Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx joins raft of big names on Dolly Parton's rock album
Quite a line-up
Last updated 24th Mar 2023
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx is the latest musician to be confirmed for Dolly Parton’s upcoming rock album ‘Rock Star.'
The 64-year-old rocker confirmed the news of his appearance on Dolly Parton’s new record in a Twitter post last night (23rd March).
Updating fans on how he’s spending his time during the two-month gap on Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard’s stadium tour, Sixx tweeted: “Played bass on a song for Dolly Parton yesterday. Been back in the gym again to beat the jet-lag from the tour and enjoying family time.
“Had a great interview with Sweden Rock magazine and they might even feature some of my street photography.”
Big name artists already confirmed for Dolly Parton’s rock album include Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, former Journey frontman Steve Perry, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty, Beatles and Wings legend Paul McCartney and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.
P!nk and Brandi Carlile will sing on a rendition of The Rolling Stones’ ‘(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction’, and Cher lends her voice to a track.
Parton has also expressed her desire to reunite Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant to perform on her version of ‘Stairway To Heaven.’
In February 2022, Dolly Parton was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and told Billboard at the time: “I’m not expecting that I’ll get in. But if I do, I’ll immediately, next year, have to put out a great rock and roll album — which I’ve wanted to do for years.”
A few weeks later, Parton announced she was “bowing out” of the shortlist as she did not “feel that I have earned (the) right” to be included on the Rock Hall’s list.
However, Parton later made a U-turn, and she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November alongside Judas Priest, Eminem, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, Eurythmics and Pat Benatar.
True to her word, Parton has pressed on with making her rock album, which she has called ‘Rock Star’, and she confirmed in 2022 that it will include versions of tracks by The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Prince, Journey, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more.
Dolly Parton performed two tracks at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in November – a new track called ‘Rockin’ and her 1973 anthem ‘Jolene.’
For the latter song, Parton was flanked by a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee supergroup consisting of P!nk, Eurythmics, Simon LeBon, Pat Benetar, Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Zac Brown Band and Rob Halford.
Clearly revelling in the “superjam” of ‘Jolene’, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford stood at the front of the stage and shared vocals with Dolly Parton. Halford later called the impromptu duet a real “fanboy” moment.
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Joey Tempest's real name: Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson
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Mikkey Dee’s real name: Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou
Jonathan Cain’s real name: Jonathan Leonard Friga
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Steven Adler’s real name: Michael Coletti
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Fish’s real name: Derek William Dick
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Peter Criss’ real name: George Peter John Criscuola
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Perry Farrell's real name: Perry Bernstein
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