Dolly Parton , Invested Royalties From Whitney Houston’s Cover, in a Black Community.
Dolly Parton , Invested Royalties From Whitney Houston’s Cover, in a Black Community.
Parton revealed the
good deed while appearing on
'Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.'.
Originally written by the country music legend in 1973.
Originally written by the country music legend in 1973.
Houston went on to cover "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to the 1992 movie, 'The Bodyguard.'.
Houston went on to cover "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to the 1992 movie, 'The Bodyguard.'.
The cover became a huge success.
According to 'Forbes,' Parton earned at least $10 million in royalties from it.
Parton went on to invest that money in a Nashville neighborhood called
Sevier Park, keeping Houston in mind.
I bought a property down in what was the Black area of town, and it was mostly just Black families and people that lived around there and it was off the beaten path from 16th Avenue, Dolly Parton, on 'Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen'.
It was a whole strip mall, and I thought this is the perfect place for me to be, considering it was Whitney. , Dolly Parton, on 'Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen'.
So I just thought, 'This is great, I'm just going to be down here with her people, who are my people as well. I love the fact that I spent that money on a complex and I think, 'This is the house
that Whitney built.', Dolly Parton, on 'Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen'.
Parton also revealed that she would have loved to perform "I Will Always Love You" with Houston, who died before she got a chance.
I would've loved that. But I don't think I could've come up to snuff with her though. She'd have outsung me on that one for sure, Dolly Parton, on 'Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen'