Country Icon Dolly Parton Delighted A Young Fan With Down Syndrome On Saturday (21mar15) When She Duetted With The Boy On Some Of Her Biggest Hits During His Visit To Her Dollywood Theme Park.
The veteran musician stopped by the Tennessee tourist attraction over the weekend to meet Gage Blackwell, and she made his dreams come true by referring to the aspiring singer as "Gage Rogers", in reference to her longtime collaborator Kenny Rogers, as they belted out country classic Islands in the Stream.
In video footage of the meeting, posted on Blackwell's Facebook.com page, Parton quips, "That's better than Kenny!", after completing the track.
They also performed Jolene, 9 to 5 and Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire, among other tunes, as fan and idol chatted and exchanged stories.
Blackwell later detailed his experience on Facebook, writing, "This was the best!!!!!! I love Dolly and I want to marry her!!!!"
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