Dolly Parton: influences, peers and legacy

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Dolly Parton's genius was a braid: Smoky Mountain ballads learned at her mother's knee, the Pentecostal gospel of her preacher grandfather, and the showbiz gloss of Nashville's Music Row. This mix traces the Appalachian oral tradition and honky-tonk women behind her songwriting, the Knoxville television scene that launched her at ten, and the enormous downstream wake she left across country, pop, drag and hip-hop.

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• Key Influence · The Carter Family: 1927-1934 by The Carter Family (1927). Parton repeatedly named the Carter Family's Appalachian repertoire as foundational; her mother Avie Lee sang the same modal mountain ballads and gospel numbers at home in Locust Ridge. The Carters' Bristol Sessions recordings, cut barely a hundred miles from Sevier County, codified the narrative murder-ballad and orphan-song forms Parton reworked in 'Coat of Many Colors' and 'Down from Dover,' and their harmony blend shaped her family-group singing.
• Influencia Obscura · Ballads from her Appalachian Family Tradition by Jean Ritchie (1961). Ritchie, from Viper, Kentucky, carried unaccompanied Child ballads and dulcimer tunes out of the mountains onto Folkways records. The same oral repertoire reached Parton through her mother's singing — the Elizabethan modal tunes and grim narrative logic audible in 'Little Sparrow' and 'The Bridge.' Ritchie is the documented scholarly face of a tradition Parton inherited informally, and the connective tissue between Appalachian song and the folk revival.
• Local Roots · Songs Our Daddy Taught Us by The Everly Brothers (1958). The Everlys spent formative years in Knoxville and appeared on local radio and Cas Walker's broadcasts — the same grocer-sponsored East Tennessee showcase that put a ten-year-old Dolly Parton on television. This album of stark old mountain songs sung in sibling harmony is the Knoxville scene's deepest artifact: commercial pop stars reaching back to the exact ballad repertoire Parton grew up singing in Sevier County.
• Beyond the Medium · The Holy Bible: King James Version by Translators commissioned by James I (1611). Parton's grandfather Jake Owens was a Pentecostal preacher, and she grew up inside King James cadence and parable. 'Coat of Many Colors' is literally Joseph's Genesis story relocated to a Smoky Mountain schoolyard; 'Jolene' borrows the pleading structure of psalm and lament. The scriptural habit of teaching through narrative — concrete image carrying moral weight — is the single clearest formal source of her songwriting method.
• Peer · Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn (1971). Lynn and Parton rose in parallel as Appalachian-born women writing their own autobiographical material in a Nashville that preferred men's songs about women. Released the same year as Parton's 'Coat of Many Colors,' Lynn's title song does the same work: hardscrabble childhood rendered with dignity rather than apology. They later recorded together with Tammy Wynette on the 1993 Honky Tonk Angels album.
• From the Canon · Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton (1971). The album Parton herself called her favorite, and the clearest statement of her method: autobiography turned parable, poverty reframed as abundance, a scriptural image doing the emotional work. Written on a dry-cleaning receipt on Porter Wagoner's tour bus, the title song established the persona of the dirt-poor Smoky Mountain child that every later costume and wig would play against for the next fifty years.
• Key Collaborator · The Cold Hard Facts of Life by Porter Wagoner (1967). Wagoner hired Parton for his syndicated television show in 1967, and their seven-year duet partnership made her a national figure before she left to go solo — the departure that produced 'I Will Always Love You.' This grim, gothic narrative single shows the storytelling instinct and country-noir darkness Wagoner shared with her, and the showmanship in rhinestone Nudie suits that she carried far past him.
• Legacy · Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé (2024). Beyoncé rebuilt 'Jolene' as a defiant warning rather than a plea, and brought Parton herself onto the album for a spoken introduction and the duet 'Tyrant.' The record's argument — that Black women belong at the center of country music's story — leaned on Parton's blessing as the genre's most trusted elder, and made her a bridge between Nashville's past and its contested present.

