Dolly Parton saved one more song for fans: Here's when it'll be released
World of country music remembers Dolly Parton
LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick is speaking with Holly Gleason, a Nashville based country music journalist, as the world remembers country music icon Dolly Parton who died earlier on Tuesday.
Dolly Parton gifted many things to the world in her 80 years on Earth, and she’s not done giving yet.
The late country icon and global treasure has a song you’ve never heard before, and it’ll remain buried for another 20 years.
Parton died Tuesday at 80 after a brief battle with cancer.
Dolly Parton’s secret song
What we know:
In a 2022 interview with Kelly Clarkson, Parton revealed an unreleased song called "My Place in History," which she recorded in 2015 and buried in a time capsule to celebrate the opening of Dollywood's DreamMore Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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She left instructions that the box will stay sealed until Jan. 19, 2046, Parton’s 100th birthday.
Dolly Parton performing live on stage in New York in August 1978 (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)
What we don't know:
Parton never said what the song was about, but she did say "it’s a really good song."
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What they're saying:
"I put that in the box, but I had to write this song that nobody was gonna hear ‘til then," Parton told Clarkson. "And I tell you, you have no idea how much that has bothered me. I wanna go dig that up so bad."
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Celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton
LiveNOW from FOX's Christina Evans reflects on the life and legacy of country music icon Dolly Parton with Angelique Jackson, senior entertainment reporter for Variety.
What's next:
"Dolly: A True Original Musical," the Broadway musical based on Parton's extraordinary life, debuts Jan. 19, 2027, which would have been Parton's 81st birthday.
The Source: This article includes information from Dolly Parton’s 2022 interview with Kelly Clarkson and previous FOX Local reporting.