{"id":71316,"date":"2026-08-26T07:14:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/watch-jack-whites-emotional-cover-jolene-in-honor-of-dolly-parton\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T07:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:14:31","slug":"watch-jack-whites-emotional-cover-jolene-in-honor-of-dolly-parton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/watch-jack-whites-emotional-cover-jolene-in-honor-of-dolly-parton\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Jack White&#8217;s Emotional Cover &#8216;Jolene&#8217; in Honor of Dolly Parton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/jack-white\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jack-white\" data-tag=\"jack-white\">Jack White<\/a> paid tribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/dolly-parton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dolly-parton\" data-tag=\"dolly-parton\">Dolly Parton<\/a> with a live cover her famous song \u201cJolene\u201d during his show at London\u2019s Eventim Apollo on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhite later shared a video of the emotional cover on his Instagram page. At the end of the clip, White points to the sky and makes the sign of the cross.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe musician has a long history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yXlULkwhgrc\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">covering \u201cJolene,\u201d<\/a> Parton\u2019s 1974 hit single. The White Stripes frequently showcased their version of the song in concert, and included their rendition as the B-side to their 2000 single \u201cHello Operator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn 2016, Parton <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2016\/jul\/12\/dolly-parton-tour-hillary-clinton-lgbt-community\" target=\"_blank\">told <em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a> she considered the White Stripes\u2019 take on her song \u201cone of the greatest versions ever of \u2018Jolene.&#8217;\u201d She added, \u201cI had a chance to have dinner with Jack in LA not long ago and we talked about the possibility of someday down the road that we may get together to do something. I haven\u2019t had time to sit down and really focus with someone else on an album. But he would be someone wonderful. And I think we would make some beautiful music together.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhite and Parton never officially worked together despite her hinting at a possible collaboration, and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setlist.fm\/setlist\/jack-white\/2026\/eventim-apollo-london-england-4b762b36.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">according to Setlist.fm<\/a>, last night was the first time he had covered \u201cJolene\u201d live since 2007. <\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPrior to his concert, White posted a photograph of Parton <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DceS8YoNZ_x\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">on Instagram<\/a> with the caption, \u201cInstant Sainthood.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHis record label Third Man Records <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DceW4YxImTH\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">added in a statement<\/a>, \u201cDolly\u2019s legacy goes far beyond the music. For decades, she\u2019s used her voice, her success, and her heart to make a difference. From the Imagination Library putting millions of books into children\u2019s hands to supporting education, literacy, disaster relief, and communities in need. An incredible artist, philanthropist, advocate, and human being. Thank you, Dolly, for a lifetime of giving back and making the world a little brighter.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/jack-white-dolly-parton-jolene-cover-live-tribute-1235615698\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack White paid tribute to Dolly Parton with a live cover her famous song \u201cJolene\u201d during his show at London\u2019s Eventim Apollo on Tuesday&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":71317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}