Dolly Parton

Acclaimed American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, best known for her song Jolene, admitted she misses Kenny Rogers a lot. The fellow country music hall of ...

And I think, I can speak for all his family, friends, and fans when I say that I will always love you." But Kenny - he was very, very dear and special and I never get tired of hearing us sing, all the years that we were on stage together." It just always made everybody feel so good in the audience and the audience always loved singing it.

Dolly Parton speaks out about the loss of her good friend and duet partner, Kenny Rogers, nearly three years after he passed away.

It just always made everybody feel so good in the audience and the audience always loved singing it. “You know how sometimes you get tired of singing something because it just becomes routine?” Parton reflects. But Kenny — he was very, very dear and special and I never get tired of hearing us sing, all the years that we were on stage together.” 1 hit, “Islands in the Stream.” The song became their most popular collaboration, with fans still requesting the song more than 30 years after it was released — not that Parton minded. “I’ve lost so many wonderful people in my life in the last few years. Rogers was 81 years old when he died at his home in Georgia, a loss Parton still deeply mourns.

Dolly Parton cherished her relationship with Kenny Rogers and is reflecting on their time together as friends and collaborators, ahead of the anniversary of ...

[told Fox & Friends](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kenny-rogers-dolly-parton-and-i-didnt-have-an-affair-but-we-had-tension) that the song carried significant weight. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products) [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER](https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl) "And now I can't hardly sing it. It just always made everybody feel so good in the audience and the audience always loved singing it. But Kenny - he was very, very dear and special and I never get tired of hearing us sing, all the years that we were on stage together."

Nearly three years since Kenny Rogers died on March 20, 2020, at the age of 81, one of his dearest friends and collaborators, Dolly Parton, said she still ...

[Bee Gees](https://americansongwriter.com/11-songs-you-didnt-know-the-bee-gees-wrote-that-were-made-famous-by-other-artists/)‘ Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb, “ [Islands in the Stream](https://americansongwriter.com/who-wrote-kenny-rogers-and-dolly-partons-islands-in-the-stream/)” was the lead single on Rogers’ 15th album, Eyes That See in the Dark, and hit No. 1—Rogers’s second since his 1980 hit, “Lady,” and Parton’s a follow-up to her 1981 hit, “ [9 to 5](https://americansongwriter.com/9-to-5-by-dolly-parton-behind-the-song/).” It just always made everybody feel so good in the audience, and the audience always loved singing it. We’re very similar. “You know how sometimes you get tired of singing something because it just becomes routine?” said Parton of their classic. The duo even put out a holiday album together, Once Upon a Christmas, in 1984.

It's hard to believe that Dolly Parton had even one song banned from country radio. But actually, it happened on more than one occasion, with songs like ...

But it also says, ‘We’re bound to fight.’ When it is all said and done, all you gotta do is just touch your woman, and let me know that everything’s gonna be okay. “But it is also innocent and pure. Let our love build and grow. We can’t let some little upset make us get bitter and calloused. which seems like nothing compared to what you hear on your local FM station these days, but this was the early 70’s and obviously a very different time. A solo write by Dolly, it peaked at #6 on the U.S.

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers had a strong friendship. In a recent interview, Dolly shared that she "never got tired of his voice."

Dolly went on to share that she and Kenny were like “brother and sister.” "He's up there singing," Dolly told the publication. “The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers passed away last night at 10:25 p.m. But Kenny — he was very, very dear and special and I never get tired of hearing us sing, all the years that we were on stage together." It just always made everybody feel so good in the audience and the audience always loved singing it. Blige](https://www.distractify.com/p/mary-j-blige-net-worth) have built a long-lasting relationship that began in the '90s. "But I would always light up when that particular song was due in the setlist.

He's up there singing. I know that,” Parton said of her late friend.

A woman dressed up to look like Dolly Parton with a pink cowboy hat and a Photograph: Courtesy of Mable's Smokehouse. A glitzy Dolly Parton look-alike contest ...

"It's just the best night of the year for me. [Tickets for the event](https://mablessmokehouse.ticketleap.com/6th-annual-dolly-parton-look-alike-contest/details) are sold out online, but there will be some tickets available at the door (44 Berry Street) for $25 on the night of the event. "She's done so much for the LGBTQ community, she’s done so much for country music. [Jimmy Ray Bennett](https://www.instagram.com/jimmyraybennett/?hl=en) will serve as MC for the event. Love was inspired to create the event after a scene in the 1980s movie Urban Cowboy, which mentions a Dolly Parton look-alike contest. Last year's winner will be back to present the crown to this year's honoree.