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Dolly Parton Releases All-Star 'Light of a Clear Blue Morning' Ahead of 80th Birthday

Net proceeds support pediatric cancer research at Vanderbilt in a birthday tribute.

Overview

  • The new recording features Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah and Reba McEntire.
  • A studio-shot video shows the artists trading verses with David Foster on piano and the Christ Church Choir on the chorus.
  • Parton said she wrote the song in 1976 when she needed hope and described this version as a way to shine light forward.
  • Funds from the single and video are designated for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville.
  • Parton has been receiving treatments at Vanderbilt and previously postponed Las Vegas dates, telling fans she is not dying.