Today, Jan 19th is the birthday of THE icon, Dolly Parton...
In celebration, we are going to listen to two songs from her 2023 album, Rockstar
(wikipedia)
Rockstar is the forty-ninth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on November 17, 2023, by Butterfly Records and Big Machine Records. The album is a collaborative project with a variety of rock musicians, marking Parton's first foray into the genre.
Lead single "World on Fire" was released on May 11, 2023, with the singles "Magic Man" featuring Ann Wilson, "Bygones" featuring Rob Halford and Nikki Sixx and John 5, "We Are the Champions"/"We Will Rock You", Parton's version of "Let It Be" featuring surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and Parton's version of "What's Up?" featuring Linda Perry following over the next five months. Parton performed a duet of "Wrecking Ball" with Miley Cyrus on New Year's Eve 2022, and performed "World on Fire" at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2023. The album received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, becoming Parton's highest-charting solo studio album as well as topping the Country and Rock Albums charts.
Here are two soul wrenching performances..., "Open Arms" and "Purple Rain", as only Dolly could sing them.
