Dolly Parton is remembering her “nice good friend” Kris Kristofferson.
On Sunday, Sept. 29, the “9 to five” singer, 78, shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram in honor of Kristofferson, who died on Sept. 28 at age 88. Pertaining to his prolific and wide-ranging profession, she wrote, “What an excellent loss, what an excellent author, what an excellent actor, what an excellent good friend.”
“I’ll at all times love you,” she concluded, signing the message “Dolly” with a butterfly graphic.
The man nation music legends had been longtime buddies and shared many duet performances by way of the years, to songs reminiscent of “From Right here to the Moon and Again” and “Put It Off Till Tomorrow.”
In 1982, the pair teamed up with Willie Nelson and Brenda Lee to launch a collaborative compilation album known as The Successful Hand. The album later impressed a TV particular of the identical title, which aired in 1985 and was hosted by Johnny Cash, who wrote the album’s liner notes.
On Sept. 19, Parton shared a nostalgic clip on Facebook of herself and Kristofferson singing the whimsical music “Ping Pong” — from The Successful Hand — collectively.
“There’s noting like making music with buddies!” she wrote within the put up’s caption. “It brings me a lot pleasure to have sung with so many gifted artists through the years. @KrisKristofferson ❤️ Which one in all my duets is your favourite?”
Kristofferson reshared the put up on his personal Facebook web page, writing, “Thanks for sharing this Dolly Parton.”
In June 2019, Parton took a second to ship her well-wishes to Kristofferson on his birthday. She shared a throwback picture of the pair on X (previously Twitter) with the message: “Wishing my pal Kris Kristofferson a really comfortable birthday!”
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Kristofferson, who was additionally identified for his appearing roles in such movies as A Star Is Born, Alice Does not Stay Right here Anymore and the Blade trilogy, died “peacefully” surrounded by household at his residence in Maui, a consultant mentioned.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we share the information our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, handed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at residence. We’re all so blessed for our time with him,” his household mentioned in a press release shared with PEOPLE. “Thanks for loving him all these a few years, and while you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.”
Kristofferson is survived by his spouse Lisa Meyers, their 5 youngsters — Jesse, 40, Jody, 39, Johnny, 36, Kelly, 34, and Blake, 30 — in addition to his three youngsters from earlier marriages: Tracy, 62, Kris Jr., 56, and Casey, 50.