At 77 years old, Dolly Parton This is a whole musical institution in the USA. As beloved as it is intriguing, as extravagant as it is understated, this country music artist He showed his full strength in his latest album. Called Rockstar and this is a compilation great topics stone where a variety of stars participate.

From Paul McCartney and Ringo Starrwith Dolly in reverse Let it becollaborate with Elton John for a performance Don’t let the sun go down on me. Only this artist could also unite Sting, Steven Tyler, Stevie Nicks or Joan Jettliving legends of rock, with more contemporary artists such as Moneskin, Miley Cyrus or Lizzo.

Rock album to make it clear that he can do anything

In 2022 Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock Hall. along with Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and Eminem. He initially rejected the nomination, believing that he did not deserve the honor. At the end of his career moved between country and pop music. But he changed his mind and decided to get to work. How could it happen that in almost 60 years of his career he did not release a single rock album?

General, Rockstar It contains 30 songs, all collaborations except first two (original) and version We are the champions / We will pump you up. Some of them belong to Dolly herself, for example: Jolene, who sings with the Italian Eurovision-winning group. Others are from other artists, and some are from an artist who collaborates with her. For example, the version he performs with Miley Cyrus is a song Wrecking ball.

The best lyricist of his generation?

“For the first time I heard Wrecking ball It hit me just as much as I heard I will always love you performed by Whitney Houston,” said Dolly Parton, explaining that she has since wanted to do a version with Miley, with whom She has already collaborated more times because she is her goddaughter.. It was the song that the translator popularized for Bodyguard 19 years after the first publication.

Dolly Parton wrote I will always love you in 1973 and did not become popular outside the country until 1992, when it was performed by Whitney Hewson. The idea came to him in especially great daysince on the same day he wrote Jolene. The painful theme, which tells the story of a woman with green eyes and red hair, gets another chance to shine: Miley Cyrus’ version goes viral in 2012. Now he’ll try his luck again with Moneskin to perhaps reach a slightly larger European audience.

Two signs that “Dolly” has managed to reach the hearts of three different generations, an audience that may have forgotten who wrote their favorite hits. But the evidence continues to show that the Tennessee singer has shaped the music industry with her talent. A few months later, Taylor Swift published a video on social networks in which he admitted that He learned everything from Shania Twain.who in turn admitted that everything he knew he discovered thanks to Dolly Parton.

“I am also a songwriter, so many new artists find my songs. especially young girls. I’m very happy to be an inspiration to young women and girls, because I did it at a time when it was even more difficult,” Dolly admits in an interview with the publication USA today.

Who is Dolly Parton?

Dolly Parton was born on a cold January day in 1946. in a town in the mountains of Tennessee, USA. His mother had problems giving birth, so His father went to look for a local doctor., arriving on horseback. As she herself explained, they were so poor that they had nothing to pay the doctor. So He was given cornmeal in exchange for being born to that kid who, years later, will become one of the most beloved artists in the world.

When she was born, Dolly had three older brothers, but after her there were eight more. There were 14 people in total at home.telling his parents that they got married very young.

Since childhood, she dreamed of performing and gathered chickens and other animals on the farm to sing her songs. According to him, he first appeared on television long before his family had a television at home. lHis mother’s family was very musical, and it was his uncle who recognized the talent. in her. He taught her to play the guitar and began taking her to different venues to sing.

Artificial but real

She signed her first record deal when she was still a child, and achieved national success in the mid-sixties. His aesthetic, which he maintains to this day, has not gone unnoticed: “My whole magic is that I look artificial but I’m absolutely real. People see this, forgive me for my temper. Because you’re not stylish. Because you are not as smart and cultured as other people. They see me. “I want you to know me, I’m not ashamed.”

In the 70s, Dolly Parton made the leap into pop music. and some of his most popular songs come from this era. In the 80s he ventured to the cinema, with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in How to eliminate your boss. So many years of work brought him 49 Grammy nominations (including nine wins), two Oscar nominations, three Emmy nominations and one Tony Award nomination. Has its own production and management company with more than 1000 employees and even amusement park in your city Great Smoky Mountains.

Success that never fades

Despite sixty years in the music industry, Dolly Parton managed to adapt to new times. He has 6.4 million social media followers and 16 million monthly listeners on Spotify, more than Sting, Iggy Pop or Joan Jett, and just one million less than Bruce Springsteen.

She herself explains that having appeared in the series Hanna Montana (playing the role of Aunt Miley) brought her a whole new generation of fans who, in turn, now teach this to their children. But Dolly is a touchstone in American music and, considered a small-town girl a few years ago, is now considered one of the most important and valuable artists in the country.