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In the mid-1970s, Elvis Presley arranged to record a cover of I Will Always Love You after loving the original country single. On the eve of the session, Colonel Tom Parker contacted Parton stating it was standard policy for Presley to receive 50 percent of the publishing rights on any song he cut. Parton refused to sign away half of her catalogue asset and cancelled the session. The preserved full copyright ownership eventually routed tens of millions of dollars directly back to her company when Whitney Houston's pop interpretation became a worldwide phenomenon in 1992.
Source: Parton has documented the exchange with Colonel Tom Parker in numerous broadcast interviews and in her memoir Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business.
Tags: Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Colonel Tom Parker, music publishing, publishing rights, 1974, music business lore, Whitney Houston, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers
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