Rockstar, Dolly Parton's much-anticipated rock n' roll album is finally with us, affording music fans across the world the chance to hear the Queen of Country - and current Classic Rock magazine cover star - tackle a host of timeless rock anthems, from her second recorded cover of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven, this time featuring Lizzo and her flute, to Queen's We Are The Champions, to a take on The Beatles' Let It Be, featuring not only Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, but also Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood).
Perhaps the most talked-about song on the record is Parton’s album-closing 10 minute 50 seconds version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird, featuring the voice of late singer Ronnie Van Zant and one of the last ever recorded guitar solos from the late Gary Rossington. As Parton explain in Classic Rock, the song came to her via her bandleader and producer Kent Wells, though it had initially been earmarked for another project.
