Dolly Parton is all of us in this tearful video remembering Kenny Rogers: "My heart is broken"

Like much of the country, Dolly Parton woke up to the sad news that country singer Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81.

“Well, I couldn’t believe it this morning when I got up, turned on the TV, checking to see what the coronavirus was doing and they told me that my friend and singing partner Kenny Rogers had passed away,” Parton—whose duet with Rogers, “Islands in the Stream” became one of the biggest hits of 1983—says in a video posted on Twitter Saturday morning. “And I know that we all know that Kenny’s in a better place than we are today but I’m for sure he’s going to be talking to God some time today if he ain’t already, and he’s going to be asking him to spread some light onto this darkness going on here. But I loved Kenny with all my heart and my heart’s broken and a big ole chunk has gone with him today. And I think that I can speak for all his family, his friends, his fans, when I say that I will always love you.”