Dolly Parton: How Elvis Presley dispute made me cry all night long

Dolly Parton (Yui Mok/PA)

Dolly Parton (Yui Mok/PA)

Mon, 30 Nov, 2020 - 10:01
Alex Green, PA Entertainment Reporter

Dolly Parton has revealed she “cried all night long” after turning down Elvis Presley’s request to record a version of her song 'I Will Always Love You'.

The singer released the original recording in 1974 before it was famously covered by Whitney Houston for the 1992 film The Bodyguard.

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