About 30 years ago Elvis Presley asked a pretty blond country singer if he could record a love song she'd penned. The request for I Will Always Love You stirred Dolly Parton's blood. But Colonel Parker wanted half the publishing rights and Parton, a savvy business woman, wasn't ready to give that up and Elvis didn't record the song.
She told the story to set up a new song she's written, "I Dreamed About Elvis", to memorialize the event. The song, which will appear on a CD scheduled for release in early 2005, is a novelty song performed with an impersonator (Ronnie McDowell) who eventually sings her famous ballad by the end of the track. The upcoming album will also feature a remake of Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas."
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October 24, 2004 | Music Source:GoogleJames69 wrote on
October 25, 2004
The impersonator is Ronnie McDowell... He mentions on his website that he just finished recording a song with Dolly Parton that will appear on her new album in 2005.
Mofoca22 wrote on
October 25, 2004
i hate the colonel he was loser. everything elvis wanted to do so badly he could never do it. he wanted to do a star is born with barbra streisand, he wante to tour the world, he wanted to go to gospal music entirely, he wanted to do differnt music. id love to see ronnie mcdowell or doug church a very good elvis impersonater do a duet with dolly on i will always love u. do it with elvis's style and emotion that he felt when he lost the love of his life priscilla
gribz wrote on
October 26, 2004
Terry Mike Jeffrey is the only one that coould put the right feel to that songs. He has the combination R&B, Gospel and Country all in one voice, and the Emotional impact that would make the needed impact...
harmston wrote on
October 28, 2004
Anyone who wants impersonators to record anything and impersonators themselves are freaks, but I suppose they deserve each other... Mofoca, what on earth are you taking ? Whatever it is I could do with some if they have the same hallucinational effect!The old nonsense about 'A Star Is Born'; Priscilla 'the love of his lie'? World tours...jeez
doctor wrote on
October 28, 2004
Ronnie McDowell singing with Dolly? Great idea! I still remember when he sang "The King Is Gone" back in 1977. It was and still is the most heartfelt and sincere tribute to Elvis that I have ever heard. Not to mention the great work that Ronnie has done over the years on so many elvis film/tv projects.
Tony C wrote on
October 29, 2004
It is very easy to look back into the past and complain about Colonel Parker. He worked for, and on behalf of, Elvis. Elvis could have demanded to do these things people say he was denied, but he did not. Elvis was spending money faster than he was earning it, so it was Parker's job to make the best deals possible. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and making judgements about moments in history is tainted by our knowledge of what happened after the event.
tigerpawl wrote on
November 02, 2004
The King Is Gone is the best elvis tribute song ever done. I think Ronnie will give his best on I Will Always Love you with Dolly. Im sure Dolly and Elvis would have enjoyed each others company very much since they were born in the south and their family was poor, but had deep religious roots.