Dolly Parton recently spoke with BBC Radio and revealed how she got involved in Priscilla Presley’s infamous divorce from Elvis Presley in 1973.

The country icon was discussing her hit classic, ‘I Will Always Love You,’ when, she shared how Priscilla recently told her of the track’s involvement in the couple’s divorce, saying:

“Elvis loved the song. In fact, I talked to talked to Priscilla not very long ago. She said to me, ‘You know, Elvis sang that song to me when we walked down the courthouse steps when we got divorced. He was singing to me, ‘I Will Always Love You.'”

It was reported that Elvis had wished to buy the song from Dolly in the 70s and record it himself, but the country singer was reluctant to give up half of her publishing rights and claims to Elvis’ management.

However, although the Presley and Parton collaboration never happened the way the late rocker wanted, Dolly will be paying homage to Elvis in her upcoming album, ‘Rockstar,’ with a track called, ‘I Dreamed About Elvis.’

Her forthcoming record, which will be set for release on November 17, is a tribute to her Rock Hall induction and features names such as Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Peter Frampton, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx, and Creedence Clearwater Revival singer John Fogerty.

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Dolly Parton recently participated in a commemorative podcast celebrating the 10th anniversary of Miley Cyrus’ hit song ‘Wrecking Ball.’ During the podcast, Dolly recounted the first time she encountered the song and likened her reaction to when she first heard Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’:

“I remember the first time I heard ‘Wrecking Ball.’ It hit me the same way it did the first time I heard ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston. I was driving, heard that one, and I almost wrecked. And when I heard ‘Wrecking Ball,’ I almost wrecked again! I thought, when it started into that chorus, I thought it hit me like a wrecking ball. I thought, ‘Well, how great can a song be?'”

In a separate interview in June, Dolly mentioned her participation in Miley’s special ‘Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party’ the previous year and also expressed her love for ‘Wrecking Ball’:

“People just had a fit over it, it got really great reviews. So when I got ready to do this album I said, ‘I’m gonna do ‘Wrecking Ball’ and you’re gonna sing it with me right?’ And she said ‘Well, duh!’ So we did it and that’s one of my favourite tracks on the whole album. I love that song and I love Miley. I think her voice is really beautiful.”

In a 2013 interview, Miley mentioned what Dolly means to her in her life and what she taught her:

“Dolly Parton’s my godmother. She’s taught me a lot about how you treat people. She always says hi to the person on the bottom of the call sheet. I love that.”

In 2021, regarding Dolly Parton’s support for the LGBTQ+ community, Miley said:

“There’s a theory that you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but I wish everyone had the chance to meet Dolly Parton because she’s even better than your sparkliest dreams.”

You can listen to the whole interview below.

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During an interview with TalkShopLive, Dolly Parton addressed what pisses her off the most. The singer opened up about anger and shared how she deals with it. The singer made sure that people would know when she got mad by stating the following:

“Like I’ve always said, I’ll tell you where to put it if I don’t like where you got it. I think anybody’s like that. You can’t just go through life just floating around getting anything done.”

Parton then revealed how she uses her temper instead of losing it:

“I don’t lose my temper, but I use my temper. Of course, I’ve lost it a few times, but it’s not that I’m losing my temper; I’m trying to use it because sometimes there are just some people you have to speak up to. Because if they don’t know, especially as a shock, for somebody like me to raise my voice to people, that’s not what they’re used to.”

She went on to explain the reason she sometimes raises her voice:

“Sometime it is for an effect because some people just won’t listen otherwise. But, yeah, you gotta push me pretty far to get me stirred up — but then I become my daddy.”

Parton’s latest single ‘World On Fire’ from the upcoming album ‘Rockstar’ contains lyrics about political and ideological division, and according to the singer, writing the song was a way for her to release all the bottled-up greed and hatred.

The album is set to be released on November 17 and includes collaborations with many artists such as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, and more.

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Dolly Parton reunited the two living Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together to record a new version of one of the band’s hits ‘Let It Be.’

Parton debuted a cover of the song this Thursday as the latest single from her upcoming rock album ‘Rockstar.’ Parton stated that she was so proud to be able to sing such songs with McCartney.

According to the singer, McCartney not only sang the song with her, but he also played piano, with Starr playing the drums. The rest of the lineup for the song consists of Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac playing percussion and Peter Frampton of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band playing guitar.

She shared her gratitude with the following:

“Well, does it get any better than singing ‘Let It Be’ with Paul McCartney, who wrote the song? Not only that, he played piano! Well, it did get even better when Ringo Starr joined in on drums, Peter Frampton on guitar, and Mick Fleetwood playing percussion. I mean, seriously, how much better does it get? Thanks guys!”

Parton called the collaboration ‘a mini The Beatles reunion,’ sharing that the drums were initially recorded by another drummer but she later wanted to replace it with Starr. She explained in Talk Shop Live:

“We thought, well why don’t we just replace the drummer with Ringo? And so that’s what we did because I thought ‘Wow, that would be all the Beatles.”