What influenced Dolly Parton

• 9 to 5 by Colin Higgins (1980). 9 to 5 (Colin Higgins) — culture for Dolly Parton “Parton wrote the score (and Patricia Resnick the book) for 9 to 5: The Musical , a musical-theater adaptation of Parton's feature film 9 to 5 (1980).” (Wikipedia)
• Kitty Wells. Parton expressed love for Kitty Wells as an artistic influence. “as well as her love for other artists such as Kitty Wells , Roy Acuff and Rose Maddox” (Wikipedia)
• Aunt Dorothy Jo. Parton names her aunt Dorothy Jo as her biggest musical influence. “But my hero was my aunt Dorothy Jo, Mama's baby sister. She was not only an evangelist, she played banjo, she played guitar and she wrote some great songs.” (Wikipedia)
• George Jones. Parton cites George Jones as her all-time favorite singer. “describing George Jones as her "all time favorite singer"” (Wikipedia)
• Roy Acuff. Parton expressed love for Roy Acuff as an artistic influence. “as well as her love for other artists such as Kitty Wells , Roy Acuff and Rose Maddox” (Wikipedia)
• Rose Maddox. Parton expressed love for Rose Maddox as an artistic influence. “as well as her love for other artists such as Kitty Wells , Roy Acuff and Rose Maddox” (Wikipedia)
• 40 Greatest Hits by Hank Williams (1978). 40 Greatest Hits (Hank Williams) — titan for Dolly Parton “Her songs were recorded by many other artists during this period, including Kitty Wells and Hank Williams Jr.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Ballads from her Appalachian Family Tradition by Jean Ritchie (1961). Ballads from her Appalachian Family Tradition (Jean Ritchie) — ghost for Dolly Parton “Her album Ballads from Her Appalachian Family Tradition (1961) compiled many traditional Ritchie family versions of Child Ballads, including "False Sir John," "Hangman," "Lord Bateman," "Barbary Allen," "There Lived an Old Lord (Two Sist…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Wildwood Flower by The Carter Family (1928). Wildwood Flower (The Carter Family) — titan for Dolly Parton (musicbrainz.org)
• I'm a Honky Tonk Girl by Loretta Lynn (1960). I'm a Honky Tonk Girl (Loretta Lynn) — titan for Dolly Parton “Similar to her earlier collaborative album with Emmy-Lou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, Parton released Honky Tonk Angels in the fall of 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Barbara Allen by Jean Ritchie (1961). Barbara Allen (Jean Ritchie) — ghost for Dolly Parton “Her album Ballads from Her Appalachian Family Tradition (1961) compiled many traditional Ritchie family versions of Child Ballads, including "False Sir John," "Hangman," "Lord Bateman," "Barbary Allen," "There Lived an Old Lord (Two Sist…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Muleskinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) by Jimmie Rodgers (1930). Muleskinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) (Jimmie Rodgers) — ghost for Dolly Parton “Wagoner persuaded Parton to record Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues", a gimmick that worked.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Honky Tonk Angels: The Hits by Kitty Wells (1952). Honky Tonk Angels: The Hits (Kitty Wells) — titan for Dolly Parton “Her songs were recorded by many other artists during this period, including Kitty Wells and Hank Williams Jr.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• She Done Him Wrong by Mae West (1933). She Done Him Wrong (Mae West) — culture for Dolly Parton (themoviedb.org)
• The Bible by Various authors. The Bible (Various authors) — culture for Dolly Parton
• The Carter Family: 1927-1934 by The Carter Family (1927). The Carter Family: 1927-1934 (The Carter Family) — titan for Dolly Parton
• Tramp on the Street by Molly O'Day (1946). Tramp on the Street (Molly O'Day) — ghost for Dolly Parton
• The Holy Bible: King James Version by Translators commissioned by James I (1611). The Holy Bible: King James Version (Translators commissioned by James I) — culture for Dolly Parton
• I'll Fly Away by Albert E. Brumley (1932). I'll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley) — culture for Dolly Parton

Peers and kindred spirits

• Porter Wagoner. Wagoner and Parton had a long professional partnership including duets and production. “Dolly and I are going to do all duets this week. Got a whole bunch of them for you.” (wnycstudios.org)
