For her latest rock cover, Dolly Parton takes a deep breath and gets real high on a cover of 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?” She even gets a little help from the song’s writer and original singer, Linda Perry. In Parton’s hands, the tune has a country swing to the …
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Elvis Presley serenaded Priscilla one last time after their divorce. Dolly Parton sat down with BBC Radio 2 and revealed that Priscilla Presley told her that Elvis sang Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You” to Priscilla during their divorce in 1973. “Elvis loved the song. In fact, I talked …
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Dolly Parton has shared a new cover of the Beatles‘ “Let It Be,” which features Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Mick Fleetwood, and Peter Frampton. The piano-led rendition is a showcase for Parton’s powerhouse vocals, with McCartney, who wrote the song, joining in on the chorus. “Let It Be” is the …
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A little more than a year after the death of Naomi Judd, a couple dozen of her friends and admirers are saluting her and daughter Wynonna on an upcoming album of songs by the Judds. A Tribute to the Judds, due out Oct. 27, will find Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, …
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Sinéad O’Connor was as world-renowned for fervid rock & roll and adventurous pop as she was for her defiant stance on often-controversial issues. But the Irish-born musician also recorded a handful of modern country-music covers — and even performed a duet with a country legend. O’Connor, whose death at age …
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With her Rockstar looming, Dolly Parton has shared her rendition of the Queen classics “We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You” as a reminder that the Paris Olympics 2024 are exactly one year away. The video for the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s rendition of the sports anthems was …
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A Wisconsin school board fired elementary school teacher Melissa Tempel on Wednesday after she sought to include Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton‘s 2017 song, “Rainbowland,” in a spring concert. The song imagines a utopia in which everyone gets along. This past March, the first-grade teacher had tweeted about how her …
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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin joined the Writers Guild of America strike at Netflix’s Los Angeles headquarters on Thursday. The duo expressed their support for the strike and joined in singing Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5.” Fonda and Tomlin first teamed up in the eponymous 1980 comedy film of the …
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In 1980, Dolly Parton was ruling the pop and country charts with “9 to 5” while Judas Priest were “Breaking the Law” and the members of Mötley Crüe weren’t even wearing leather. At that point in time, none of those artists likely ever thought they’d cross paths. Now, Parton has …
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Dolly Parton closed out the 2023 ACM Awards with the live debut of her new song “World on Fire.” Parton also co-hosted the two-hour show alongside Garth Brooks. Performing with a line of backup dancers that doubled as a choir, Parton sang a cautionary tale about the state of affairs. …
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