August 28, 2026 • 6 mins
We got a question in for our American Mamas, Teri Netterville and Kimberly Burleson…
Dear Mamas, we know you both loved Dolly. How has her passing affected y’all this week?
If you'd like to ask our American Mamas a question, go to our website, AmericanGroundRadio.com/mamas and click on the Ask the Mamas button.
Dear Mamas, we know you both loved Dolly. How has her passing affected y’all this week?
If you'd like to ask our American Mamas a question, go to our website, AmericanGroundRadio.com/mamas and click on the Ask the Mamas button.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We've got a question for American Mamas. Dear Mamas, we
know how you both loved Dolly. How has her passing
affected y'all this week? Well, let's ask our American Mamas.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Mama, Mama, Mama.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Mama told me not to come. She said that ain't
the way to happen, no. And joining us now, our
American mama, Terry Nederville. I'm not sure there's a bigger
Dolly Parton fan anywhere on the planet than you.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
I adore her. That's where I went on my honeymoon.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
You went to Dollywood? I went to Dollywood. And I
was there two weeks ago. Yeah. Took my oldest son
and his family to Dollywood for his birthday.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
And I would say, look, I wouldn't have thought there
was anybody who was a bigger fan of Dolly Parton.
And then I saw Kimberly on posting online. Mm-hmm. And
there's this video.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
So this was from a funeral of Mike's cousin.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
So Kimberly's husband's cousin. And it was in Montana. And
she said that, I mean, everybody knew that Sharon and
Dolly were friends.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Okay. So there's like a family connection to Dolly Parton
through the Spinks sisters here.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Sharon, yes.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
And when she came on the screen, she first wanted
to impress upon the guests there and the friends of Sharon.
She said, listen, I know we all prayed hard. We
wanted her here.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
And, you know, we just want her here. But maybe
God needed her more than we wanted her to stay. Right.
And then she said she made this song, and so
when you hear this song, she rewrote the lyrics as
if Sharon is speaking from heaven to her family and friends.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Okay, so this is, I've got a clip here.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
This is Dolly Parton singing at the funeral for Mike's cousin.
Take a listen.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
All rest assured that she is now resting in peace. Mm-hmm.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
And the video, she's on a big screen.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
If I should stay You know I would But let's
not think that way It's time I go But you know.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
So, I mean, that a beautiful thing and a beautiful moment,
(03:03):
but one of the things I saw Kimberly's post, she
was saying, yes, those were words that Dolly was singing
to comfort Mike's family. But really that's kind of where
now it's, it's stuff she's singing for all of us
to comfort all of us. Right.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Right. You can almost feel her saying those very words
to all of us. Have you ever in your life
Talk about a unifying global icon. I don't think one
person on the left or the right, politics aside, she's
a legend. Yeah. She's one in a million.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
The closest I can think of was when Betty White
passed away.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
I said the same thing yesterday.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
But this is beyond that. In New York City, they
lit up the Empire State Building pink.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Right.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
In Britain, they had the royal bands play nine to
five out in front of Windsor Castle. They lit up
bridges all over the country, pink, buildings pink.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
And in the White House, the flags are at half staff.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
There's now a proposal to name September 25th Dolly Parton Day.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
I'm for that.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Because that would be 9-2-5.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Oh my gosh, that's perfect.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
That's why people want to name September 25th Dolly Parton Day.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
You know what it is that makes her so great?
And if we could all just learn this lesson, if
we could all just try to learn to do this.
She did the one single thing God has asked of us.
Love each other.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
Yeah, love your neighbor.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Well, and more, to love one another as I have
loved you, love one another.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
That's how she's done it. She did not care about race, class, religion,
political affiliation.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
That's a great point. So her biggest song probably is
that one, I Will Always Love You. She did it.
It went great. Whitney Houston wanted to do it. She went, absolutely.
Whitney Houston, a black female artist, and that never even
crossed her mind that, oh, no, I can't have a
black artist. That was never, she was happier for Whitney's
success than she was.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
For her own. And you know what else I loved
about her that is just so endearing? She had that
self-deprecating humor.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Oh, very much so.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
That is so endearing. It's an endearing quality on anybody.
And whenever she was up against those hardcore journalists that
were trying to get her to needle her to say
who she was for, politically speaking, she was able to
disarm them. Make them melt with her humor, with her ability,
her wit. I mean, with her wit and her smart.
(05:30):
She's so highly intelligent.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
President Trump tried to give her the U.S. Medal of
Freedom twice.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
And for health reasons or whatever schedule, she couldn't do it.
And then Joe Biden becomes president and he wanted to
give her the Medal of Freedom. And Dolly Parton said,
I can't do it because I told Trump no twice.
