“This is the most important copyright in my whole publishing company”: Dolly Parton May Have Become Elvis Presley’s Lifelong Enemy for Refusing a Song

Dolly Parton made a career-defining choice when she refused to let Elvis Presley record one of her biggest songs — and it may have made her a lifelong enemy in his camp. Standing her ground on copyright, Parton chose business over flattery, a move she calls the most important of her career.
Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis (2022) | Credits: The Jackal Group
While it cost her a collaboration with the King, it cemented her as a music industry powerhouse.
When Dolly Parton said no to Elvis Presley — and kept her biggest hit Dolly Parton on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Credits: NBC
Elvis Presley wanted I Will Always Love You, but Dolly Parton wasn’t about to give it away — not even to the King himself.
Back in the ‘70s, when Parton’s heartfelt ballad was climbing the charts, Presley expressed interest in recording it. For Parton, it was a dream come true.
Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis (2022) | Credits: The Jackal Group
While it cost her a collaboration with the King, it cemented her as a music industry powerhouse.
When Dolly Parton said no to Elvis Presley — and kept her biggest hit Dolly Parton on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Credits: NBC
Elvis Presley wanted I Will Always Love You, but Dolly Parton wasn’t about to give it away — not even to the King himself.
Back in the ‘70s, when Parton’s heartfelt ballad was climbing the charts, Presley expressed interest in recording it. For Parton, it was a dream come true.
- 22/03/2025
- di Heena Singh
- FandomWire
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