# Vince Gill Honors Dolly Parton at Nashville Celebration

> Vince Gill performs tribute to Dolly Parton at Nashville's I Will Always Love You event.
- Title: Vince Gill Honors Dolly Parton at Nashville Celebration
- Summary: Vince Gill performs tribute to Dolly Parton at Nashville's I Will Always Love You event. Vince Gill performed a tribute to Dolly Parton at Nashville's I Will…
- Keywords: dolly parton, vince gill, country music association, i will always love you, nashville, celebration, music, culture, Vince, Gill, Honors, Dolly
- Source: American Songwriter — https://americansongwriter.com/vince-gill-helps-nashville-say-goodbye-to-the-queen-of-country-music-during-a-celebration-of-dolly-parton
- Author: Chris Piner
- Published: 2026-10-22T01:02:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dolly parton, vince gill, country music association, i will always love you, nashville, celebration, music, culture
## CMA Honors Dolly Parton
The Country Music Association held a two-hour celebration for Dolly Parton's six decades of music.
## Vince Gill Performs Tribute
Vince Gill performed Dolly Parton's 'A Few Old Memories' at Nashville's Fisher Centre for the Performing Arts.
## Gill's Personal Connection
Gill called Dolly 'the most beautiful sound' and shared a memory of singing 'I Will Always Love You' together.

> We are all crushed here at our house. One of the most beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard was when Dolly and I sang that last note of ‘I Will Always Love You’ the year we performed it on the CMA Awards.
## Key takeaway

Vince Gill performed a tribute to Dolly Parton at Nashville's I Will Always Love You celebration, honoring her six decades of music.