• Emmylou Harris (1947). Emmylou Harris covered Parton's songs and collaborated with her on Trio. (also via Wrecking Ball, Pieces of the Sky) “Her influence on pop culture is reflected by the many performers covering her songs, including mainstream and crossover artists such as Olivia Newton-John , Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt .” (Wikipedia)
• Linda Ronstadt (1946). Linda Ronstadt covered Parton's songs and collaborated with her on Trio. (also via I Will Always Love You, Coat of Many Colors, Blue Bayou) “Her influence on pop culture is reflected by the many performers covering her songs, including mainstream and crossover artists such as Olivia Newton-John , Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt .” (Wikipedia)
• Beyoncé. Dolly Parton — Contemporary for Beyoncé · hand-labeled by Tony Brancato, 2022 (also via Cowboy Carter) “When Beyonce went country with Cowboy Carter in 2024 she covered Jolene, and roped Parton in for both a spoken word appearance and a duet on the song Tyrant.” (abc.net.au)
• Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston (1963). Houston recorded a version of Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” (also via I Will Always Love You, Jolene, The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album) “Dolly Parton adored Whitney Houston 's version of her song "I Will Always Love You" from the very first time she heard it.” (yahoo.com)
• Kenny Rogers (1938). An article featuring a Parton interview identifies Rogers as her duet partner on “Islands in the Stream.” (also via I Will Always Love You, The Gambler) “Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers ' track 'Islands in the Stream' would transcend country music and has stood the test of time 40 years on.” (smoothradio.com)
• Brandi Carlile (1981). Carlile says Parton was essential to the all-female Newport Folk Festival set she curated. (also via The Story) “It’s one of the most important festivals I think in in U.S. history, and I just knew we couldn’t do it without Dolly, and so that’s how I became I think close with Dolly, was through her deciding to come and grace the stage of that festival” (today.com)
• The Story by Brandi Carlile (2007). Carlile describes Parton's collaboration on her cover of the song, praising her vocal performance. “Every gratuitous and show-offy note that I hit in that song, Dolly hits it initially and then takes it higher. She just completely takes me to school.” (Wikipedia)
• Miley Cyrus (1992). Parton collaborated with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus on 'Rainbowland'. (also via Younger Now) “She also co-wrote and provided featuring vocals on the song "Rainbowland" on Younger Now , the sixth album by her goddaughter Miley Cyrus .” (Wikipedia)
• Loretta Lynn. Parton’s official discography documents Lynn and Parton together on the 1993 album Honky Tonk Angels. (also via I'm a Honky Tonk Girl, Coal Miner's Daughter) “Honky Tonk Angels , an album recorded by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, was released on November 2, 1993. Dolly co-produced the album, which brings together three of country music’s most iconic female voices.” (dollyparton.com)
• The Carroll County Accident by Porter Wagoner (1968). The Carroll County Accident (Porter Wagoner) — collaborator for Dolly Parton “Wagoner's frequent musical collaborator Dolly Parton covered "The Carroll County Accident" in 1969, including it on her In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) album.” (Wikipedia)
• After the Gold Rush by Neil Young. Trio II covered Neil Young's 'After the Gold Rush'. (also via Trio) “Its cover of Neil Young's song " After the Gold Rush " won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals .” (Wikipedia)
• Kesha (1987). Parton and Kesha collaborated on a duet. “In 2017, Parton appeared on Rainbow , the third studio album by Kesha performing a duet of " Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You ".” (Wikipedia)
• Tammy Wynette. Parton’s official discography documents Wynette and Parton together on the 1993 album Honky Tonk Angels. (also via Stand by Your Man) “Honky Tonk Angels , an album recorded by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, was released on November 2, 1993. Dolly co-produced the album, which brings together three of country music’s most iconic female voices.” (dollyparton.com)
• Shine by Collective Soul. Performed live 34 times (2007–2014) per setlist.fm “with its cover of Collective Soul 's " Shine " winning a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance .” (Wikipedia)
