Dolly Parton sent a “love note” to Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
nme.comDolly Parton has shared that she sent a love note to the surviving Beatles members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.The country icon teamed up with the two remaining members of the Fab Four on her latest LP ‘Rockstar’ for a cover of their legendary song ‘Let It Be’.
Parton shared that she was “very humbled” after both Macca and Starr agreed to re-record the 1970s track after sending them personal notes.Speaking to NPR about the letters she sent them, Parton said: “I just sent them a love note through their managers, and I just said what I was doing.
And I said, ‘I didn’t want to put you on the spot, but I’d love to have you sing with me on my rock album. And if you’re interested, call me at this number’.
And all the people I reached out to said, yes, we’d love to, and I was very honored and very proud and very humbled by that.”Parton has previously said that she felt like she was “hitting on” the artists she asked to feature on her 30-track album.Per Loudwire, Parton told the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column: “Now, I’ll do anything people ask me, but when it comes to me asking a favor from somebody – I’m just real backwards about that.
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