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Dolly Parton’s promotion for her new album Rockstar was as well planned as a military operation. The country music superstar has been everywhere, from an hour-long interview on ABC earlier this month to the field at the University of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium last weekend, where she sang the Volunteers’ rally song “Rocky Top.” On Thanksgiving Day, Parton continued her campaign and appeared in Arlington, Texas, to perform during halftime of the Dallas Cowboys-Washington Commanders NFL game at AT&T Stadium.
And, wow, she made an appearance.
Parton, 77, wore the iconic blue-and-white vest and short shorts of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders to perform songs from Rockstar, her rock-inspired album that features an army of guest stars: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Lizzo, Elton John, Chris Stapleton, Pink and Brandi Carlile, among them. As the entire cheerleading squad danced beneath her, Parton performed her classics “Jolene” and “9 to 5,” as well as a cover of Queen’s “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You.”
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Parton is at home on the biggest stages, including during NFL halftime. But she recently told that she turned down offers to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. “I’ve been offered this many times,” she said. “I couldn’t do it for other reasons, or I just thought I wasn’t big enough to do it – to do such a big production…” I’ve never done such a big production. I don’t know if I could have done it. I think that’s what I thought at the time.”
The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, who was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, released Rockstar on November 17th. On Monday she released two bonus tracks to the already 30-song album: a new version of her classic “Jolene” with Måneskin and a cover of “Two Tickets to Paradise”, the 1977 Eddie Money hit.