♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >>> AND YOU THOUGHT I COULDN'T ROCK? ♪ I KEEP ROCKING UNTIL THE DAY I AM GONE ♪ ♪ I'LL BE ROCKING UNTIL ♪ >> THAT WAS GLOBAL SUPERSTAR AND ALL-AROUND AMAZING WOMAN DOLLY PARTON THE NIGHT SHE EARNED HER RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. JUST ONE OF MANY WELL-DESERVED HONORS IN A CAREER THAT SPANS MANY DECADES, 53 GRAMMY NMINATIONS, AND MORE THAN 100 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD. PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE VIEW," THE INCOMPARABLE DOLLY PARTON. ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> I'M A ROCK STAR. HI. >> WELL, HEY. YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS PRETTY GREAT SEEING YOU UP THERE ROCKING ON THAT STAGE. YOU CAN'T HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> I CAN NOW. SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY WITH THE SOUND WHEN WE'RE IN ONE PLACE -- BUT THAT WAS A FUN PLACE GETTING INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME. >> I'M CURIOUS WHY YOU THOUGHT ORIGINALLY THAT YOU DIDN'T DESERVE THE NOMINATION, WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND? >> WELL, ACTUALLY, I STILL FELT LIKE THAT I HAD NOT SPENT MY LIFE IN ROCK AND ROLL LIKE SOME OF THE ONES THAT WERE UP THERE. I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE VOTES FROM PEOPLE WHO SPENT THEIR LIFE DOING THAT. I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THAT I HAD EARNED IT. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME WHY I WAS IN IT. IF I'M GOING TO BE IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME I'M GOING TO DO A ROCK AND ROLL ALBUM. >> WOW. >> THAT'S GREAT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SO, HERE'S THE KICKER, DOLLY, YOU'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON A ROCK ALBUM RIGHT NOW. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU PLAN TO COVER EVERYTHING FROM "STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN" TO "SATISFACTION." THE ROLLING STONES, ONE OF MY FAVES. ANY CHANCE OF GETTING MICK JAGGER TO RECORD WITH YOU? >> I'M DOING MY BEST TO TRY TO GET HIM ON. I THINK PINK AND BRANDI CARLILE ARE GOING TO BE SINGING ON THAT PARTICULAR SONG WITH ME. WE HAVE GREAT ARTISTS LIKE PAUL McCARTNEY SINGING WITH ME AND A LOT OF WONDERFUL, STEVIE NICKS, WE JUST FINISHED A SONG LAST NIGHT. STEVE PERRY AND STEVEN TYLER, A LOT OF GREAT ARTISTS ICONIC SINGERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WITH US. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I'M GOING TO HAVE CHER ON IT. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT THING TOGETHER. >> AND SPEAKING OF MUSICAL ICONS, NOW I KNOW THAT YOU LOVED ELVIS GROWING UP AND A FEW DAYS AGO LISA MARIE TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY, 54 YEARS OLD, YOU POSTED A HEARTFELT TRIBUTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WHAT MOVED YOU TO DO THAT EXACTLY? SORT OF AN OBVIOUS ANSWER. BUT TELL US ANYWAY. >> WELL, I'VE KNOWN PRISCILLA FOR A LONG TIME. WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT SOME YEARS BACK AND I KNOW HOW MUCH, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT IT, I WAS REALLY HEARTBROKEN FOR HER TO LOSE HER CHILD AND SO THEN OF COURSE IT WAS HERS AND ELVIS' ONLY CHILD. I THINK SHE HAS ANOTHER SON. THINK ABOUT THE SORROW AND GRIEF A MOTHER WOULD HAVE LOSING A CHILD AND OF COURSE KNOWING THAT ELVIS WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE HER WITH HIM AGAIN, WE ALL FEEL LIKE WE'RE PART OF THAT FAMILY. I WAS