Dolly Parton enters the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: 'I'm a rockstar now!'

On stage Saturday night in Los Angeles, Dolly Parton embraced what many already knew about her.

"I guess I'm a rockstar now," Parton said inside the Microsoft Theater as she accepted her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame..

In a moment promising to make good on earning her spot among rock music's finest contributors, she addressed a room of onlookers including Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, U2's The Edge and Dave Grohl: "Since I'm going to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I'm going to write a song for it. Any of you rock stars going to help me out on that? Because I'm going to hold you to it."

Parton was the final inductee in a marathon ceremony Saturday that highlighted an eclectic class of Rock Hall newcomers: Soul singer Lionel Richie, 1980s synth-pop staple Duran Duran, heavy metal torchbearer Judas Priest, hip-hop hitmaker Eminem, singer-songwriter Carly Simon, new wave duo Eurythmics and rock favorite Pat Benatar, among others.

The 76-year-old Tennessean joins a rare cohort of Nashville musicians — including Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Bill Monroe and Brenda Lee — to earn a place in both the Rock & Roll and Country Music Hall of Fame.

She enters the elite club despite initially rejecting a nomination earlier this year because she didn't feel deserving of the career-spanning recognition. The Rock Hall denied her request to bow out, in-part because voting already began; Parton "gracefully" accepted her place among the 2022 class when Rock Hall organizers announced her entry earlier this year.

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Saturday night, Pop star P!nk inducted Parton in a speech that described the latter's timeless songwriting as something that “can make you feel like God is listening and that help is right around the corner," according to the Los Angeles Times. In the speech, she highlighted Parton's deep contributions to America's songbook, as well as philanthropic efforts that equally define her one-of-a-kind career.

"[Parton] didn’t just get the joke, she wrote it," P!nk said, per the LA Times. "And she doesn’t care if you’re laughing as long as you’re listening."

And, of course, it wouldn't be a Rock Hall induction without a little music. Benatar, Sheryl Crow, Zac Brown, Brandi Carlile, Judas Priest's Rob Halford, Eurythmics' Annie Lennox and more sang for or alongside Parton during the show-closing segment.

Crow and Brown delivered a "9 to 5" cover, while P!nk and Carlile sang a rendition of signature Parton song "Coat of Many Colors." When Parton took the stage, she sang a new song — giving nod to the rock bona fides she'll explore on a forthcoming album.

“I‘ve been rockin’ rockin’ rockin’ rockin’ since the day I was born,” Parton sang, the Associated Press reported. “And I’ll be rockin’ to the day I’m gone.”

Her segment closed with a "Jolene" jam that — on stage alongside Halford, Benatar, Lennox and Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon, among others — showed how a good song can transcend genre.

"Congratulations to everybody up here," Parton said, per USA TODAY. "I feel like a hillbilly in the city."

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony airs Nov. 19 on HBO.

Contributing: Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY.

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