Fans are mourning country superstar Dolly Parton, whose death at 80 was announced Aug. 25 by her nephew Bryan Seaver. Along with her dozens of country hits, Parton’s influence and musical reach crossed over into the pop and rock world.
Most famously, Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” her 1973 farewell to her musical partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, became even a bigger hit when it was covered by Whitney Houston for the soundtrack of the 1992 film The Bodyguard. The single topped Billboard’s Hot 100 for 14 weeks.
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Aside from the country and pop blockbusters, Parton’s music also crossed over to the rock world.
In 2004, the White Stripes released a single of their live version of the Parton classic “Jolene.” It became an international hit reaching No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 12 in Norway, and No. 28 in Flanders. In Australia, it came in at No. 10 in radio station Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2004. Nine years later, it was voted one of the best live covers by the readers of Rolling Stone magazine.
In 2016, vocal group Pentatonix covered the song with Parton appearing as a featured artist, and it topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
Beyoncé took a stab at the song on her Cowboy Carter album, and her version nabbed a nomination for Cover Song of the Year at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards.
In 2023, Parton embraced the rock world with her album Rockstar, which featured the country legend teaming with several veteran rockers on versions of their well-known hits, including Heart’s “Magic Man” with Ann Wilson, the Beatles’ “Let It Be” with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as the original “Bygones” with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx and John 5.
Halford performed as part of an all-star tribute to Parton when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022. In an interview with Mark Strigi from SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard show, per Classic Rock, Halford heaped praise on Parton. “She’s just this walking beacon of love and happiness and joy that she spreads. And the talent that she has; when you think about the thousands and thousands of songs that she’s written,” he said.
“She’s the epitome of staying the course and believing in yourself and believing the people around you and getting through these difficulties and challenges and rising above them and becoming a success all over again. She was always a success, but in the way that she can kind of fade in and out of things in rock and roll. She stuck to it.”
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