She’s More Relevant Than Ever
Now into her 70s, Parton shows no signs of slowing down. Her 2016 tour Pure & Simple was one of her biggest within the United States in 25 years. Sixty-four dates were planned in the US and Canada.
The same year she also released “Jolene” as a single with the a cappella group Pentatonix, which she also performed with the group on The Voice alongside Miley Cyrus.
At the 50th Country Music Awards in 2016, she was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. The next year she appeared on Rainbow, the third studio album by Kesha, singing a duet of “Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You.”
The track was originally written by Kesha’s mother, Pebe Sebert, and was previously a hit on Parton’s 1980 album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly.