all these things
and you can be anyone you want to be. You
are terrific. And remember, and she signed it, I will
always love you, Dolly.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
That's incredible. You know what? You never had to ask
Dolly twice to donate to a great charity.
Speaker 6 (15:23):
If you are in a position to help, you should help.
And it makes you feel better. It does a lot
of good. And it makes you feel like you're giving
back because I've been very blessed in my life. And
I've accomplished so many of my dreams.
Speaker 9 (15:37):
It makes my.
Speaker 6 (15:37):
Heart feel good to know that I can do something
for somebody else. So I'm always out. I love that feeling.
I'm kind of addicted to the feeling of giving and
knowing that I'm doing something good for someone else.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Remembering Dolly here at 93.1 WPSC. And Candice, you told
me a little earlier, we played When I Get Where
I'm Going with her and Brad Paisley. And I could feel,
and I saw you broke down. What is it about
Dolly that brings out that in you? Is it the song?
Speaker 3 (16:11):
Well, I think it's a song, you know, and I
think it's Brad Paisley and Dolly singing together.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
But, you know, I definitely questioned yesterday.
Speaker 3 (16:21):
I was like, Thinking, hey, Dad, like, did you meet
Dolly in heaven?
Speaker 1 (16:29):
You know, you wonder what goes on up there. Sorry,
I told you it's not pretty tears. But you wonder
what goes on up there.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
And you just think, like, hey, what's happening up there
today with Dolly up there?
Speaker 5 (16:42):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
And I think a lot of people feel that. So
sorry for breaking down, but it's the truth. I understand. And,
you know, Dolly touched us all in, you know, over
so many decades. And like I was telling you about
me and my granddad, it brings back, you know, the
memory of him and his relationship with WPOC because this
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was his station and just. It's really tough. I mean,
I remember those little smirks my granddad used to have
when he'd be like, you know, he loved my grandmom,
but he would look at Dolly and go, look at Dolly.
You know what I mean? It was like, well, there
was that thought too. No, well, you know, it was
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Dolly was his Dolly was his girl on TV. I mean,
my grandfather, but he just had an honoree streak like that.
He was like, Oh, I got to catch Dolly on
TV on the Opry. Well, my dad too.
Speaker 4 (17:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
And on he hall, she'd be on here. So anyway, um,
I think that, you know, it does tie families together.
That's what country music does, which is why I love
it so much. Um, Anyway, but, you know, there are
a lot of people. There's a lot. There are a
lot of folks who are probably shedding some tears in
the car this morning. And we're with you sharing this moment.
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It is not it is not, you know, one side
of the equation. It's not a happy morning. But on
the other side, no, it is because we're remembering a
truly great person who changed the world. Simply changed the world.
And because she wanted to. And she did not let
anyone telling her that she couldn't or any failure in
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her life affect her.
Speaker 6 (18:23):
I just kind of work without fear because it's fun
for me.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
It's like if I fail, it's no big deal. If
something don't work out, I'm not afraid of failure. Because
to me, I never feel like a loser.
Speaker 6 (18:33):
You know, even when I've lost, I still feel like
I'm winning.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
Working hard to find me. So many hits over the years.
Everybody remembers. So today we remember. Yesterday we lost. And again,
we're calling her the immortal Dolly Parton.
Speaker 9 (18:58):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
And so many folks are checking in with things to
say about Dolly Parton.
Speaker 9 (19:02):
Holy cow, I can't believe Dolly Parton's gone. She gave
me a lot of good memories. She grew up in
my house. My mom and dad loved her. And we
used to sing her song, Islands in the Stream, on
a stage with my daddy and my sister. It was
always amazing. Dolly Parton, you are awesome.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
Rest in peace. That is Tracy from Middle River. We're
going to play that song for you and your family, Tracy.
And Candace, I know you're working on Dolly coming up
next too, right?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
We are honoring the life of Dolly Parton. Details about
the loss of the legend in the brief.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
Tracy and Middle River, 93.1 WPOC. This has been one
of the most unforgettable mornings I think we've ever had, Candace,
here at 93.1. WPOC. Kenny Rogers was telling me about
that song. He says he never forgot, you know, when
she walked in the room, it was one of the
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first times that Kenny had a chance to spend time
with Dolly.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
Only Dolly can do. She marched in the room. And
once she came in, the song was never the same.
I mean, it was really that different when she sang
with me than when I sang it by myself. It
had a different... meaning, a different set of values to it.
And musically, it was so much better.
Speaker 1 (20:21):
Yes, it was. And you know what? She's touched so
many people. We're getting, I would say, normally we have
our 12 listeners, but we're literally getting thousands of calls, texts,
messages on the talkback mic. We just, listen to this.
Chuck is on the line right now. He says he's
never even listened to us before, Candace. He says he's
not even a country fan. And he said, but Dolly
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was the one that brought country music to him. Chuck,
go ahead. You can say whatever you want. Thank you, Dolly.
I'm really not a country fan, but you were an
original and one of the greats. The whole world is
going to miss you. Well, Chuck, I'm glad that you're
spending some time with us this morning. And who knows?
Maybe you can stick around for a while.
Speaker 7 (21:04):
Your pop culture protein boost. It's The Brief on 93.1 WPOC.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
We are challenging all of our family who are Dolly
Parton fans to pick up where she left off with
just an incredibly big heart. If you would like to
donate in her honor today to Imagination Library, that's donate.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Any amount of money is appreciated. It's giving children between
the ages of birth and five a chance to read.
