In March of this year, just over a month after it was announced that Dolly Parton was among 17 nominees on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 ballot, the 76-year-old country legend was stunned. And the unusual announcement that she was “respectfully” withdrawing from the nominations – because she didn’t feel she “deserved” the honor. However, two-thirds of the ballots had already been sent to Hall’s voters, so she stayed in the running — and while Parton’s problem stemmed from her concerns about her eligibility, she was “rock ‘n’ roll” enough. was not , many of these voters thought otherwise. Parton was voted into the Hall anyway, and then, when she appeared at Saturday’s ceremony, she wanted to make sure she was truly worthy — announcing plans for a rock album and even a new rock song. Making a debut
“I’m sure most of you know that back when they said they were going to put me in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I didn’t really feel like I had done enough to deserve it and I I could not understand. That time,” Parton told the audience (soon after being joined by Pink, who praised Parton’s “quick wit”). “When I always thought about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I thought it was just for people in rock ‘n’ roll. And I thought, ‘Well, if I’m going to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I’ve got to have a rock album.’ Have to – because my husband of 56 years is a big rock fan … and he always says, ‘You should do a rock album.’ And I thought about it a few times, but timing is everything. And then when it all came out… I thought, ‘Well, since I’m going to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I’m one for tonight. I’m going to write a song’ – which I’m going to sing in a minute.
Also, Parton excused herself for changing into her custom mini dress, almost leaving her trophy behind the podium and joking, “See what that means? I almost forgot!” But when she returned to the stage, she was in serious rocker mode, looking like she had borrowed an outfit from fellow Class of 2022 Rob Halford, Judas Priest. “I’m a rock star now!” she announced. Cue, rocking a figure-hugging, bell-bottomed, black patent leather catsuit with metal chains. “I think if I’m going to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I’ve got to earn it,” he explained. .
Along with Kent Wells (whom Parton said would make her own rock record) and the Zac Brown Band, Parton debuted her new rock single, the simply and aptly titled “Rockin'”, which inspired many rock ‘n’ roll hits. . Architects who entered the Hall through the inaugural class of ’86. “I grew up dear Elvis, and wild man Jerry Lee/Chuck Berry, Little Richard/They all cast a spell on me/Carl Perkins and those blue suede boots had no place on the farm…I was just a kid, But I went hog wild / for the rhythm and the beat,” he sang. “I’ve been rockin’, rockin’, rockin’ from the day I was born/I’ll be rockin’ till the day I’m gone/I’m still rockin’ and rollin’ down in my country soul/ And I’ll be ‘stoned’ till the cows come home.
“And you think I can’t rock!” She paused, strumming her statement across her electric guitar with a Pete Townshend-like windmill storm.
Parton’s Rock Hall tribute, which closed Saturday’s event, also included Pink and Brandi Carlyle duetting “Coat of Many Colors” and Sheryl Crow and Brown singing “9 to 5.” But the epic closer was a group number from “Julian” — certainly a classic rock classic, considering it’s been covered by the White Stripes, Miley Cyrus, and even post-punk/gothic bands like Sisters of Mercy and Strawberry Switchblade. is the. The all-star performance included Brown, Carlyle, Crowe, and fellow 2022 Eurythmics (Annie Lennox with a red cowboy hat), Pat Benatar, Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, and Halford. (Halford was especially thrilled to share the stage with Parton, as he beamed at the country legend.) “It was. fun!” Parton beamed, hardly sounding like an artist who just announced she was retiring from touring.
“We have a stage studded with stars! I felt like a mountain in the city,” Parton giggled. Earlier, during his acceptance speech, he asked the A-list audience, “Would any of you rock stars help me out?” [my rock album]? Well, well – ’cause I’m gonna put you on it! Surely everyone who shared the stage with him on Saturday would be eager to volunteer their services.
Saturday’s event featured other surprise guests, such as Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran joining Class of 2022 inductee Eminem on “Dream On” -interpolating “Song for the Moment” and “Stain.” Sara Bareilles is singing “Nobody Gets Better” and Olivia Rodrigo is performing “You’re Worthless” to honor inductee Carly Simon, who skipped the event because she was mourning the recent deaths of her two sisters. is the; Dave Grohl, who joined his recording buddy Lionel Richie for a Faith Not More-like rendition of the Commodores’ “Easy”; and Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, who played “One Last One for the Killer” and paid tribute to the late Jerry Lee Lewis with “High School Confidential” and “Great Balls of Fire.”
While many of the speeches, which clearly included Parton’s, were light-hearted and funny, there were more serious moments at the podium. The night began on a somber note with the announcement that their original guitarist, Andy Taylor, was unable to attend the event as he is battling stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. Later, Richie got a little political during his speech, recalling instances in his career when he was told by industry people that he “wasn’t a block” and stating, “Rock ‘n’ roll isn’t a color. It’s a feeling. It’s a vibe.”
And when Mellencamp presented high-powered entertainment lawyer Alan Grubman with the Hall’s industry-focused Ahmed Ertigan Award, he noted that Grubman is Jewish and said, “I’m a geek whose life has been enriched by countless Jewish people.” is the. Guys, I can’t tell you how important it is to speak out, if you’re an artist, against antisemitism, against all kinds of bigotry, against all kinds of hate. Whenever you hear hate speech, whenever you hear someone say something derogatory about someone else, we are all human. I don’t give a *** if you’re Jewish, black, white, black. i don’t care. Here’s the trick: Silence is complexity. Can I say that again? It is to join in silence. I want to say that I stand here tonight loud and proud, and in solidarity with Alan, his family, and all my Jewish friends, and Jews around the world. F*** antisemitism, and f*** anyone who says anything like that.
On the bright side, perhaps the funniest one-liner of the night was when Priest Halford introduced himself with “Hi, I’m the gay guy in the band,” or when Robert Downey Jr., who surprisingly joined Dorn Dorn, remembered “Real Moment” At his 50th birthday party when, during a short set of “And I Don’t Shame on You,” halfway through ‘Rio”s famed Hollywood director’s wife ripped off her bra and threw it on stage. left But the most touching speech of all had to be Eminem’s, who after recounting his fatal overdose in 2007 and instructing his daughter Hailey in the audience to “plug your ears” as he admitted, ” The drugs were delicious.” – proceeded to spend at least three solid, lifeless minutes rattling off a long, alphabetical list of rap artists who inspired him, from 2 Live Crew and 3rd Bass to the Wu-Tang Clan. “I know I’m supposed to be involved, like, talking about myself and shit, but f*** it,” he said. “I wouldn’t be here without them.” I came out of a high school with a hip-hop education, and these are my teachers and this is their night as much as it is mine. (In a related funny but far less humbling moment, Dr. Dre, who introduced Eminem, claimed that Eminem wanted Dre to mention that Eminem “has a big pen.”)
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2022 included Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo (inducted by Sheryl Crow), meanwhile, Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie (inducted by Lenny Kravitz), Carly Simon ( (featuring Sarah Bareilles), and the Eurythmics, who were joined by U2’s Edge and were among the night’s hottest hits with “Would I Lie to You,” “Missionary Man” and “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).” performed. Musical Excellence Awards went to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (played by Janet Jackson) and Judas Priest (played by Alice Cooper). Along with Grobman, Sylvia Robinson and Jimmy Iovine also received the Ahmed Ertigan Award, which later Presented by Springsteen.The Early Influence Award went to Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotton.
The 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony took place on November 5 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles – the first time the ceremony has been held in LA since 2011. The show will air on November 19 on HBO.
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