LEILA FADEL, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU")
DOLLY PARTON: (Singing) I wish you love.
FADEL: Legrand Gold just got a call from the Queen of Country.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
PARTON: Hey, LG.
LEGRAND GOLD: Hey.
PARTON: It's Dolly P.
FADEL: Gold made a bucket list after his terminal cancer diagnosis in 2021. He checked a lot off, but talking to Dolly Parton wasn't completed until the local news told his story. Parton told him she will always love him.
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