The Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game has become the most-watched regular season NFL game of the year,claiming about 42 million US viewers in 2022.
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Parton’s half-time show came at an opportune time for the singer-songwriter,who released her 49th solo album,Rockstar,on November 17. The album includes a variety of collaborations with rock musicians,such as Sting and Steven Tyler,making it her first official foray into the rock genre.
Despite only having been available for a week,music industry publicationHitsDailyDouble predictsRockstar will open at No. 1 on the Billboard chart next week. If that occurs,it would be Parton’s first time at the top of the Billboard 200. She has only reached the top 10 twice (Trioin 1987 andBlue Smoke in 2014,both of which only reached No. 6).
Born in Tennessee in 1946 – the fourth of 12 children – Parton was eventually mentored by country music star Porter Wagoner in Nashville,performing regularly on the Grand Ole Opry (a country music showcase).
Parton has claimed several accolades since recording her first single,Puppy Love,in 1957. In 2005,she received the National Medal of Arts and has so far won 10 Grammy Awards (including for9 to 5 in 1980). Last year,she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Beyond the music scene,Parton has appeared in numerous films,such asNine to Five(1980),The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982),the 1989 rom-comSteel MagnoliasandJoyful Noise in 2012.
A TV movie about her early life,Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colours (2015),was titled after her 1971 song,and its sequel starred Parton herself. She also featured in Netflix’s 2019 series,Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings,and again in Netflix’sDolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (2020).
Thanks to her band and a dancing formation of Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders,Parton’s Thanksgiving half-time performance proved she still has what it takes to steal the show.
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