Dolly Parton rocks

NEW YORK: Country music icon Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday even though she called herself unworthy of the honour.

“I never considered myself a rock artist,” she said.

Parton was among a group of new inductees that include the rapper Eminem, the crooner Harry Belafonte, rocker Pat Benatar, the British band Duran Duran and pop singer, songwriter and producer Lionel Richie.

Parton, 76, had asked last month that her name be withdrawn from consideration. When the hall of fame rejected her rejection, Parton eventually relented.