{"id":7282,"date":"2026-01-22T12:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7282"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:40:30","slug":"nearly-five-decades-after-it-first-shook-the-airwaves-a-1977-hit-is-roaring-back-louder-prouder-and-powered-by-five-unstoppable-women-dolly-parton-teams-up-with-miley-cyrus-lainey-wilso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7282","title":{"rendered":"Nearly five decades after it first shook the airwaves, a 1977 hit is roaring back \u2014 louder, prouder, and powered by five unstoppable women. Dolly Parton teams up with Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah, and Reba McEntire to transform nostalgia into a thunderous statement of legacy and relevance. This isn\u2019t just a remake \u2014 it\u2019s a musical bridge across generations, genres, and eras. As voices collide and decades converge, the song becomes something bigger than memory: a reminder that true power doesn\u2019t fade with time \u2014 it multiplies when legends stand together&#8230;WATCH BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"featured-image page-header-image-single grid-container grid-parent\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/YES-OR-YES-27.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/YES-OR-YES-27.jpg 650w, https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/YES-OR-YES-27-300x162.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"351\" \/><\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Nearly five decades after it first shook the airwaves, a 1977 hit is roaring back \u2014 louder, prouder, and powered by five unstoppable women. Dolly Parton teams up with Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah, and Reba McEntire to transform nostalgia into a thunderous statement of legacy and relevance. This isn\u2019t just a remake \u2014 it\u2019s a musical bridge across generations, genres, and eras. As voices collide and decades converge, the song becomes something bigger than memory: a reminder that true power doesn\u2019t fade with time \u2014 it multiplies when legends stand together.<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-20T09:32:54+07:00\">20\/01\/2026<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-header\">\n<div id=\"people-article-header_1-0\" class=\"comp people-article-header mntl-article-header\">\n<h1 class=\"article-heading text-headline-400\">Dolly Parton Teams Up with Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah and Reba McEntire for New Version of a 1977 Hit<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.countrythangdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lainey-Wilson-Teams-Up-With-Reba-Miley-and-Queen-Latifah-to-Reimagine-a-Beloved-Dolly-Parton-Song.jpg\" alt=\"Lainey Wilson Teams Up With Reba, Miley and Queen Latifah to Reimagine a  Beloved Dolly Parton Song\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">Proceeds from the fresh take on \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning\u201d will support pediatric cancer research at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Dolly Parton shared a new version of \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning\u201d with Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah and Reba McEntire on Friday, Jan. 16<\/li>\n<li>The song was was originally released on Parton\u2019s 1977 album\u00a0<em>New Harvest\u2026First Gathering<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Parton will donate the new collaboration\u2019s proceeds to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Dolly Parton\u00a0is joining forces with four fellow superstars for a good cause.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The country music icon, 79, released a new version of her 1977 hit \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning\u201d featuring her goddaughter\u00a0Miley Cyrus\u00a0as well as\u00a0Lainey Wilson,\u00a0Queen Latifah\u00a0and\u00a0Reba McEntire\u00a0on Friday, Jan. 16.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cI wrote \u2018Light of a Clear Blue Morning\u2019 during a season when I was searching for hope, and 50 years later that message still feels just as true. As I celebrate my 80th birthday, this new version is my way of using what I\u2019ve been blessed with to shine a little light forward, especially by sharing it with some truly incredible women,\u201d Parton said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In\u00a0an Instagram post announcing the collaboration\u00a0earlier this week, Parton noted, \u201cProceeds from this recording and music video will benefit pediatric cancer research at the\u00a0Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital\u00a0at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Following the announcement, Wilson, 33, wrote in the comments of Parton\u2019s post, \u201cSo excited for y\u2019all to hear this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning\u201d was originally released on Parton\u2019s 1977 album\u00a0<em>New Harvest\u2026First Gathering<\/em>\u00a0and reached No. 11 on the\u00a0<em>Billboard\u00a0<\/em>Hot Country Songs chart as well as No. 87 on the\u00a0<em>Billboard\u00a0<\/em>Hot 100 at the time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/lpOL1OWcoPY8Qqd27C5P5X9z5Vc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(742x263:744x265):format(webp)\/Dolly-Parton-Miley-Cyrus-Lainey-Wilson-Queen-Latifah-Reba-McEntire-011426-23b8720c59b6407f8acf492c42f028cd.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/lpOL1OWcoPY8Qqd27C5P5X9z5Vc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(742x263:744x265):format(webp)\/Dolly-Parton-Miley-Cyrus-Lainey-Wilson-Queen-Latifah-Reba-McEntire-011426-23b8720c59b6407f8acf492c42f028cd.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah, Reba McEntire\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/lpOL1OWcoPY8Qqd27C5P5X9z5Vc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(742x263:744x265):format(webp)\/Dolly-Parton-Miley-Cyrus-Lainey-Wilson-Queen-Latifah-Reba-McEntire-011426-23b8720c59b6407f8acf492c42f028cd.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/lpOL1OWcoPY8Qqd27C5P5X9z5Vc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(742x263:744x265):format(webp)\/Dolly-Parton-Miley-Cyrus-Lainey-Wilson-Queen-Latifah-Reba-McEntire-011426-23b8720c59b6407f8acf492c42f028cd.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Dolly Parton; Miley Cyrus; Lainey Wilson; Queen Latifah; Reba McEntire.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Cyrus, 33, previously covered the song on the 2021 Mother\u2019s Day episode of\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live\u00a0<\/em>in tribute to Parton. They\u2019ve also recorded multiple songs together in the past, including \u201cRainbowland\u201d from Cyrus\u2019 2017 album\u00a0<em>Younger Now<\/em>, \u201cChristmas Is\u201d from Parton\u2019s 2020 album\u00a0<em>A Holly Dolly Christmas\u00a0<\/em>and a version of Cyrus\u2019 \u201cWrecking Ball\u201d for Parton\u2019s 2023 album\u00a0<em>Rockstar<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The new take on \u201cLight of a Clear Blue Morning\u201d marks McEntire and Wilson\u2019s second collaboration after last year\u2019s \u201cTrailblazer\u201d with Miranda Lambert \u2014 which is nominated for Best Country Duo\/Group Performance at the upcoming 2026 Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dolly-parton-miley-cyrus-grammys-2019-billboard-1800.jpg?w=942&amp;h=628&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Dolly Parton 'Light of a Clear Blue Morning' With Miley Cyrus &amp; More\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Parton and Latifah, 55, previously costarred in the 2012 film\u00a0<em>Joyful Noise<\/em>\u00a0and performed a duet titled \u201cNot Enough\u201d for its soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">A longtime supporter of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Parton also shared she was undergoing treatment at the hospital after postponing her Las Vegas residency in September.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cNothing major, but I did have to cancel some things so I could be closer to home, closer to Vanderbilt [University Medical Center], where I\u2019m kind of having a few treatments here and there, but I wanted you to know that I\u2019m not dying,\u201d she said at the time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Parton will celebrate her 80th birthday on Monday, Jan. 19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly five decades after it first shook the airwaves, a 1977 hit is roaring back \u2014 louder, prouder, and powered by five unstoppable women. 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