Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - "Islands in the Stream"

Dolly Parton, Jason Isbell & more paying tribute to Kenny Rogers on CMT special

CMT has put together a tribute to the late Kenny Rogers, who sadly passed away back in March. CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers is a benefit for MusiCares, whose COVID-19 relief fund offers financial assistance to musicians effected by the pandemic, and it airs on April 8 at 8 PM ET/PT on CMT, with a repeat showing on April 11 at 12 PM ET/PT. It’ll also air on MTV Live on April 10 at 8 PM ET/PT.

Rogers’ legendary duet partner Dolly Parton is set to appear, as well are Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, Lionel Richie, Rascall Flatts, Vince Gill, Randy Houser, Michael McDonald, Jennifer Nettles, and Lady Antebellum, with performances and interviews through video clips recorded in their own homes.

Amanda Shires has been hosting a nearly-daily livestream show of her own on YouTube, “I So Lounging,” where she and Jason Isbell have covered Radiohead, among other things.

Meanwhile, Dolly Parton has also gotten into livestreaming; she’s reading children’s books on YouTube every Thursday starting tonight (4/2) at 7 PM ET with Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could. “”Dolly hopes this series of stories will provide comfort and reassurance to coping kids and families during the shelter-in-place mandates,” her Imagination Library says. Stream it below.

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