At age 77, and with nearly 50 (!) solo studio releases to her name, Dolly Parton just scored the highest charting album of her career, the mammoth double LP Rockstar, which debuted on this week's Billboard 200 at No. 3.
Last year, when Parton was nominated for inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, she initially tried to take her name off the ballot because she didn't consider herself a rock artist. This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock 'n' roll album at some point in the future, she wrote in a statement.
I disagree with the notion that Dolly Parton wasn't a rock star until she released an album called Rockstar it feels like too narrow and literal an understanding of genre. Sure, Parton is a country artist at heart, but she's also a dynamic, take-no-bull cultural icon with a powerful voice and a flair for spectacle.
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