Jessica Simpson Credits Dolly Parton With Saving Her Singing Career

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Jessica Simpson gives kudos to Dolly Parton for 'saving career'
Published 6/24/2008 at OH NO!!
... me, and I knew that that was gonna happen. She even went as far as to say, 'I will always love you,'and I just cried and cried reading the letter that she had sent me, but it was so encouraging." Simpson recorded a song Parton wrote called "Do You Know?" for her upcoming album, which Parton also joined her in singing. Simpson will appear on ABC's The View tomorrow (Wednesday, June 25th), which airs live from Las Vegas. Check local listings for time.    Source

Dolly To The Rescue!
Published 6/24/2008 at X17 Online
JSimpsonKatsuya022108_01_X1.jpg Jessica Simpson may have famously mangled Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" a few years back - but her poor performance turned out to be the start of a beautiful friendship! "Torturing" A Classic In a recent interview with KBS Radio , Jess spoke about the agony of "torturing" one of her most treasured songs, claiming the experience left her vowing to give up singing forever . "[M]y chin started quivering and I just started crying and then I walked off stage," said the singer, "and I said, 'I will never absolutely never sing again - ever in my life.'" ...

Dolly Parton Inspired Jessica Simpson
Published 6/24/2008 by Carolina at That Other Blog - The Latest Gossip and Entertainment News
... Jessica Simpson is beyond ecstatic about finally forming a friendship with her longtime idol, Dolly Parton. The two even collaborated on Simpson’s upcoming debut country album. ...