Dolly Parton announced on Monday (March 14) via social media that she is bowing out as a nominee for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Parton was announced as a nominee earlier this year alongside Pat Benatar, Eminem, Carly Simon, Lionel Richie, and more. According to her post, she does not feel that she has “earned that right” to be inducted.
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 14, 2022
Earlier this year, the Rock Hall included Parton in a nominee class that features Eminem, Beck, Duran Duran, A Tribe Called Quest, Lionel Richie and more. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces this year's class in May, per its website; a representative for the Hall could not be reached for comment at publication time.
While rare, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction for a Country Music Hall of Famer isn't unprecedented. An elite class of artists — including Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams and the Everly Brothers, among others — can be found in both prestigious clubs.
But in an interview with Billboard last month, Parton said never saw herself as a rock 'n' roller "in any sense of the word." In her statement Parton added that her husband, Carl Dean, "is a total rock 'n' roll freak" who always encouraged her to dip her toe in the genre — an idea Parton teased at earlier this year.
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