Elton John, Oprah Winfrey and Paul McCartney join tributes to Dolly Parton

Fashion designer Donatella Versace said: "The world has lost one of the kindest and most generous of souls, the greatest of storytellers and a true legend of music."Her songwriting, her singing and her philanthropy were unrivaled in the world of country music and it is hard to imagine living in a world without Dolly."The world of country music, meanwhile, mourned one of its biggest icons, singer Kacey Musgraves, who performed at a 2019 Grammys celebration of the singer she frequently covers, saying, "The world feels a lot less sparkly all of a sudden.