2026年8月28日 / 美国东部时间晚7:49 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
田纳西州州长于周五公布一项提案，提议将纳什维尔国际机场以多莉·帕顿之名更名。
就在这位乡村音乐传奇人物周二因癌症去世、享年80岁仅数天后，州长比尔·李就提出了这项更名提议。
李在一份声明中表示：“田纳西在此迎接世界各地游客，纳什维尔国际机场以我们州最受欢迎的女儿之名命名，并用多莉的音乐、慷慨、信念与善意的永恒遗产迎接旅客，这再合适不过了。”
李表示，他已就这一想法与帕顿的代表进行了商讨。
这一提议呼应了截至周五已有超15.7万名帕顿粉丝在线请愿签名的诉求，该请愿已发起一年多，自帕顿去世后又有数万名支持者加入，且得到了田纳西州众议员托德·华纳以及歌手雪儿·克劳的支持。
多莉·帕顿2024年6月6日出席在田纳西州纳什维尔音乐城中心举办的“乡村音乐嘉年华启动仪式”时在台上发言。贾森·坎平 / 盖蒂图片社
纳什维尔国际机场目前已拥有浓厚的乡村音乐氛围，通过乡村音乐名人堂和博物馆、奥普里兰分店以及现场演出致敬这座“音乐之城”。
美国以艺人、政客或运动员命名的机场包括佛罗里达州西棕榈滩的唐纳德·J·特朗普总统国际机场、路易斯·阿姆斯特朗新奥尔良国际机场、肯塔基州路易斯维尔穆罕默德·阿里国际机场，以及加利福尼亚州奥兰治县的约翰·韦恩机场。
帕顿在大烟山山麓的贫困环境中出生，最终成为一位跨越代际、地域与政治界限的标志性人物。除创作并录制《约琳》《我将永远爱你》等热门单曲外，她还出演了《朝九晚五》《钢木兰》等好莱坞电影。
此次更名可能需要纳什维尔都会区机场管理局重新审视其命名政策。该政策目前规定，机场设施仅能以去世至少两年的人士命名。
州长办公室表示，机场管理局将在9月17日的会议上讨论这项州长提案以及机场命名政策。
该州境内其他致敬帕顿的举措包括田纳西州参议员杰西·西尔提出的一项法案，提议将9月25日定为“朝九晚五日”，以此致敬帕顿的这首经典代表作。
Nashville airport could be renamed for Dolly Parton under Tennessee Gov. Lee’s proposal
August 28, 2026 / 7:49 PM EDT / CBS/AP
Nashville International Airport would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal announced Friday by Tennessee’s governor.
Gov. Bill Lee proposed the name change just days after the country music icon died Tuesday of cancer at age 80.
“At a place where Tennessee welcomes the world, it is fitting that Nashville International Airport would bear the name of our state’s favorite daughter and greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, generosity, faith, and kindness,” Lee said in a statement.
Lee said he’s already discussed the idea with representatives for Parton.
It echoes the wishes of more than 157,000 Parton fans who have signed an online petition as of Friday to rename the airport. While the petition has been up for over a year, tens of thousands of supporters have signed it since Parton died, and it has backing from Tennessee state Rep. Todd Warner and singer Sheryl Crow.
Dolly Parton speaks onstage during Kicking Off CMA Fest at Music City Center on June 6, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. Jason Kempin / Getty Images
The Nashville International Airport currently has a strong country music presence, celebrating the Music City with its Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Grand Ole Opry outposts and live performances.
Some U.S. airports named after performers, politicians or athletes include the President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida; Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky and John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California.
Born in poverty in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Parton became an icon whose popularity crossed generational, geographic and political boundaries. In addition to writing and recording hit songs such as “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” she starred in Hollywood films including “9 to 5” and “Steel Magnolias.”
The change could require the Metro Nashville Airport Authority to revisit its naming policy. The policy currently states that airport properties should only be named for people who have been dead for at least two years.
The governor’s office said his proposal and the naming policy will be discussed by the airport authority at its meeting on Sept. 17.
Other efforts to honor Parton in her home state include legislation introduced by Tennessee state Sen. Jessie Seal to designate Sept. 25 as “9 to 5” Day, a nod to Parton’s famous anthem.
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