Parton Reconsiders Dylan Tribute Album After Snub. So goes the meatball-sized story on ContactMusic.com.

Parton approached Dylan and asked him to duet with her on his folk anthem for her new album THOSE WERE THE DAYS, but the rock star became the only big name collaborator who turned her down.

Parton says, “To be fair, I didn’t actually speak to him personally. I’d sent a message to him because I wanted him to say at least one line on Blowin’ In The Wind.

“I got the message back that he didn’t want to do it, so I got (country group) NICKEL CREEK… to sing on it, so, in a way, it worked out better.

“I was going to do a whole album of his (songs) and I was going to call it DOLLY DOES DYLAN. Now I’m having second thoughts.”

Mind you, she did get Yusuf Islam to strum guitar on his own Where Do The Children Play. One wonders about the logistics of that: after all, “Cat” is on a terror watch list that prevents him from flying to the United States, is he not? (Due most likely to allegations of his support for Hamas terrorists.)

Anyhow, I like Dolly quite a bit, but if this story is a fair representation of her point of view, she really ought to think twice. Presumably she was considering recording an album of Dylan songs because of the quality of those songs – not because she thinks Dylan is such a nice guy. How logical is it to decide not to do it just because he didn’t choose to perform on her new album? Imagine Frank Sinatra saying: “I’ve Got You Under My Skin is a great song, Cole, but if you’re not going to sing it with me, I’m gonna have to take a pass.”

Well, doubtless there are holes in that comparison … but they’re probably nothing compared to the holes in Dolly’s head. God bless her.

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