Dolly Parton presenting Whitney Houston with the 1994 Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance for “I Will Always Love You.” Whitney’s version elevated Dolly as a songwriter. Dolly later used some of the royalties to invest in a predominantly Black Nashville neighborhood. RIP.
🔥DOLLY PARTON HAD TO PULL HER CAR OVER & ALMOST WEPT… the first time she heard “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney.
She made around $10 million off Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You” in the 90s.
Most people would’ve bought a bigger house or a boat.
She bought a whole strip mall in a Black neighborhood in Nashville instead. Off the beaten path.
She said she did it because of Whitney… called it “the house that Whitney built.”
Same woman who built Dollywood and started the Imagination Library. That program has sent out over 325 million free books to kids so they grow up loving to read.
And when Hurricane Helene hit her people in East Tennessee… she put up $1 million of her own money and her companies matched it with another million.
Quiet class. No big speeches needed.
The way Kenny Rogers’ whole face lights up the moment he hears Dolly Parton’s voice coming from offstage.
I have always loved this performance so much.
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