It would look like I'm in favor of you twice.
and trying to diss Trump, and I don't mean it
that way. It was just a scheduling thing, so I
can't do that now. She turned down the Presidential Medal
(05:57):
of Freedom three times.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Because that wasn't as important to her as her fans
and for what people thought about her. She wanted to
be that neutral force for good that everybody could look
to for love.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
If you'd like to ask her a American Moments question,
go to our website, AmericanMomentsRadio.com.
We've got a question for American Mamas. Dear Mamas, we
know how you both loved Dolly. How has her passing
affected y'all this week? Well, let's ask our American Mamas.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Mama, Mama, Mama.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Mama told me not to come. She said that ain't
the way to happen, no. And joining us now, our
American mama, Terry Nederville. I'm not sure there's a bigger
Dolly Parton fan anywhere on the planet than you.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
I adore her. That's where I went on my honeymoon.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
You went to Dollywood? I went to Dollywood. And I
was there two weeks ago. Yeah. Took my oldest son
and his family to Dollywood for his birthday.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
And I would say, look, I wouldn't have thought there
was anybody who was a bigger fan of Dolly Parton.
And then I saw Kimberly on posting online. Mm-hmm. And
there's this video.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
So this was from a funeral of Mike's cousin.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
So Kimberly's husband's cousin. And it was in Montana. And
she said that, I mean, everybody knew that Sharon and
Dolly were friends.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Okay. So there's like a family connection to Dolly Parton
through the Spinks sisters here.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Sharon, yes.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
And when she came on the screen, she first wanted
to impress upon the guests there and the friends of Sharon.
She said, listen, I know we all prayed hard. We
wanted her here.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
And, you know, we just want her here. But maybe
God needed her more than we wanted her to stay. Right.
And then she said she made this song, and so
when you hear this song, she rewrote the lyrics as
if Sharon is speaking from heaven to her family and friends.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Okay, so this is, I've got a clip here.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
This is Dolly Parton singing at the funeral for Mike's cousin.
Take a listen.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
All rest assured that she is now resting in peace. Mm-hmm.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
And the video, she's on a big screen.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
If I should stay You know I would But let's
not think that way It's time I go But you know.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
So, I mean, that a beautiful thing and a beautiful moment,
(03:03):
but one of the things I saw Kimberly's post, she
was saying, yes, those were words that Dolly was singing
to comfort Mike's family. But really that's kind of where
now it's, it's stuff she's singing for all of us
to comfort all of us. Right.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Right. You can almost feel her saying those very words
to all of us. Have you ever in your life
Talk about a unifying global icon. I don't think one
person on the left or the right, politics aside, she's
a legend. Yeah. She's one in a million.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
The closest I can think of was when Betty White
passed away.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
I said the same thing yesterday.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
But this is beyond that. In New York City, they
lit up the Empire State Building pink.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Right.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
In Britain, they had the royal bands play nine to
five out in front of Windsor Castle. They lit up
bridges all over the country, pink, buildings pink.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
And in the White House, the flags are at half staff.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
There's now a proposal to name September 25th Dolly Parton Day.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
I'm for that.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Because that would be 9-2-5.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Oh my gosh, that's perfect.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
That's why people want to name September 25th Dolly Parton Day.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
You know what it is that makes her so great?
And if we could all just learn this lesson, if
we could all just try to learn to do this.
She did the one single thing God has asked of us.
Love each other.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
Yeah, love your neighbor.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Well, and more, to love one another as I have
loved you, love one another.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
That's how she's done it. She did not care about race, class, religion,
political affiliation.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
That's a great point. So her biggest song probably is
that one, I Will Always Love You. She did it.
It went great. Whitney Houston wanted to do it. She went, absolutely.
Whitney Houston, a black female artist, and that never even
crossed her mind that, oh, no, I can't have a
black artist. That was never, she was happier for Whitney's
success than she was.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
For her own. And you know what else I loved
about her that is just so endearing? She had that
self-deprecating humor.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Oh, very much so.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
That is so endearing. It's an endearing quality on anybody.
And whenever she was up against those hardcore journalists that
were trying to get her to needle her to say
who she was for, politically speaking, she was able to
disarm them. Make them melt with her humor, with her ability,
her wit. I mean, with her wit and her smart.
(05:30):
She's so highly intelligent.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
President Trump tried to give her the U.S. Medal of
Freedom twice.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
And for health reasons or whatever schedule, she couldn't do it.
And then Joe Biden becomes president and he wanted to
give her the Medal of Freedom. And Dolly Parton said,
I can't do it because I told Trump no twice.
It would look like I'm in favor of you twice.
and trying to diss Trump, and I don't mean it
that way. It was just a scheduling thing, so I
can't do that now. She turned down the Presidential Medal
(05:57):
of Freedom three times.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Because that wasn't as important to her as her fans
and for what people thought about her. She wanted to
be that neutral force for good that everybody could look
to for love.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
If you'd like to ask her a American Moments question,
go to our website, AmericanMomentsRadio.com.
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