At 77, Dolly Parton Released a Rock Album. It Hit the Top 10. Nobody Saw It Coming.

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At 77, Dolly Parton Released a Rock Album. It Hit the Top 10. Nobody Saw It Coming.

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Rockstar arrived in November 2023. It was, by any measure, the most audacious creative move of Dolly Parton's career — and that is saying something extraordinary. An album of rock covers and original songs, featuring collaborations with artists she had admired for fifty years, recorded at an age when most performers are content to tour their greatest hits.

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The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. It reached #1 on the country albums chart. The critics who expected a novelty act found something more complex: a singer at full command of her voice, tackling material that required genuine range, making it sound effortless.

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