HEARTBROKEN FOR PRISCILLA AS WELL AS THE WORLD BEING SO SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED OF THE EARLY DEATH OF A WONDERFUL LITTLE GIRL. SO IT'S JUST -- IT FEELS LIKE A FAMILY. I WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW WE ALL LOVE THAT FAMILY AS IF IT'S OUR OWN. BUT IT'S A TRAGIC THING. >> SO TRAGIC AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. BUT SHIFTING GEARS, MS. DOLLY, YOU JOINED TIKTOK IN DECEMBER. AND THEN YOU RANG IN THE NEW YEAR WITH YOUR GODDAUGHTER MILEY CYRUS IN MIAMI FOR A TV SPECIAL. [ APPLAUSE ] SO YOU'RE ONE OF THE FEW ARTISTS WHO NOT ONLY APPEALS ACROSS GENERATIONS BUT EVERY OTHER DIVIDE IN THE COUNTRY, PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOUR SECRET IS? >> IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK WITH US. >> I LOVE PEOPLE, FIRST OF ALL, AND I TRY TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH WHATEVER'S GOING ON AND OF COURSE MILEY -- I'VE KNOWN HER SINCE SHE WAS A BABY. WE BOTH WORK VERY SIMILAR IN THE WAY WE GO ABOUT OUR WORK AND TAKING IT SO SERIOUS AND ALL. MILEY ON THE NEW YEAR'S SHOW SHE ASKED ME IF I WOULD DO IT AND I SAID I WOULD BE HONORED TO DO IT. BY THE WAY, I SAW YOUR MAMA TALKING ABOUT GOD, SEX, AND ROLL AND ROLL, I SAW YOU COVERING YOUR FACE THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT. MILEY IS GREAT. I TRY TO STAY IN. LOT OF THE YOUNGER PEOPLE FIND MY SONGS AND THEY APPRECIATE ME AS A SONGWRITER, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF DRAWN US TOGETHER. I'M A WOMAN IN BUSINESS LIKE ALL OF YOU THAT'S BEEN IN IT FOR A LONG TIME. LIKE THE PASSING OF BARBARA WALTERS, A VERY SORROWFUL THING, WE OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO HER AS WELL. SO THERE ARE ALL OF THESE GREAT WOMEN OUT THERE AND MILEY IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM. SHE'S A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. VERY TALENTED AND VERY SPECIAL. ANY TIME I GET A CHANCE TO WORK WITH THEM I'M HONORED. >> YOU'RE SO TIMELESS, YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS THURSDAY. WE WANTED TO BE AMONG THE FIRST TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL GIVE THE PUBLIC A GIFT, I HAD WRITTEN A SONG A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAD A DREAM ABOUT GOD STANDING ON THE MOUNTAINTOP. I GET UP AND I WRITE THIS SONG ABOUT IT TO TRY TO DRAW ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP. I FELT LIKE THIS SONG WAS VERY BLESSED AND SO I THOUGHT I'M GOING TO PUT SOMETHING OUT SPECIAL ON MY BIRTHDAY AND HOPE IT MIGHT MAYBE DRAW A LITTLE BIT OF ATTENTION FOR US SHAPING OURSELVES UP A LITTLE BIT IN THE COMING NEW YEAR. >> YOU FAMOUSLY GREW UP IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE AND INHERITED YOUR LOVE OF COOKING FROM YOUR GRANDMAS, MOTHER, AND TODAY YOU'RE ANNOUNCING FOUR NEW MIXES. YOU SENT ALONG SOME GOODIES FOR US TO TRY. >> I KNOW. I SENT YOU A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM. I WENT IN BUSINESS WITH DUNCAN HINES BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH A GREAT COMPANY. WE HAD SOUTHERN RECIPES LIKE A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN AND YOU GOT YOUR BUTTERMILK BISCUITS, THE BROWNIE MIX, AND I TOLD THEM TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD PLENTY THERE. DO YOU? >> YES. >> WE DO. >> TWO TRAYS FULL. >> NOT GOOD FOR YOUR WAISTLINE OR YOUR BUTT. >> VERY GOOD. >> THE BISCUIT IS DELISH. >> GOOD. >> I HAD SOME EARLIER. I'M SAVING MINE BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER INTERVIEW AFTER THIS.