the country icon<\/a> proud with their cover, earning rapturous applause from the audience.<\/p>\nThe performance came the same night that Parton received the ACM Poet\u2019s Award. The distinction recognized Parton\u2019s extraordinary, decades-long impact as one of country music\u2019s most gifted and influential songwriters.<\/p>\n
Parton, a 13-time ACM Award recipient and three-time host, is behind some of the genre\u2019s most enduring songs. A few standouts include \u201cJolene,\u201d \u201cCoat of Many Colors,\u201d and \u201cI Will Always Love You.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dolly Parton Accepts the ACM Poet\u2019s Award<\/p>\n
Parton was unable to attend to the event, which was held at The Pinnacle in Nashville. Instead, she accepted the award with a special video message.<\/p>\n
\u201cDolly here! And I just want to send a very special thank you to the Academy of Country Music for honoring me with the Poet\u2019s Award,\u201d she said. \u201cYou know, I\u2019ve been able to do many things throughout my life, but at my core, songwriting has always been the most important part of who I am creatively.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cEvery dream I ever had and all the dreams that I\u2019ve been able to see come true in life, well they all started with a song,\u201d Parton continued, \u201cSongwriting has been my therapy; songwriting has been my release, my joy. Songwriting has been a gift from God that has allowed me to touch people with words and music.\u201d <\/p>\n
Parton concluded her message by stating, \u201cSo thank you God, and thank you fans around the world and everyone at ACM for giving me this very special award.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to Parton, Brett James and The Carter Family were honored posthumously with the ACM Poet\u2019s Award. <\/p>\n
More of the evening\u2019s honorees included ACM Spirit Award winner Kacey Musgraves and ACM Lifting Lives Award recipient Eric Church. <\/p>\n
At the ceremony, which Pearce hosted alongside Parker McCollum, Ella Langley was named the ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year and Jessie Jo Dillon became the ACM Songwriter of the Year.<\/p>\n
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