Miley Cyrus Tearfully Remembers Dolly Parton At Hollywood Bowl Concert, Performs ‘Jolene’

Miley Cyrus paid an emotional tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton during a Hollywood Bowl concert, recalling that she had seen Parton perform live only once, at that same venue. Cyrus said she felt Parton’s presence and missed her, then performed Parton’s song “Jolene”.

Cyrus recalled that Parton had opened the show she attended with the theme song from Hannah Montana, knowing Cyrus was in the audience. Her Hollywood Bowl set also included songs such as “We Can’t Stop”, “The Climb” and “Flowers”. The article says Cyrus had previously written that she would always love Parton and wanted to make her proud.