“She Caught Me Before I Fell”: Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, and a Call That Changed Everything
On the morning of March 16, 1991, the world of country music stood still. A charter plane carrying Reba McEntire’s beloved band and tour manager had crashed shortly after takeoff from Brown Field Municipal Airport in San Diego, killing eight of her closest collaborators. Hours earlier, they had performed onstage together — laughing, celebrating, unaware…