Dolly Parton’s unique creative process remembered: “Dolly said, ‘Can you just make it, like, reds and greens and sparkles?’ I played as many notes as I could while the other hand was working the transposer. She was going, ‘Yeah, yeah, that’s it. Whee!’”

Dolly Parton.

Yesterday was a devastating day for the world of music. Dolly Parton’s death has sent shockwaves throughout the world of entertainment and far beyond.

For those who knew and made music with the great woman herself, the cherished memories they have of her must now take on even more emotional significance.