United Kingdom, Sept. 17 -- Dolly Parton posthumously accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Americana Honours and Awards ceremony.

The country music legend, who died at the age of 80 last month after a brief battle with cancer, accepted the accolade at Wednesday's (16.09.26) Nashville ceremony in a message recorded before her passing.

Addressing the crowd, Dolly said: "Well, hey, it's Dolly. I'm honoured to be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association.

"I mean, roots music, or what is now called Americana music, is what I grew up playing back in the Smoky Mountains.

"It's that same music that drew me back to East Tennessee in 1997 to write and record my album, Hungry Again. And that project rea...