Dolly Partonclosed out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony with a performance of a new rock song.
“I’m a rock star now!”
“This is a very special night for me.”
Dolly Parton at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.Kevin Kane/Getty for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
TheGrammywinner then revealed she wrote a new song, titled “Rockin',” specifically for the event.
“And you thought I couldn’t rock & roll.”
She performed the rockin' new track alongside theZac Brown Band.
Back in March, the Country Music Hall of Fame inducteeasked for her nomination to be withdrawnfrom the ceremony.
The Hall declined Parton’s request to bow out, andshe ultimately accepted the nomination.
“Of course I will accept it gracefully,” she said in a statement shared on social media.
“Thanks to everyone that voted for me and to everyone at the @rockhall.
I will continue to work hard and venture to live up to the honor.”
Listen to a snippet of Parton’s new song, “Rockin',” above.
