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On last night’s Grammy Awards, the show opened with a prayer for Whitney Houston. Near the end of the show, Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to the singer with a song that Whitney catapulted to the top of the charts, I Will Always Love You. See the video here, in case you’ve missed it.

It was a touching tribute to an icon, even though some have said that perhaps Jennifer shouldn’t have been the one to do it. Now, the song’s creator, Dolly Parton, reacted to the performance and to Whitney’s untimely death.

She said, “I was brought to tears again last night, as I’m sure many were, when Jennifer Hudson sang, I Will Always Love You on the Grammys in memory of Whitney. Like everybody else, I am still in shock. But I know that Whitney will live forever in all the great music that she left behind. I will always have a very special piece of her in the song we shared together and had the good fortune to share with the world. Rest in peace, Whitney. Again, we will always love you.”

What did you think of Jennifer Hudson’s tribute at the Grammy Awards? Should Dolly Parton have sung their signature song? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

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Rumor has it that Jack White of The White Stripes wants to produce Dolly Parton’s new album.

Per Contact Music:

The rocker, who previously produced Loretta Lynn’s acclaimed 2004 album Van Lear Rose, has reportedly approached Parton with a view to working with the I Will Always Love You hitmaker on her next release.

Parton says, “”I’ve thought about doing it… He (White) seems to be a fan but who knows. You never know what I might do. Every now and then I get offered those things, and I know if and when the time is right. I’m certainly not opposed to doing that. I usually have a set notion of where I’m headed with a certain project and what I want to get out of it. But Lord only knows what I might do when I get a chance to sit down and think about it.”

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