Date uploaded: 2022-03-14 16:17:13
Dolly Parton won't be headed into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year.
In a social media statement Monday, the icon asked the Hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying "I don't feel that I have earned the right."
"I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out," she said in the statement. "I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again - if I'm ever worthy. This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock 'n' roll record at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do."
While rare, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction for a Country Music Hall of Fame isn't unprecedented. A rare class of artists — including Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams and the Everly Brothers, among others — can be found in both prestigious clubs.
This isn't the first time Parton took the reigns on her legacy to remove herself from honors she felt were undeserving. in 2021, she asked Tennessee lawmakers to table a bill that would enshrine her likeness in a statue on State Capitol grounds; and during a "Today" show interview last year, Parton said she twice declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
