A local musician has fond memories of Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80.

David Rehrig of Walnutport, and his wife, Brenda, were guests of Dolly at her Tennessee mansion.

Dolly helped Rehrig and his brothers record an album and even made an impromptu stop at a Walnutport establishment where the Rehrigs and their father, the late Frank Rehrig of Franklin Township, were performing.

David Rehrig’s brother, the late William “Bill” Rehrig spent 2½ years working and touring with Dolly Parton as band manager, tour manager, fiddle player and guitarist.

David and Brenda will be performing in Kennedy Park from 6-8 p.m. as part of Lansford Alive’s free summer concert series. David said he will be presenting a tribute to Dolly at that event.

Most of David’s memories are from the mid-70s, when Bill was performing with Dolly. The band in which Bill was a member broke up because Dolly received a movie offer.

Still, the Rehrig family has remained friends with her through the years.

Regarding the Walnutport appearance, it was about 1975 and Dolly was performing in Madison Square Garden. She heard that the Rehrig family was performing at the Hilltop Inn in Walnutport, so on the way home she wanted to meet them. Bill forewarned his brother and father that they were coming through but to come to the bus to meet her; that she wouldn’t be getting off the bus.

“When they got here, Dolly was the first one off the bus,” David said. “I remember when Dolly walked in and nobody could believe it.”

Dolly spoke to a renowned songwriter, Larry Kingston, who wrote the Roy Clark hit “Thank God and Greyhound You’re Gone,” and had him write some songs for Dave and his brothers.

She paid to have the songs recorded in a Nashville studio. “We recorded two songs,” said David, one of which received heavy air play on several country radio stations.

“Dolly paid for everything,” David said, including the 45 rpm records and an album their father recorded.

In Nashville, David got to visit the famous RCA Studio where Dolly was recording. She stopped when she saw David enter because she wanted to hear the song the Rehrigs recorded.

David also got to meet Dolly backstage during a concert in Scranton.

David also recalls his brother telling him about the job interview his brother initially had for the musician position in Dolly’s band. “Bill got his fiddle out. And the fiddle blew up,” he said.

“Dolly just laughed and said, ‘I know you can play that thing. You’re hired.’ ”

There was a time that Bill’s house was robbed in Tennessee. It was at Christmas and stolen, among other things, were the TV and Christmas gifts. When Dolly heard about the incident, she personally bought a new TV and gifts for Rehrig and his family.

While David and Brenda were visiting Bill, Dolly suggested they come to her mansion. David recalled that one room was filled with butterflies. Another room was a replica of her log cabin home “and that’s where she wrote her songs.”

“The last time I saw Dolly was a good 20 years ago,” said David, but when Bill died in July 2014 she sent a large spread of flowers to his wife and a photo on which she wrote, “I will always love you.”

David and Brenda sing a variety of country songs, but David is best known for his renditions of Conway Twitty hits.