![]() ![]() ![]() “Yeah, I’m just Dolly Parton, so cool it there!” the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer interjected, getting a laugh out of Brooks. She’s Dolly Parton, but at the same time … she’s Dolly Parton.” “(Parton’s) band and crew were coming through Oklahoma and we had them out at the farm. It’s Dolly Parton, right?’” Brooks explained, throwing flowers his co-host’s way and receiving a skeptical look in return. “We’ll see each other at award shows, but you just pretty much stand at a distance. And for the six-time entertainer of the year, it’s his first time co-hosting an award show. Now for the surprise: Despite knowing each other for years, this is the first time Parton and Brooks have worked together on anything. So inclusion’s everything.”īrooks added that he hopes inclusion defines country music, to which Parton replied, “Amen.” If what you’re hearing you don’t like, don’t shut it down because you can still learn from it. “Our thing is just (being) inclusive,” said Brooks, 61. ![]() ![]() Although the “9 to 5” singer noted that neither she nor Brooks “march in the streets to have to protest anything,” she said that they “both love people.” Parton's and Brooks’ philanthropy and advocacy have spanned from child literacy and hospital research to same-sex marriage. ![]()
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