Dolly Parton says Elvis Presley sang 'I Will Always Love You' to Priscilla on the day they got divorced

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Dolly Parton has been promoting her highly anticipated rock cover album, 'Rockstar'. In one interview about the highly anticipated record, the 77-year-old singer also clarified the rumor about her snubbing the King, Elvis Presley, himself.

Parton's 'Rockstar' features collaborations with artists such as Sting, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, and others, is a mix of cover songs and originals.

One of the originals on the album happens to be 'I Dreamed About Elvis', co-written by Ronnie McDowell and featuring special guests The Jordanaires.

Dolly Parton discusses her Elvis Presely 'snub' with BBC

Parton was discussing the album with BBC Radio 2 when she was asked about rumors that she wouldn't let Elvis record a cover of 'I Will Always Love You...' years before Whitney Houston's smash hit cover for her 1992 film 'The Bodyguard', as reported by DailyMail.

Parton revealed that Elvis loved the song so much that he sang it to Priscilla Presley as they walked down the courthouse steps following their divorce.

She said, "See, Elvis loved the song. In fact, I talked to Priscilla not very long ago. [And she said] 'You know, Elvis sang that song to me when we were walking down the courthouse steps when we got divorced.' "

She also confirmed that Elvis wanted to cover it before diving into what went wrong.

Dolly Parton reveals copyright conundrum

Parton revealed, "He loved the song, wanted to do it, had it worked up, they'd already called me to come down to the studio to meet him, and to be part and hear the song."

Parton then revealed, "And the night before, Colonel Tom Parker calls me and says, 'Well, you know we don't record anything with Elvis unless we have publishing on it, or at least half the publishing.'"

Parton explained, "Well, I said, because I had a number one song on it, I said, 'This is the most important copyright in my whole publishing company, and I can't do that."'

She went on to say that Parker said they couldn't do it, and the song fell apart, leaving Parton "heartbroken" because she had always wanted to hear Elvis sing it.

Why did Dolly Parton write 'I Dreamed About Elvis'?

She said of her 'Rockstar' album original about Elvis, "I wrote a song, 20 some years ago ... I wrote a song called 'I Dreamed About Elvis'. It's in this album."

She added, "I had Ronnie McDowell, who... he actually used to work on the road with Elvis but he sounds just like him, so I wrote a song and I dreamed that Elvis was singing the song 'I Will Always Love You'."

Parton explained, "So I wrote a whole song about Elvis and then we [McDowell and her] did 'I Will Always Love You', and it's in this album."