Dolly Parton just announced more details about her upcoming rock album, that she decided to make after her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier on this year. Parton had previously said that former Journey singer Steve Perry would be featured on the LP and that she was aiming to have Robert Plant and Jimmy Page feature on a new cover of Led Zeppelin’s classic “Stairway to Heaven.” In an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon she released the record’s title and said it would include songs by Prince, the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as some original pieces.
Parton stated, “I’m a rock star now – that’s what they say! That was such an honor. You know, I’m making an album too because I have to live up to all that hype. Honestly, I was sincere – I didn’t mean to start any controversy, but when they said they wanted to put me in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I always thought that was for people who spent their whole life working to be in rock ‘n’ roll. You don’t see Led Zeppelin in the Country Music Hall of Fame…although they could!”
Parton then added, “I found out it was more than that. So, when I realized what it was, I said if they put me in anyway, I would certainly accept it gracefully. Which I did; I even wrote a song about it to kinda tell the story about it. I’d always thought I might want to do a rock record, because my husband is a rock ‘n’ roll freak. I thought, ‘If I’m ever gonna do it, now’s the time. It’s gonna come out next fall, and you know what I’m calling it: Rock Star… I am going to have some cameo people…we’re gonna have some great iconic songs like ‘Purple Rain,’ ‘(Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,’ ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ ‘Free Bird.'”
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