Top 10 Dolly Parton Duets and Collaborations
Dolly Parton is a singer, songwriter, author, actress, philanthropist and superstar in her own right. She has churned out more than 80 albums and more than 100 singles in her 75 years of life, with an unparalleled career that has spanned 50-plus years.
Parton, a Country Music Hall of Fame member, has also had the opportunity to blend her voice with some of the most iconic artists of the past several decades, both on her many records and as a guest vocalist for other singers projects. The following are The Boot s picks for Parton s Top 10 duets and collaborations.
Dec 14, 2020 - 4:41 pm
Charley Pride was on the on-ramp to Nashville fame then his audience discovered how he looked. In 1967, after two non-charting singles, his third, Just Between You And Me, had pierced the Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Pride had guitar pioneer Chet Atkins, producer “Cowboy Jack Clement and manager-agent Jack Johnson in his corner. In short, he was
moving. But when Pride strolled into the spotlight at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, clamorous applause curdled into an awkward silence.
Undoubtedly aware of the audience s reaction, Pride hesitated before laying into his first song. Instead, he leaned his arms on his acoustic guitar, as if to drag over a chair and say, Let s rap for a moment.