{"id":2234842,"date":"2026-01-14T19:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2234842"},"modified":"2026-01-14T19:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:08:03","slug":"dolly-parton-re-release-comes-with-queen-latifah-reba-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dolly-parton-re-release-comes-with-queen-latifah-reba-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton re-release comes with Queen Latifah, Reba, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"87376053007\" title=\"See Dolly Parton's video message after missing event to 'take it easy'\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/20\/USAT\/87375925007-trnd-knox-tn-dolly-parton-accepts-iaapa-hall-of-fame-thumb.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>See Dolly Parton&#8217;s video message after missing event to &#8216;take it easy&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton thanks IAAPA for hall of fame induction with thoughtful video message, reminisced about early days of Dollywood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Ahead of her 80th birthday, country music queen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/news\/2025\/12\/02\/dolly-parton-opening-travel-centers-tennessee\/87571185007\/\">Dolly Parton<\/a> announced a big surprise.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>On Jan. 13, Parton shared on social media that a new, star-studded rendition of her song \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning\u201d will release Jan. 16.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the tune will feature artists Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah and Reba McEntire. Producer\u00a0David Foster\u00a0will play piano, and The Christ Church Choir will provide backing vocals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Proceeds from this recording and music video will benefit pediatric cancer research at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTdBdi0jlAo\/?igsh=ejVvYTI3dzN4aHl5\">Parton wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The song was originally released in 1977 on the album &#8220;New Harvest &#8230; First Gathering,&#8221; and it became an anthem about finding hope in dark times and the promise of brighter days ahead. It reached No. 11 on the U.S. country music chart.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>In 1992, Parton rerecorded the song for the film &#8220;Straight Talk.&#8221; She revisited the song in 2003, too, for her record &#8220;For God and Country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/10\/13\/PNAS\/01adbaba-20e2-44e7-90c9-33967ab49573-Dolly_50th-05.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/10\/13\/PNAS\/01adbaba-20e2-44e7-90c9-33967ab49573-Dolly_50th-05.jpg?crop=2283,1713,x0,y61 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/10\/13\/PNAS\/01adbaba-20e2-44e7-90c9-33967ab49573-Dolly_50th-05.jpg?crop=1381,1841,x451,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/10\/13\/PNAS\/01adbaba-20e2-44e7-90c9-33967ab49573-Dolly_50th-05.jpg?crop=2283,1285,x0,y275 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Larry McCormack \/ The Tennessean\" caption=\"Dolly Parton performs at the Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 12, 2019, to celebrate her 50th anniversary of becoming an Opry member.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The newest version releases only days before Parton&#8217;s milestone birthday, which is Jan. 19.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate Parton&#8217;s birthday Jan. 17 with an &#8220;Opry Goes Dolly&#8221; special, though Parton said she is unable to attend.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to say how much it means to me that you\u2019re all coming together again this year to celebrate my big ole birthday with some of my songs,&#8221; Parton said. &#8220;Some of my favorite memories happened right here on stage at the Grand Ole Opry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Audrey Gibbs is a music journalist at The Tennessean. 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