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Dolly Parton says she is unlikely to tour again as she continues work on debut rock album

Dolly Parton says she has no intention to do a ‘full-blown’ tour again

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Sad news for Dolly Parton fans as the country music superstar says she is done with touring.

The Jolene hit-maker, 76, says she isn’t hanging up her rhinestone-encrusted microphone completely, however, and may do “special shows here and there”.

Speaking to Pollstar, Parton - who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on November 5 - explained: “I do not think I will ever tour again, but I do know I’ll do special shows here and there, now and then. Maybe do a long weekend of shows, or just a few shows at a festival. But I have no intention of going on a full-blown tour any more.”

Musing that she had spent her “whole life” travelling to perform, she says she now wants to “stay a little closer to home” with Carl Dean, her husband, with whom she tied the knot in 1966.

Dolly Parton says she hopes to do some ‘special shows here and there’ (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM)

“We’re getting older now, and I don’t want to be gone for four or five weeks at a time. Something could happen. I would not feel right about that, if I were gone and somebody needed me. Or I would feel bad if I had to leave a tour if somebody got sick at home and needed me and then I had to walk out on the fans,” she added to the publication.

Recording is another matter, however, with Parton currently working on a rock album.

Speaking to Access Hollywood earlier this year, she dished: “I want to do it, like Heart, I want to do some Linda Ronstadt-type thing, maybe some Eagle-type stuff, but I’m going to do some things that might surprise a few people.

“I’ve always wanted to do a rock album, [but] never really felt I had a reason. I thought a lot of people would resent me for it, thinking it was a little out of my league - but I don’t think anything is out of my league if I decide to dive into it.”

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