While the Academy of Country Music Awards has a line up of artists that are sure to please country music fans nationwide, there has been some buzz over a particular duet between country icon Dolly Parton and pop singer Katy Perry.
During the ACM’s, which will be broadcasted on April 3, the two will not only sing a duet but Parton will be presented with the Tex Ritter Award for the NBC movie “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” based off of her childhood. However, this isn’t the first time Parton has been on the silver screen. In fact, this isn’t even the first time Dolly Parton’s music has inspired movies or at the least been featured in them.
In 1980 the movie “9 to 5” launched Dolly into mainstream culture after she not only starred in the movie alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, but also wrote and recorded the movies theme song. In addition, a musical version of “9 to 5” opened on Broadway in 2009, which Parton also wrote all new music for.
Back in 1982, Parton starred alongside Burt Reynolds in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” which also received a Tex Ritter Award. Not only did she sing in this film, she sang “I Will Always Love You”, a Dolly original. The song was originally written as a farewell to Porter Wagner when Parton decided to pursue a solo career back in 1974 and has since been made popular by the late Whitney Huston.
In 2012 Dolly Parton, along with Queen Latifah and Keke Palmer, starred in “Joyful Noise”. The movie primarily focused around a church choir’s journey leading to a national competition. The soundtrack includes three songs Parton wrote for the movie, “Not Enough Love”, “He’s Everything”, and my personal favorite “From Here To The Moon and Back” which was later included in her Blue Smoke album that was released in 2014.
This brings us to this past December when “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” premiered and brought the amazing upbringing of the country legend to life. The movies title, of course, refers to Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors” from the album with the same name released back in 1971.
Since Parton will be singing at the ACM’s this year, and being honored for her recent movie that gave major exposure to country music, I predict that either part or all of her duet with Katy Perry will feature the Dolly classic “Coat of Many Colors”. Either way the powerhouse duo will definitely leave fans talking long after the last award is given out that evening.
Written By: Intern Taylor