The upcoming album ‘Rockstar’ is scheduled to come out on November 17. The album has 30 tracks, featuring a mix of covers and original songs. The singer collaborated with more than 40 artists for the album, such as Elton John, Pink, Steven Tyler, Sting, and many more.

You can listen to the song below.

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An elementary school teacher Melissa Tempel has been terminated because she wanted to include Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus’ song ‘Rainbowland’ in a first-grade concert. In March, Melissa tweeted her frustration about the situation, saying:

“My first graders were so excited to sing Rainbowland for our spring concert but it has been vetoed by our administration. When will it end?”

According to the School District of Waukesha Board of Education, Tempel violated three of the school board policies, one of which was to post about the issue on social media before consulting her supervisors. Waukesha School District Superintendent James Sebert expressed the issue with the following words:

“Ms. Tempel deliberately brought negative attention to the school district because she disagreed with the decision as opposed to following protocol and procedure, and I believe that behavior is intolerable.”

During the hearing, as opposed to Sebert’s explanation, Melissa said:

“I thought that the fact that the tweet that I made, that ‘Rainbowland’ wasn’t going to be allowed, was something that the public would be really concerned about and that they would be interested in knowing about it.”

One of the reasons why Tempel has been actively tweeting about the situation was the board’s lack of giving the reason why they banned the song, other than it ‘could be deemed controversial.’

Apart from the song, Melissa pointed out other issues on social media, such as the school board also banned ‘The Rainbow Connection’ from ‘The Muppet Movie,’ then unbanned when parents opposed this decision.

In a separate interview, one of the parents argued that the school gradually deemed anything related to the LGBTQ+ community ‘political’ and restricted teachers.

“One of those is a controversial topics policy saying that teachers can’t have any kind of signage that could be deemed political. … Discussion of pronouns with students was another thing that came up. And teachers aren’t allowed to wear rainbows.”

You can listen to ‘Rainbowland’ below.

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In a recent Twitter post, Mötley Crüe’s touring guitarist John 5, shared a personal letter he received from Dolly Parton, along with Nikki Sixx.

Here is what the singer said John 5 and Sixx in her message:

“Hey John, it looks like we’re a part of a big ole #1 record on ‘Bygones’! [I] just wanted to tell you how proud I am of all of us and proud to have you on my record. Rob did a good job, and so did Nikki Sixx, and so did you! [I] love all of you! Thanks for helping make me a rockstar! Love, Dolly.”

The guitarist referred to his collaboration with Parton on the song, ‘Bygones,’ from Dolly’s upcoming ‘Rockstar‘ album, and wrote in response to her letter:

“Dolly Parton, it is an honor to be part of this song with you. I love you. Thank you.”

‘Bygones,’ also featuring Rob Halford and Nikki, along with John, was released on June 16 as the third single from Parton’s new record. Once the guitarist’s participation in the album was confirmed a few months ago, he had taken to Instagram to express his excitement, writing:

“I am so honored that I got the opportunity to play guitar on one of the songs on the upcoming Dolly Parton album. I’ve been listening to Dolly ever since I can remember; words cannot describe how exciting this is.”

In ‘Rockstar,’ which is scheduled to hit the shelves on November 17, the singer also collaborated with many other names, including Steve Perry, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Ann Wilson, Steven Tyler, and Elton John. She will also bring back Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington in a rendition of ‘Free Bird.’

You can see his tweet and Dolly’s letter below.

@DollyParton it is an honor to be part of this song with you. I love you. Thank you.@NikkiSixx #RobHalford #John5 #DollyParton #NikkiSixx pic.twitter.com/NWf9ZZfKfJ

— John 5 🎸 (@john5guitarist) July 6, 2023

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In a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Henry Winkler played a game called ‘Hollywood Roulette,’ where Kelly showed Henry names from the industry and asked him to tell a story about them. When Dolly Parton showed up, the actor described her as the ‘Queen of the Universe:’

“Dolly Parton is not the queen of music; she is the Queen of the Universe.”

Clarkson chimed in, saying she loves her. Winkler then began telling his story about Parton:

“So, I’m just beginning my directing career. I am chosen to direct her first television movie, ‘A Smoky Mountain Christmas,’ with nine children. She was adorable; she is powerful, so smart, and again plays 92 instruments.”

After that, he recalled the success ‘A Smoky Mountain Christmas’ achieved following its premiere on TV:

“Okay, so I directed it, and the head of NBC at that time, Brandon Tartikoff, came up to me because our kids were [going to] the same preschool, and he said, ‘Good morning, 34-share,’ which meant that we got a gigantic share when it was aired on television of the viewing audience. I didn’t know Brandon’s name, but I knew that the movie was successful.”

After hearing Winkler’s story, Clarkson said that the actor is known as the nicest guy in Hollywood, and Parton is the nicest woman in the industry. She then went on praising ‘Jolene’ singer’s personality, and Winkler added:

“And she can do what she says she does!”

Broadcast on ABC on December 14, 1986, ‘A Smoky Mountain Christmas’ featured songs written and performed by Parton herself.

Following her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, Parton decided to release a rock album titled ‘Rockstar.’ Set to release on November 17 this year, the album features collaborations with artists such as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, and many more.

You can watch the episode below.

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