#523 - Dolly Parton on Writing "Jolene" and I Will Always Love You" on the Same Day + The Making of Her 'Rockstar' Album

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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On this episode of the BobbyCast, Bobby sat down with the legendary, Dolly Parton. Dolly talks about what her home was like growing up, being married to someone who wanted to be out of the spotlight and she gives Bobby marriage advice. Bobby asks Dolly about her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination and why she didn't think she was worthy. Dolly then shares some of the behind-the-scenes of the making of her rock album, Rockstar. Finally, Bobby replays the interview from when Dolly was on the Bobby Bones Show and she talked about writing "Jolene" and " I Will Always Love You" in the same day!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.5	Ladies and gentlemen, we are experiencing technical difficulties.
0:11.8	This is the Bobbycast.
0:18.5	Welcome to episode 523.
0:25.4	She's a living legend.
0:26.5	She's a country queen.
0:27.5	She's a philanthropist.
0:28.8	She's a rock star.
0:30.2	I mean, she's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
0:32.2	Because she said no to it.
0:34.4	Didn't she end up saying yes to it?
0:35.7	Yeah, but she wanted to do a rock album in order to get in.
0:38.6	She's like, I feel like I need to do a rock album to get into it.
0:41.6	So is she in then now?
0:43.1	Yeah.
0:43.5	Okay.
0:44.1	Because I know she said no, don't vote for me.
0:47.3	And then she said, okay, I'll do that rock album.
0:50.2	And then I'll go in.
0:51.2	But I don't know if she was put in then. Yeah, I'm pretty.
0:54.5	Because I never got to vote for her.
0:56.8	And I'm a voting member.
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