Icon Dolly Parton declines nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Country music legend Dolly Parton has declined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination because she feels she didn't "earn that right".
Dolly Parton has declined a nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Parton, the writer of the hit single 'I Will Always Love You', said on social media that while she is "flattered" by the nomination, she would have to decline.
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"I don't feel I have earned the right," Parton said.
"I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out," Parton continued.
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 14, 2022
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