Fans Across US Honor Dolly Parton's Legacy With Street Signs, Flowers and Song

Tributes to the late Dolly Parton continued to emerge across the United States this week, as fans found creative and heartfelt ways to honor the country music legend who died Tuesday at her Nashville home at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer.

In New York City, an anonymous admirer altered signage at the downtown Fulton Street subway stop to read "Dolly Parton Street," delighting commuters passing through. Meanwhile, the IFC Center, an independent film venue on Manhattan's west side, changed its marquee to feature Parton's name, the years of her life, and the message "IFC will always love you."

In Brentwood, Tennessee, fans gathered to leave flowers and sing some of Parton's best-loved songs. Among them was Noach Tangeras, who described the singer as "an angel on this earth."

"She was just an incredible humanitarian, and you could just feel the love shining through her in everything that she said and did," Tangeras said. "Her music came through with that, too, and really connected with a lot of people on that level. She was a voice of kindness."

Parton was widely regarded as one of the most beloved figures in music, with an appeal that crossed generational, racial, geographic and political lines. Her death has prompted an outpouring of tributes around the world, including a performance of her hit "9 to 5" by the King's Guard band in London and flowers placed on her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.