Now don't get me wrong, I'm as big a Dolly Parton fan as anyone!
But why on earth is she nominated for the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame?
That just doesn't make any sense to me.
Who's next, Bill Monroe? Ernest Tubb? Hank Williams?
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:57 pm
by toomanycats
Jeeez, what's next? Next thing you know they'll be putting rappers in there too.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:03 pm
by mickey
EGADS! Let us hope not!
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:20 pm
by BatUtilityBelt
Yeah, there's a fair number of non-rockers in the hall o fame, but Dolly Parton? Yikes. Most of the non-rockers were at least early influencers.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:56 pm
by mozz
She did a version of stairway to heaven didn't she? I never heard it and am not about to go searching for it to listen to it. Anyway, here is a picture of Robert Plant playing guitar.
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Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 6:46 pm
by mickey
mozz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:56 pm
She did a version of stairway to heaven didn't she? I never heard it and am not about to go searching for it to listen to it. Anyway, here is a picture of Robert Plant playing guitar.
d26-lq.jpg
Uh, no. Not that I am aware of.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 7:17 pm
by Houblues
mozz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:56 pm
She did a version of stairway to heaven didn't she? I never heard it and am not about to go searching for it to listen to it.
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She did, and I thought it was quite good, very surprisingly. Celtic and bluegrass elements, but generally respectful of the original. Actually more interesting to listen to, IMO.
Certainly doesn't make her a rocker, though.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:37 am
by toomanycats
To bring balance to the force now they've got to let Slayer into the Grand Ole Opry.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:45 am
by Partscaster
She even turned down an Elvis duet. Said no to The Kang.
But, she then supposedly weeped rivers of Mascara for days.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:51 am
by mickey
Partscaster wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:45 am
She even turned down an Elvis duet. Said no to The Kang.
But, she then supposedly weeped rivers of Mascara for days.
That surprises me! I think she's the only person in history to do duets with more people than Willie Nelson!
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:07 am
by Buddha Pickups
At least she can play an instrument and knows how to write a song and sing in key...same can't be said for some of the other folks they've been inducting in the last 20 years or so..
Playing rock and roll has unfortunately not been a requirement for quite some time
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:24 am
by Rollin Hand
I dunno. She came up from poverty and became a brilliant songwriter and superstar with tons of hits in a male-dominated business, and without compromising who she is, or what she believes in.
That's way more rock 'n' roll than a lot of Hall of Fame members.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 3:20 pm
by PsychoCid
This is news?
I didn't think anyone had taken the RRHOF seriously in...longer than I've been alive. It's always been a complete farce.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 4:38 pm
by mickey
Since I posted this thread, it has been suggested to me that Dolly might be nominated because she wrote this little Whitney Houston hit?
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2022 12:23 am
by Raindog
mickey wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:55 pm
Who's next, Bill Monroe? Ernest Tubb? Hank Williams?
Since Rock's roots are in country and bluegrass, a case could be made for Monroe and Williams.
There is more rock n' roll in this than there is in 25% of the current HOF residents:
The same goes for the Dillards (playing the Darlings):
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2022 12:27 am
by PsychoCid
But why are we donating attention to an org that's defecated in our faces for decades?
The more attention we give them, the longer and worse the feces grows.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:36 am
by nomadh
Dolly is geat but so dump to put in rnrhof. It's not like they already inducted all the rnr acts already. Aren't they still missing some obvious ones like rhcp or ufo or?
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:37 am
by nomadh
Dolly is geat but so dump to put in rnrhof. It's not like they already inducted all the rnr acts already. Aren't they still missing some obvious ones like rhcp or ufo or?
Personally I wont pay any attention until they let Steve Garvey and Pete rose in.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:47 pm
by jam
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:28 pm
by Milkman
Dolly Parton has taken herself out of the running to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame later this year.
Earlier today, the 76-year-old country music legend asked the Hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying "I don't feel that I have earned the right."
Milkman wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:28 pm
Dolly Parton has taken herself out of the running to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame later this year.
Earlier today, the 76-year-old country music legend asked the Hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying "I don't feel that I have earned the right."
Well, that ‘Ol Rock and Roller Leonard Cohen got in. I like him, but, come on. Good for her.
Re: Dolly Parton? Why?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:21 pm
by Razzle
Milkman wrote:Dolly Parton has taken herself out of the running to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame later this year.
Earlier today, the 76-year-old country music legend asked the Hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying "I don't feel that I have earned the right."
Milkman wrote:Dolly Parton has taken herself out of the running to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame later this year.
Earlier today, the 76-year-old country music legend asked the Hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying "I don't feel that I have earned the right."