• Islands in the Stream by Bee Gees. Performed live 109 times (2007–2021) per setlist.fm “her duet with Kenny Rogers , " Islands in the Stream " (written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb ), spent two weeks at number one in 1983.” (Wikipedia)
• The Story by Phil Hanseroth. States Dolly Parton covered the song for the Cover Stories tribute album. “and by Dolly Parton for the charity tribute album Cover Stories” (Wikipedia)
• Stand by Your Man by Tammy Wynette (1968). Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette) — peer for Dolly Parton “Similar to her earlier collaborative album with Emmy-Lou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, Parton released Honky Tonk Angels in the fall of 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Blue Bayou by Linda Ronstadt (1977). Blue Bayou (Linda Ronstadt) — peer for Dolly Parton “Her influence on pop culture is reflected by the many performers covering her songs, including mainstream and crossover artists such as Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• My Girl by The Temptations. Parton covered the classic song 'My Girl' on New Harvest...First Gathering. “the album contained covers of the pop and R&B classics " My Girl " and " Higher and Higher ".” (Wikipedia)
• Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson. Parton covered 'Higher and Higher' on New Harvest...First Gathering. “the album contained covers of the pop and R&B classics " My Girl " and " Higher and Higher ".” (Wikipedia)
• Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. Parton recorded a bluegrass version of Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven'. “The third, Halos & Horns (2002) included a bluegrass version of the Led Zeppelin song " Stairway to Heaven ".” (Wikipedia)
• Imagine by John Lennon. Parton covered John Lennon's 'Imagine' on Those Were The Days. “including " Imagine ", " Where Do the Children Play? ", " Crimson and Clover " and " Where Have All the Flowers Gone? "” (Wikipedia)
• Peace Train by Cat Stevens. Parton covered Cat Stevens' 'Peace Train'. “Her recording of Stevens' " Peace Train " was later re-mixed and released as a dance single, reaching Billboard's dance singles chart.” (Wikipedia)
• The Last Thing on My Mind by Tom Paxton. Parton and Wagoner covered Tom Paxton's song as their debut duet single. “That song, a remake of Tom Paxton 's " The Last Thing on My Mind ", released in late 1967, reached the country Top 10 in January 1968” (Wikipedia)
• Mule Skinner Blues by Jimmie Rodgers. Parton recorded Jimmie Rodgers' 'Mule Skinner Blues'. “Wagoner persuaded Parton to record Jimmie Rodgers ' " Mule Skinner Blues ", a gimmick that worked.” (Wikipedia)
• Olivia Newton-John (1948). Olivia Newton-John covered Parton's songs. “Her influence on pop culture is reflected by the many performers covering her songs, including mainstream and crossover artists such as Olivia Newton-John , Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt .” (Wikipedia)
• Here You Come Again by Barry Mann. Performed live 112 times (2007–2023) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Precious Memories by John Wright. Performed live 78 times (2011–2023) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Banks of the Ohio by [traditional]. Performed live 72 times (2014–2016) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Train, Train by Shorty Medlock. Performed live 47 times (2007–2016) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Those Memories of You by Alan O’Bryant. Performed live 47 times (2016) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Rocky Top by Felice & Boudleaux Bryant. Performed live 41 times (2011–2023) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Lay Your Hands on Me by Bon Jovi. Performed live 22 times (2014) per setlist.fm (YouTube)
• Jad Abumrad (1973). Describes how a chance medical encounter between his father and Dolly Parton led to a friendship and eventually the Dolly Parton's America project. “Dolly gets into a minor car crash, is brought to Vanderbilt Hospital, and my dad happens to be on duty at that moment and takes care of her.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Barry Gibb (1946). Establishes Barry Gibb's duet collaboration with Dolly Parton on the song 'Words.' “I find Gibb's duet with Parton on the Bee Gees song "Words" the most effective and moving.” (Fresh Air (NPR/WHYY))
