“I Didn’t Hear Technique.” — Dolly Parton Reveals Why Kelly Clarkson’s ACM Performance of I Will Always Love You Hit Harder Than Whitney Houston’s Version.
Few songs in American music carry the emotional legacy of “I Will Always Love You.” Written by Dolly Parton in 1973 as a goodbye to Porter Wagoner and later immortalized by Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard, the ballad has been performed countless times. But at the 2022 ACM Awards, Kelly Clarkson delivered a version that … Read more