Why Dolly Parton Just Dropped Out Of Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Vote

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On February 2, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their 2022 nominees, and it included several first-time nominees, as well as a hip-hop heavyweight who scored a nomination in his first year of eligibility.

Beck, Eminem, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, A Tribe Called Quest, Carly Simon and Dolly Parton are all first-time nominees, while this is MC5’s sixth nom and Rage Against the Machine’s fourth. Kate Bush, Judas Priest, New York Dolls and Devo are all up for their third nomination. This is also the second nomination for Dionne Warwick, Eurythmics Z, Pat Benatar, and the late Fela Kuti.

Although though it’s her first nomination, we feel Parton definitely deserves this honor! She is a legendary musician in any genre…and has even dipped her toe into the rock genre with her incredible cover of “Stairway To Heaven.”

Even Rolling Stone thinks Dolly Parton should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The Hall Of Fame inductees will be announced in May, so voting likely takes place sometime in April.

On March 14, Dolly Parton released a statement on social media revealing that she is removing herself from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voting.

“Even though I’m extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” she wrote. “I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.”

She added that she hopes the Hall of Fame understands and one day, will nominate her again, “if I’m ever worthy,” she writes.

The country legend also said that her nomination has inspired her to write a full-on rock ‘n’ roll album one day! Her husband Carl Dean, who she calls a “rock ‘n’ roll freak,” apparently has always encouraged her to do one.

See her full post below.