Los Angeles, Aug. 27 -- American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift has paid a heartfelt tribute to legendary country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton following her death at the age of 80 on Tuesday. Remembering Parton as an embodiment of "true grace and true grit," Swift said her legacy would be "an everlasting one," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Swift said, "A world without Dolly doesn't feel possible, real, or right. But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one."Parton, whose illustrious country music career was accompanied by widespread popularity in pop culture, film and television, died in Nashville after a "br...