Country music's biggest names are showering Dolly Parton with love as the legend turns 80 on Monday, Jan. 19, sharing stories that underscore just how deeply she has shaped generations of artists.
Lainey Wilson starts off the 17-minute compilation video by explaining how her first meeting with Parton is forever stamped in her memory.
"I will never forget the first time I met you, you treated me like we had known each other forever," said the "Watermelon Moonshine" singer. "The thing that you said to me that day was, 'Do you have a good manager?' And I said, 'Yes, I do.' And you said, 'Well, is he a a------?' And I said, 'Yes, she is.' And she's right over there with the curly hair."
Keith Urban honored Parton with a childhood flashback of him singing her song "Applejack" at age 10.
"You've been a massive inspiration to me for a long time, darling," Urban said. "Thank you for everything that you've ever done, musically, humanly … the songs you've written, the people you've helped … the goodness that you've brought into the world with your heart and your curiosity and your passion and your insane musical gift."