• Lil Nas X. Documents Lil Nas X’s cover of “Jolene”; the fetched source does not establish that he personally named Dolly as an influence. “Country star and gay icon Dolly Parton responded to rapper Lil Nas X's recent cover of her 1974 hit "Jolene" in the most Dolly way.” (nbcnews.com)
• The White Stripes. Jack and Meg White performed Parton’s “Jolene” in 2001. “It sees Jack and Meg White deliver a frenetic performance of Dolly Parton’s timeless classic, ‘Jolene’ from back in 2001.” (faroutmagazine.co.uk)
• Chris Stapleton. Stapleton joined Parton on “Night Moves” for her album Rockstar. “But amid the names of the rock and roll legends is Chris Stapleton, who joins Parton on “Night Moves.”” (everythingnash.com)
• Lily Tomlin. Carey identifies Tomlin and Parton as leads of 9 to 5 and participants in a documentary revisiting it. “9 to 5 leads Jane Fonda , Lily Tomlin , Dolly Parton , and Dabney Coleman – in one of his final interviews before his passing in May – all take part in the film directed and produced by Camille Hardman and Gary Lane and executive produce…” (stillworking9to5.com)

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Who Dolly Parton influenced

• Kacey Musgraves. The journalist reports Parton’s influence on Musgraves’s music, style, and career outlook. (also via Golden Hour) “Kacey Musgraves has long spoken about Dolly Parton’s influence on her music, style, and approach to being a woman in country music.” (The Blast)
• Rhiannon Giddens. Giddens discusses studying Parton’s songwriting and its feminist themes while developing her own work. (also via Tomorrow Is My Turn) “So I’ve been really thinking about what Dolly did — and she still does. I mean, she’s not writing as much as she was. She definitely had a golden period of songwriting. The thing that fascinates me about her is how she worked feminism in…” (Kelly McCartney)
• Every Girl by Trisha Yearwood (2019). Every Girl (Trisha Yearwood) — legacy for Dolly Parton “I’ve loved her voice — she’s amazing as a songwriter and as an actor, and she’s just been a role model for women and men,” (Billboard)
• Wrecking Ball by Emmylou Harris (1995). Wrecking Ball (Emmylou Harris) — legacy for Dolly Parton “Her influence on pop culture is reflected by the many performers covering her songs, including mainstream and crossover artists such as Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Dolly Parton-inspired Dress. A garment made in the special was explicitly described as inspired by Dolly Parton. “Rosie Ramsey 3 Christmas Present 1 Dolly Parton-inspired Dress” (Wikipedia)
• Taylor Swift (1989). Parton is listed among Swift's early songwriting influences. “Her early influences included the country musicians Patsy Cline , Loretta Lynn , Tammy Wynette , and Dolly Parton; [ 18 ] [ 94 ] the singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell , Melissa Etheridge , Sarah McLachlan , and Alanis Morissette ;” (Wikipedia)
• Reba McEntire (1955). McEntire explicitly says Parton inspires her. “I’m about 10 years younger than Dolly, and she inspires me daily.” (cheatsheet.com)
• Orville Peck. Peck describes Dolly as a source of comfort when entering country music. “I think as a gay man coming into country music and feeling sort of alone, the thing that always felt comforting is, like, just knowing Dolly existed in country…made me feel like maybe I had a friend there.” (rollingstone.com)
• Sierra Ferrell. Ferrell explicitly says Dolly inspires her and identifies the qualities she admires. “I’ve admired pretty much everything about Dolly Parton since the first time I heard that one-of-a-kind voice. From her work ethic, to how she balances her personal and professional life, to how she’s helped pave the way for women in musi…” (facebook.com)
• Maren Morris. Morris names Parton among the women who shaped her personally and professionally. “Dolly Parton is a huge one for me, in all the ways, I think I have read every bit of literature there is available on the woman. I’ve gotten to work with her a couple times over the last few years, and she’s just everything you would exp…” (stagerightsecrets.com)
• Mickey Guyton (2011). Guyton recalls discovering Parton through VHS recordings at her grandmother’s house. “That's how I fell in love with Dolly Parton, was [by] watching those tapes,” (tasteofcountry.com)
