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Dionne WarwickandDolly Partonare coming together to make a “very special” gospel duet.
Warwick announced the forthcoming duet during an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of theTamron Hall Showthat she explains came to fruition after the 76-year-old country music icon sent her a song she wanted her to record.
“And then she sent me another song, the one that we’re going to be doing as a duet. It’s a gospel song called ‘Peace Like a River.’ She wrote it,” said 82-year-old Warwick. “I am very excited about this, I really am. I’ve done so many duets over the years, but this one’s gonna be very special.”
Hall, alongside Warwick’s sonDamon Elliott, who made an appearance on the talk show with his mom, raved with excitement following the announcement.
“I think this is a beautiful way to kick off the year,” said Hall, with Elliott replying, “It’s really good!”
Warwick and Parton hold a unique connection that dates back to 1992 when Warwick’s cousinWhitney Houstonrecorded a version ofParton’s 1974 ballad,“I Will Always Love You,” for her 1992 film The Bodyguard.
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“She had a presence that is still very much with us. Her music, her sound, her voice, that is her legacy,” she said of Houston, whodied from an accidental drowningat age 48 on Feb. 11, 2012. “Watching Whitney was like seeingCissy (Houston)grow up again. The voice; the dedication.”
She added: “Every little girl that came along after her wanted to be Whitney Houston.”
source: people.com
