Dolly Parton has shared a new rousing cover of Tom Petty‘s 1985 classic, ‘Southern Accents’ – watch the music video below.
This past weekend, Parton shared the new cover, which sees the country icon take on the rock legend’s ‘Southern Accents’ – albeit with a country twist. The newly released cover will feature as part of an upcoming country tribute album honouring Petty. Petty’s estate took to social media to announce the album, titled ‘Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration Of Tom Petty’.
The album will see an assortment of country icons and musicians cover Petty classics. Besides Parton, participating musicians include Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Lady A, Wynonna Judd and Lainey Wilson among others. ‘Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty’ is due for release on June 21 – pre-order your copy here.
Parton wrote of her cover on Instagram: “I’ve always been a fan of @tompettyofficial and his songs, so it was such an honor to be a part of his upcoming tribute album, ‘Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty.’ My version of “Southern Accents” is out now!”
Watch Parton’s cover of Petty’s ‘Southern Accents’ below.
Parton in January shared the deluxe edition of her rock covers album ‘Rockstar’, featuring new versions of Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ and Billy Joel’s ‘The Entertainer’ in celebration of her birthday.
“‘Rockstar’ is as bursting with life and positivity as the woman who made it,” NME wrote of the album – Parton’s highest-charting in history – in a four-star review.
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