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Dolly Parton invested royalties from Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ cover in Black community
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nme.comDolly Parton has revealed how she used the royalties from Whitney Houston‘s cover of ‘I Will Always Love You’ to invest in a historically Black neighbourhood in Nashville.Parton, who is thought to have earned millions of dollars in royalties from the 1973 song, saw her fortune grow after gaining a songwriting credit for Houston’s iconic 1992 cover – which featured on the soundtrack to The Bodyguard.Speaking on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Parton explained how she used the money to invest in the community.“I bought my big office complex down in Nashville, and so I thought, ‘Well, this is a wonderful place to be,’” Parton said.The neighbourhood, named Sevier Park, is home to predominantly Black families and businesses.“It was a.
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