Dolly Parton

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will always love Dolly Parton, even if she has cold feet.

She's already one of the most decorated modern songwriters and artists. Why it matters: The honor is another example of Parton's unlimited influence. - "[W]hen I said that, it was always my belief that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was for the people in rock music, and I have found out lately that it's not necessarily that," Parton later said in aninterview with NPR.

Dolly Parton says she didn't mean to cause controversy by turning down her nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2022.

Thanks to everyone that voted for me and to everyone at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I will continue to work hard and try to live up to the honor. Later in the day, Parton posted a graphic provided by the Hall of Fame that included a throwback photo of herself, and wrote in the caption, “I am honored and humbled by the fact that I have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course I will accept it gracefully. I’ll just say ‘Thanks’ and I will accept it because the fans vote,” she told NPR’s “Morning Edition.” And I appreciate the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame people for staying there with me. “I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.” “I feel honored that all the people that voted for me did.

Country music icon Dolly Parton will visit the Wilmington Public Library to celebrate her Imagination Library.

Thanks to everyone that voted for me and to everyone at the— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) @rockhall. I will continue to work hard and try to live up to the honor. I am honored and humbled by the fact that I have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course I will accept it gracefully. THURSDAY, MAY 5!

Despite her early protests, Dolly Parton has officially accepted her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

And I may have to drag Mick’s guys up there to help me sing it.” The artist went on to ponder the idea of teaming up with several rock legends to record an album of covers, complete with a handful of original songs, in order to overcome her accidental controversy. A Dolly-Stones collaboration sounds great and all, but here’s hoping the artist takes up Steve Albini on his offer to produce her rock debut. “I feel honored that all the people that voted for me did,” Parton told Billboard. “I never meant to cause trouble or stir up any controversy.

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Thanks to everyone that voted for me and to everyone at the— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) @rockhall. I will continue to work hard and try to live up to the honor. I am honored and humbled by the fact that I have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course I will accept it gracefully. and so I'll try to live up to it." "I feel honoured that all the people that voted for me did. She added: "So I just wanted to go pull out before it got started good. "It was just always my belief – and I think millions of other people out there too – always thought the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was just set up for the greatest people in the rock 'n' roll business, and I just didn’t feel like I really measured up to that and I don't want to take anything away from the people that have worked so hard."

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Dolly Parton is among the list 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, announced on May 4. To be eligible, artists must have at least a 25-year span since their first commercial recording came out. I really do not want votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.” However, in a recent interview with NPR, Parton clarified that if voted in, she would gracefully accept.

Dolly Parton reads "Coat of Many Colors," the one hundred millionth book donated. Shawn Miller. Dolly Parton reads “Coat of Many Colors,” the one hundred ...

Today, it has mailed well over a million books to kids in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Ireland and the U.K. The local program is made possible by two sources: 50% from Imagination Library Colorado, which has provided us tremendous guidance and encouragement. Enjoy activities and live music (featuring the original song “Dolly Do” by local band Lost Penny). We’ll be signing up kids for the Imagination Library: picture a child’s delight in discovering a brand-new high-quality book—with their name—mailed to them each month. Dolly’s amazing vision is ready to bring books, joy and learning into the homes, hands, and hearts of every child under five in our mountain valley. Growing up, Dolly Parton remembers being “dirt poor.” Her father was hard-working, but life’s hardships never gave him the opportunity to learn to read or write. Our Library is now an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the preeminent early childhood book gifting program in the world.

Dolly Parton also said she hopes to record a rock album, possibly with The Rolling Stones.

So now I'm in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. So I'm going to have to do a rock album at some point. She may have been kidding, but Parton said she's well on her way to embracing rock, and that even before her Rock Hall nomination, she'd wanted to do a rock album. "I've always wanted to do the song 'Satisfaction.' That's one of my husband's favorite songs.

A few weeks ago, Heaven's humblest angel Dolly Parton withdrew herself from consideration for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "Even though I am extremely.

“Thanks to everyone that voted for me and to everyone at the @rockhall. I will continue to work hard and try to live up to the honor.” But where there’s a will there’s a way, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voting committee disagreed with Parton’s assessment of her own talents. A few weeks ago, Heaven’s humblest angel Dolly Parton withdrew herself from consideration for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” she said in a statement.

Dolly Parton said she'd like to collaborate with the Rolling Stones on an album of rock music in May 2022.

I may do up a version of something like [ Lynyrd Skynyrd’s] “Free Bird” and do my own versions of some classic things that I think would make good rock ‘n’ roll songs." "I didn’t follow rock music that much, but my husband is a rock ‘n’ roll freak. And I may have to drag Mick [Jagger]’s guys up there to help me sing it."

Dolly Parton has "gracefully" accepted her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after previously refusing the honour.

And I have found out lately it’s not necessarily that.” “Thanks to everyone that voted for me and to everyone at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I will continue to work hard and try to live up to the honour.” Dolly took to social media to thank fans and the museum for the recognition, writing: “I am honoured and humbled by the fact that I have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Of course I will accept it gracefully.”

At 6:35 p.m. CST on Thursday, May 5, Arkansas PBS will livestream a brief musical performance by American icon Dolly Parton. THV 11's Craig O'Neill will ...

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Country icon Dolly Parton will join Judas Priest in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in November: here's her captivating bluegrass/gospel interpretation of a ...

