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Dolly Parton Turns Tom Petty’s ‘Southern Accents’ Into a Stunning Country Ballad
Dolly Parton has shared a soaring cover of Tom Petty's 'Southern Accents,' which will appear on the upcoming tribute album, 'Petty Country.'
Parton takes a completely different path, turning the song in a soaring country ballad, and juicing the poignancy further with a music video filled with old archival footage of Petty. The track features a bunch of contemporary stars, like Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Lady A, Dierks Bentley, and the Brothers Osborne, as well as veterans like Steve Earle, Marty Stuart, and George Strait. 2”; Wynonna Judd and Lainey Wilson doing “Refugee”; and Ryan Hurd and Carly Pearce performing “Breakdown.” A couple of Petty’s old Heartbreakers bandmates will also appear on the record, with Mike Campbell joining Margo Price for “Ways to Be Wicked,” and Benmont Tench linking up with the Silkroad Ensemble and Rhiannon Giddens for “Don’t Come Around Here No More.”
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