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Two entertainment icons Dolly Parton and  Olivia Newton-John  come together for the first time to reimagine Dolly’s timeless hit “ Jolene ." The original version of the song was ranked No. 63 on  Rolling Stone  magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2021. This new version is the last song and music video Olivia recorded before her passing in 2022 and is included on her upcoming album  Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection .  Video  edited by Andrew Seger, produced by Green Hill, both the song and video are out now. Stream/download "Jolene"  here . Dolly and Olivia became friends after Olivia won 1974’s Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year award. To this day, Olivia is the only non-American born artist to win the award. As a nod to their friendship, Olivia recorded an  acclaimed version of Parton’s “Jolene”  for her 1976 seventh studio album  Come On Over  which received critical praise from fans and industry alike. &q

   Grammy-award honoree, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient  Don McLean  remembers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson – “The Big Bopper” – and the pilot, Roger Peterson on the anniversary of the deadly plane crash just after their concert at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The fateful day was coined ‘The Day The Music Died’ by Don McLean in his hit “American Pie.” The song was released in 1971 and spent four weeks at No. 1 in 1972. In 2001, thirty years later, the Recording Industry of America named it the fifth greatest song of the 20th century. “I am honored to know that the phrase ‘The day the music died’ from my song “American Pie” has been applied as a tribute to Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens on this day, February 3rd every year,” shares McLean. “They were my heroes and I always want to take the time to honor them.” About Don McLean Don McLean is a legendary singer-songwriter known for his timeless class