And when you do that, text us at 77962. And
when we get texters telling us that they donated, we're
playing Dolly Parton songs in honor. Candace, what else is
going on?
Speaker 3 (21:48):
The world is waking up mourning the loss of Dolly Parton. Yesterday,
we found out Dolly passed away at the age of 80.
A representative for the music icon said yesterday, after bravely
facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her earthly
life today at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by
loved ones. Tributes poured in from around the world to
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honor the icon. The tower lights on New York City's
Empire State Building turned to a pink sparkle at 925
last night as an intentional reference to Parton's hit 925.
At Dolly's request, a small private service will be held
for immediate family. A new tropical storm forming in the
Atlantic Ocean will coincidentally share the name of the late
(22:34):
music legend. Dolly is the next name on this year's
list of hurricanes. The monitored tropical wave has a high
chance of developing into a tropical storm or hurricane within
the next two days. The storm will likely be named
Tropical Storm Dolly and could become Hurricane Dolly if it
intensifies enough. On a different note, here in Maryland, Howard
(22:55):
County Public Schools have implemented a new policy prohibiting parent
lunch visits at any school, citing safety concerns. The district
aims to ensure secure school communities by limiting unnecessary access
to students and school buildings. While the district emphasizes the
importance of student safety, some parents are hopeful to change
the new procedure and find alternative ways to stay engaged
(23:16):
in their child's learning.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
That is your brief. Candace, you were talking about the
measles outbreak yesterday. And back in the pandemic, Dolly had
a point of view on that, too.
Speaker 9 (23:27):
Yes.
Speaker 6 (23:29):
About the vaccine. I think we all want to get
back to normal, whatever that is.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
And that would be a great shot in the arm,
wouldn't it? If we could get back to that. So
Dolly always supported that she did anything to support health
and a better life for people. While we're heartbroken, we're
also encouraged because she inspired so much love, so much generosity,
so much giving. I just played that song again, Candice,
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because we got another bunch of tax people donating in
honor of the beautiful Dolly Parton. Look at this text. Hey,
Dolly's reading program provided books for our kids every year
at their annual pediatric checkup when they were little. She's
a very, very special lady. It's so sad. We're hearing
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from a lot of parents who are giving money, like
this one, Kathy in Cumberland. She's listening on the iHeartRadio app.
She says, I donate to the Imagination Library every year, Candice.
She says, I donated just now to the Imagination Library
in Dolly's memory because of you guys. So we just
want to inspire everybody to pick up what Dolly's been doing, right?
Speaker 9 (24:39):
Right.
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Well, and you know, I was crying earlier on the
air and I was saying, oh, these are ugly tears.
And then a texter said, we just have rhinestones dripping
from our eyes right now.
Speaker 1 (24:50):
I like that spin on it. That is sweet. Hey,
Janine is on the line from Columbia. Janine, what do
you want to say about Dolly?
Speaker 3 (24:58):
Dolly Parton was one of my favorite country singers.
Speaker 1 (25:02):
I love listening to her music. She deserves to rest
in peace.
Speaker 8 (25:07):
And be remembered for her amazing songs.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
And what she means to others is going.
Speaker 1 (25:13):
To be completely different, but she was one of the best.
Speaker 3 (25:16):
May she rest in peace and may her music continue.
Speaker 1 (25:20):
To live on. Amen. Thank you, Janine, from Columbia. More
on Dolly next. You think about these big stars, Miranda, Jason, Tim,
all these stars. These are people that impacted country music.
Dolly Parton, of course, did that. But she did so
much more than just impact music. And I think that's
what the world is feeling today.
Speaker 7 (25:41):
Michael J's Music City Minute. In 60 seconds, you're going
to know like you're on Music Row.
Speaker 1 (25:47):
All right. And we have Sherry on the line. Sherry
wanted to give a couple of words on Dolly. Go ahead, Sherry.
It's all you. Dolly Parton was an icon.
Speaker 9 (25:58):
Yep.
Speaker 5 (25:59):
So well respected in the music industry across generations.
Speaker 7 (26:03):
Her generosity... new, no bounds.
Speaker 4 (26:06):
May she rest in peace.
Speaker 8 (26:08):
Amen.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
All right. That is another comment coming in. We're just
getting so many. We appreciate everybody's texts at seven, seven, nine, six, two.
Start with hair. Hi, Candace. Listen to this. We've just
found out the song that Dolly wanted played at her funeral.
There's a song called if we never meet again. It's
(26:30):
an old country gospel church song that talks about, if
we never meet again this side of heaven, I will
meet you on that beautiful shore. Her father, Lee Parton,
loved the song, and the family sang it at his
funeral after his death in November 2000. Dolly had said,
that was my daddy's favorite. We did sing it at
(26:52):
his funeral, and I would like it to be sung
at mine. So that will be honored. There's going to
be a small gathering, very intimate with just immediate family
that is being planned. The news broke yesterday afternoon around
2 when her, I guess, security guard slash nephew released
(27:15):
the information on video. And he talks about, he shared
about a two-minute message. He talks about how he had this.
This responsibility that he promised Dolly that he would, he
would do. And he said he didn't realize how overwhelming
it would be until he had to do it.
Speaker 3 (27:33):
Right.
Speaker 1 (27:34):
And then finally yesterday he had to release that news.
So it's just heartbreaking. And, you know, we've got to,
we've got to share the sad news at the same time.
I think it's such an uplifting opportunity to help other charities.
And that's what we're trying to do with it this morning.
That's our unique little twist. So we're inspiring all of
our family to, you know, whatever charity touches your heart. Candice,
(27:57):
whatever it might be.
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