Video Highlights: Dolly Parton Performs "Try" for UT Graduates
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Dolly Parton performs a special version of her hit "Try" for graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
At the ceremony, Parton was honored with an honorary degree, a doctorate of humane and musical letters.
"Ms. Parton is uniquely distinguished and qualified to receive the highest honor we as a university can offer to a member of the public," said UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek. "Because of her career not just as a musician and entertainer, but for her role as a cultural ambassador, philanthropist and lifelong advocate for education, it is fitting that she be honored with an honorary degree from the flagship educational institution of her home state."
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Dolly Parton performs a special version of "Try" for UT's graduates