Stevie Nicks recalls “best week ever” with Dolly Parton and pays handwritten tribute after Parton’s death

# Quick summary

# The Nashville week Nicks says she spent a week in Nashville recording one of her songs with Dolly for Rockstar. The track they worked on was a new take of "What Has Rock and Roll Ever Done For You," a song Nicks had demoed for her 1985 solo album Rock a Little but never released. Nicks frames the session as intense, focused, and educational — she writes she "tried to be a sponge" and to learn everything she could in the few days they had.

# Parton In her Instagram post, Nicks called Parton a "really good teacher" and said she thinks Parton saw her as a "really good student." Nicks quoted Parton's own view of her career, writing, "She said she could become a rock star — and I watched her do it." Nicks also recalled that when she was in Nashville with Parton, Parton was still gathering more rock and roll songs she wanted to sing.

# The tribute letter Nicks shared a short, handwritten remembrance that mixes direct memory with a verse of farewell. She wrote lines addressed to Dolly that combine references to rock and country and close with repeated expressions of love: "There'll never be another you — And I will always love you Love Love Love, Stevie."

# Wider reaction and context The collaboration sits within Parton's Rockstar project, an album that featured many rock artists and was released in 2023. Other musicians and public figures have also posted tributes to Parton following her death. Media outlets including Rolling Stone and American Songwriter covered Nicks' post and underscored the week they spent recording together.

# What this tells readers Nicks' account is both a personal memory and a practical window into how established artists collaborate in short, intensive sessions. Her description emphasizes learning through close observation and listening, and it documents a concrete piece of recording history: the duet on the Rockstar album and the origin of that particular session.

# Quick takeaways

• Their duet was on a track Nicks had previously demoed but not released.
• Nicks' handwritten note blends professional respect with a personal goodbye.