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Parton was celebrated for her musical achievements and philanthropic work as MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday night. Shesa国际传媒檚 the first country artist to be saluted in the tributesa国际传媒檚 29-year history.
Garth Brooks, Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, Shawn Mendes, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Katy Perry, Pink, Chris Stapleton and Don Henley were among those honouring the 73-year-old singer-songwriter two days before the Grammy Awards.
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Surprising Parton with her award and earning a standing ovation were Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, who teamed with Parton for two successful sa国际传媒淭riosa国际传媒� albums. It was a rare public appearance for Ronstadt, who cansa国际传媒檛 sing anymore because of Parkinsonsa国际传媒檚 disease, which Parton mentioned.
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As Parton rushed to embrace Harris and Ronstadt, her award crashed to the floor. It appeared to survive intact.
Parton said people ask her about it being a mansa国际传媒檚 world when she got into the music business in the 1960s.
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Earlier, Parton watched from the audience while other performers sampled her vast catalogue.
Wearing a black jacket with Partonsa国际传媒檚 visage on the back, Pink kicked off the evening with a powerhouse rendition of the man-stealing song sa国际传媒淛olene.sa国际传媒�
Gospel singer Yolanda Adams received a standing ovation for sa国际传媒淚 Will Always Love You,sa国际传媒� the Parton-penned song famously covered by Whitney Houston.
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Cyrus, who is Partonsa国际传媒檚 goddaughter, and Mendes dueted on sa国际传媒淚slands in the Streamsa国际传媒� with Mark Ronson on guitar. Grammy nominee Carlile and Nelson sang sa国际传媒淓verythingsa国际传媒檚 Beautiful (In Its Own Way).sa国际传媒�
sa国际传媒淲e love you, Doll,sa国际传媒� Nelson said.
Backed by a horn section, Stapleton tackled sa国际传媒�9 to 5,sa国际传媒� getting the audience clapping along to Partonsa国际传媒檚 ode to empowered yet challenged working women.
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Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood teamed up on sa国际传媒淥ld Flames Cansa国际传媒檛 Hold a Candle To You,sa国际传媒� sealing it with a kiss.
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Backed by a choir, Leon Bridges and Mavis Staples took the crowd to church on sa国际传媒淣ot Enough.sa国际传媒� Bridges got into the spirit of the evening with white cowboy boots and a denim jacket with his name and a white horse on the back and red barn patch on the front.
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The crowd roared and Parton said, sa国际传媒淗ey, donsa国际传媒檛 blame me. At my age yousa国际传媒檒l take anything you can get.sa国际传媒�
She closed the evening by performing sa国际传媒淐oat of Many Colours.
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Fridaysa国际传媒檚 dinner and auction at the Los Angeles Convention Center generated more than $6.7 million, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said.
MusiCares, run by the Recording Academy, provides financial assistance to individuals in the music industry during times of financial, medical and personal need.
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Beth Harris, The Associated Press
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