18 August 2022, 14:07 Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers are two of the greatest country singers of all time and the pair shared a truly unique bond and friendship. Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ friendship spanned more than three decades and it started after they collaborated on the track ‘Islands in the Stream’. This iconic country music duo had a fascinating relationship, here’s everything you need to know about
Dolly and Kenny’s partnership.
What songs do Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton sing together?'Islands in the Stream' is the most well-known collaboration from Dolly and Kenny. The duet became a number one hit on the Billboard chart in 1983 and spent 24 weeks in the chart. Dolly and Kenny also had other collaborations together including the tracks 'Real Love' and 'Love Is Strange'.
Did Dolly sing at Kenny Rogers Funeral?Dolly Parton once described her duet partner Kenny Rogers as “like a brother”, but when his funeral comes she will remain silent after making a vow not to sing at the ceremony.
What song did Dolly Parton write for Kenny Rogers?"The Stranger," Kenny Rogers
album in October 1984. Though that project didn't include vocals from his singing partner, Rogers still had a touch of Dolly on the record: the powerful story song "The Stranger," written by Parton.
Did Kenny Rogers love Dolly Parton?According to Today, Rogers said there was another good reason that he and Parton never became romantic — she told him no. Some might even say it sounds like she put him in the friend zone. “You know what, we were almost like brother and sister,” Parton explained. “And it would almost be like incest.
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