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In 1983, Dolly Parton released a song she never tired of singing. She loved it for the rest of her life
Dolly Parton said she never tired of performing “Islands in the Stream”, even after singing it more than 100 times. The 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers remained a highlight for her because it lifted the audience and gave them a chance to sing along.
Written by the Bee Gees, the song paired Parton’s gentle vocals with Rogers’s voice and became one of their best-known collaborations. Parton recalled looking forward to it in the setlist and said she never tired of hearing Rogers sing; the article presents the duet as a lasting record of their musical connection.
In short
- Parton still looked forward to singing “Islands in the Stream”.
- The duet had appeared in her setlist more than 100 times.
- She valued the audience’s response and Rogers’s voice.