"I knew I was walking on sacred ground because it is a classic," she later conceded. In fact, Robert Plant said he'd always thought of it as a spiritual song, and he was thrilled we'd used a choir on it, because he thought about that, too. But for anyone who may still be harbouring reservations about Dolly's qualifications for entry into the hallowed institution, we present a final word on the matter, namely the singer/songwriter's beautiful re-imagining of the Led Zeppelin classic Stairway To Heaven.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveiled the list which includes Parton, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, ...

Dolly Parton is among the list 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, announced on May 4. To be eligible, artists must have at least a 25-year span since their first commercial recording came out. I really do not want votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.” However, in a recent interview with NPR, Parton clarified that if voted in, she would gracefully accept.

The lunchtime serenade was part of an event for the country music icon's Imagination Library, a book gifting program for young children.

“I just wanted to do something great for the kids,” said Parton, who grew up in a family of 12. The Delaware visit came a day after it was announced that the Grammy winner would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But “I’m never prouder of anything I’ve ever accomplished than I am of the Imagination Library.”

The humble legend previously bowed out of the nominations. Now, she has finally secured the award she deserves.

"I found out later there's more people than I knew are in there, and I found out more about what the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame really stood for. And I appreciate the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame people for staying there with me," Parton told the outlet. Parton claimed she wasn't much of a rock 'n' roller but said the nomination had encouraged her to "put out a hopefully great rock 'n' roll album at some point in the future."

Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved musicians, came to Wilmington to celebrate Delaware's participation in her Imagination Library program.

When the first lady asked what she hoped she would be remembered for, Parton said her music. “And I just up and done it.” Parton, who recently authored her first novel “Run, Rose, Run” with James Patterson, spoke of how “The Little Engine That Could” was one of her favorite books as a child. The governor himself was quite giggly as he listened to Parton speak. The Imagination Library here in Delaware is now statewide. As a little girl in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Parton was raised in a home that didn’t have many books.

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Detractors point to Parton’s impressive resume of music and point out the obvious: There is no rock and roll. It was just always my belief — and I think millions of other people out there too — always thought the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was just set up for the greatest people in the rock ‘n’ roll business, and I just didn’t feel like I really measured up to that and I don’t want to take anything away from the people that have worked so hard. And I appreciate the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame people for staying there with me.

WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) – Country music star Dolly Parton was in the First State on Thursday for a celebration of reading and those in attendance were ...

So I came up with the idea to do something great so children could learn to read,” Parton said. “My dad was always bothered by that, and I loved my daddy and I was bothered by the fact that he was bothered with it. WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) – Country music star Dolly Parton was in the First State on Thursday for a celebration of reading and those in attendance were treated to a concert by the country music legend.

After some hesitation, Dolly Parton gracefully accepted her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this week.

"I appreciate the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame people for staying there with me. Despite her plea to "respectfully bow out" of consideration, Parton was included in the 2022 class along with Duran Duran, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, and Eurythmics. "But now I'm going to have to take it literally!"

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“I’m proud, you know, that my songwriting and my singing and all that has been good, but I have to also say, this is right up there in the top three of anything I’ve ever done,” she said. “It just seems to be growing leaps and bounds. “We’re hoping by early next year that we will be up to the 200 millionth book,” she said. In Delaware, that partner is the state library system, which also helps promote the program and encourages families to sign up. “The mission is pretty easy to sell,” Gov. John Carney said. “It’s kind of based on the same philosophy that you can do anything if you try. “Thanks to our birth hospitals who are registering newborn Delawareans for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library before they go home from the hospital,” she said. “It just seems to be growing leaps and bounds. Everybody wants to help the kids, and I just love the fact that everybody is on board with it.” Since then, it has expanded to more states and several countries, including Canada in 2006, the United Kingdom in 2007, and Australia in 2014. “I’m just so proud of how it’s come along through the years and we’re just doing wonderful things with it and wonderful people like here in Delaware that’s helping us out.” In an exclusive interview with WHYY News, Parton called the program one of the proudest achievements in her career.

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“I just wanted to do something great for the kids,” said Parton, who grew up in a family of 12. But “I’m never prouder of anything I’ve ever accomplished than I am of the Imagination Library.” The Delaware visit came a day after it was announced that the Grammy winner would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Delaware politicians and librarians told superstar Dolly Parton Thursday that they will always love her and her Imagination Library program, which sends one ...

“Even though I’m proud of everything that I’ve done, I have to honestly say the Imagination Library is right up there in the top three of everything that I’ve done.” Delaware is one of the handful of states that does it statewide, so it is a big deal.” So it’s great that she can be in Delaware to promote the program. “I thought maybe it would maybe go to a county or two over,” she said. “The school houses were usually a long ways off and they had a whole bunch of kids, so all kids just have to go work in the field and do whatever they could to try to help support the rest of the family. About 55,000 children are eligible, and the Imagination Library program would like to see the percentage of those enrolled rise to 60%.

Delaware politicians and librarians told superstar Dolly Parton Thursday that they will always love her and her Imagination Library program, which sends one ...

“Even though I’m proud of everything that I’ve done, I have to honestly say the Imagination Library is right up there in the top three of everything that I’ve done.” Delaware is one of the handful of states that does it statewide, so it is a big deal.” So it’s great that she can be in Delaware to promote the program. “I thought maybe it would maybe go to a county or two over,” she said. “The school houses were usually a long ways off and they had a whole bunch of kids, so all kids just have to go work in the field and do whatever they could to try to help support the rest of the family. About 55,000 children are eligible, and the Imagination Library program would like to see the percentage of those enrolled rise to 60%.