• Carrie Underwood. Wright reports Underwood’s statement to a concert audience that Parton was a huge influence. “Underwood, 43, told her audience that Parton was a "huge influence to so many of us, but just one of the nicest people I think I've ever met."” (foxnews.com)
• Kelly Clarkson. Phelan reports Clarkson’s account of Parton’s continuing influence in an interview with Seth Meyers. “Clarkson told Meyers what a powerful influence Parton had — and still has — on her.” (nbc.com)
• Waxahatchee. Cills identifies Parton’s songwriting as an influence on Waxahatchee’s song “Hell.” “The way Dolly Parton wrote about frustrating relationships—what Crutchfield calls her “fun, jaunty” approach to them—influenced the song “Hell.” Borrowing some of Parton’s over-the-top intensity from songs like “Jolene,” Crutchfield sing…” (Bandcamp Daily)
• RuPaul. RuPaul explicitly identifies Parton as a model for his persona; the interview originally appeared in Dazed’s 2016 anniversary issue. “My image is two parts Diana Ross and Cher, one part David Bowie and three parts Dolly Parton, and that’s how I came up with my persona.” (Dazed)
• Trixie Mattel. Mattel describes watching Parton perform as an early encounter with drag. “Dolly played Dolly on stage. Dolly played Dolly in the musical of Dolly in real life almost. When I think back now, watching Dolly, it's like, was I watching my first drag show?” (WMOT)
• Amythyst Kiah. Hight identifies Parton as an inspiration to Kiah. “For Amythyst Kiah, an alternative rocking Appalachian singer-songwriter of a much younger generation, Parton was an inspiration.” (WMOT)
• Shania Twain. The interview reports Parton’s influence on Twain; Twain goes on to describe how Parton’s example empowered her in her career and personal life. “Shania Twain will forever remember the late Dolly Parton 's influence.” (usmagazine.com)
• Billy Strings. Strings identifies Parton's storytelling delivery while explaining the approach he is learning to take in his own singing. “if you see Dolly Parton on TV singing and you press mute, it just looks like she's talking to you because she is. She's telling the story, you know, that's one big thing that one of my vocal coaches that I've been working with, one of th…” (podscripts.co)
• Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé (2024). Cowboy Carter (Beyoncé) — legacy for Dolly Parton “On March 29, 2024, Parton was featured on Beyoncé's eighth studio album Cowboy Carter, being involved in the introduction to the reinterpretation of "Jolene" by her colleague, in which Parton associated the character of "Jolene" with "Be…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves (2018). Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves) — legacy for Dolly Parton “At the ceremony itself, Parton was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented by Lily Tomlin and preceded by a tribute featuring Jennifer Nettles, Pentatonix, Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Und…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Tomorrow Is My Turn by Rhiannon Giddens (2015). Tomorrow Is My Turn (Rhiannon Giddens) — legacy for Dolly Parton “Also produced by Burnett, the album contains songs made famous by Patsy Cline, Odetta, Dolly Parton, Nina Simone, and others.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Dolly: A True Original Musical. The musical's title referenced Parton's debut album. (via Hello, I'm Dolly) “Parton announced an autobiographical musical about her life and career initially titled Hello, I'm Dolly (named after her debut album and also a play on Hello, Dolly! )” (Wikipedia)
• Sabrina Carpenter (1999). Carpenter said she listened to Dolly Parton's Heartbreaker every morning. (via Heartbreaker) “She has said that she listened to Dolly Parton's Heartbreaker "every morning"” (Wikipedia)
• The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album by Whitney Houston (1992). The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (Whitney Houston) — legacy for Dolly Parton “Parton released 49 studio albums and wrote more than 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" – a two-time US country chart-topper and an international success for Whitney Houston that became the best-selling single by a woman – "…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Younger Now by Miley Cyrus (2017). Younger Now (Miley Cyrus) — legacy for Dolly Parton “In the fall of 2016, she released "Jolene" as a single with the a cappella group Pentatonix and performed on The Voice with Pentatonix and Miley Cyrus in November 2016.” (en.wikipedia.org)