Dolly Parton is mourning the death of her friend and duet partner Kenny Rogers. The fellow country star died at age 81 from natural causes on Friday night, at a hospice and surrounded by his family, his rep announced on Saturday.
Rogers was known for hits such as "The Gambler" and his 1983 duet with Parton, "Islands in the Stream." "I couldn't believe it when I got up this morning and turned on the TV, checking to see what the coronavirus was doing, and it told me that my friend and singing partner Kenny Rogers had passed away," Parton, 74, said in a video posted on Instagram on Saturday. "And I know that we all know Kenny's in a better place than we are today, but I'm pretty sure he's gonna be talking to God sometime today if he ain't.
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