Dolly Parton paid tribute to her friend and fellow country artist Kenny Rogers with a sweet acoustic cover during Wednesday night’s “CMT Giants” memorial concert special.
Rogers died peacefully at age 81 in March in Sandy Springs, Ga. due to natural causes. CMT soon announced that it was gathering stars such as Parton together for a tribute special to the “Lady,” “Island in the Stream” and “The Gambler” singer.
Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, all the stars were forced to broadcast from their own homes, but that didn’t stop Parton from giving a world-class sendoff to her late friend.
The singer gave an emotional cover of Rogers’ 1977 hit “Sweet Music Man” accompanied only by a guitar.The video shows her singing in a chair.