Legendary country singer and songwriter Dolly Parton only had kind things to say about country music trio Chapel Hart's "Jolene" inspired song they performed on America's Got Talent.
Sisters Danica Hart, Devynn Hart and first cousin Trea Swindle auditioned for the show with the original song “You Can Have Him, Jolene.” The Mississippi trio explained their name is derived from the small community they live in called Hart's Chapel—named for their family because there's "just too many of us."
To say their audition went well is an understement.
If you haven't seen the performance, here it is:
Danica Hart explained:
"We've always been country music fans and Dolly is by far our favorite."
Devynn Hart and Trea Swindle chimed in with:
"Dolly for President!"
Danica Hart continued:
"We were so inspired by the song ‘Jolene,’ and we just loved the storyline."
"We figured, though, from 1973 to 2022, we could not still be fighting over this same man."
"So, we decided to tell her, you can just have him, Jolene!”
Celebrity judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sophia Vergara and the crowd were delighted by the high energy song.
Chapel Hart received a standing ovation for their performance.
The Judges and host Terry Crews, awarded the trio a “group golden buzzer” so Chapel Hart would be sent straight to the live shows.
The show shared Chapel Hart's audition on Twitter.
AGT made certain to tag Dolly Parton in their caption.
\u201c.@chapelhartband's original song inspired by "Jolene" by @dollyparton is #GoldenBuzzer material!! \u2728 #AGT\u201d— America\u2019s Got Talent (@America\u2019s Got Talent) 1658282421
Twitter users started to tag Parton as well, hoping she would notice the amazing performance.
And the musical legend did not disappoint.
Dolly Parton tweeted her praise of Chapel Hart and "You Can Have Him, Jolene." She added it was her husband of 55 years Carl’s birthday, but joked she wouldn’t tell the titular Jolene about it.
Parton tweeted:
"What a fun new take on my song, [Chapel Hart]! Carl's birthday is today so I think I'll hang on to him, and I'm not notifying Jolene that today is his birthday 😉"
\u201cWhat a fun new take on my song, @ChapelHartBand! Carl's birthday is today so I think I'll hang on to him, and I'm not notifying Jolene that today is\nhis birthday \ud83d\ude09 #AGT\u201d— Dolly Parton (@Dolly Parton) 1658334586
Chapel Hart was thrilled to hear Parton’s response.
\u201c\ud83c\udfba\ud83c\udfbaHere ye! Here ye! The \ud83d\udc51QUEEN\ud83d\udc51 has spoken!!! And can somebody call the mortician cause we just died a little bit \ud83e\udee0\ud83e\udd79\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude06\u201d— Chapel Hart (@Chapel Hart) 1658341043
But that wasn't the end of the accolades for the Mississippi family trio.
Praise came pouring in from other performers and celebrities.
\u201c@YNB @ChapelHartBand I love Dolly shared the clip!\u201d— yvette nicole brown (@yvette nicole brown) 1658375827
\u201cCongrats to my GAWS @ChapelHartBand on getting the #goldenbuzzer on @agt this week!!! Im so freaking proud of you! Excited for you! I cant wait for the whole world to love you the way I do!!! Next time we do this show lets face it. I\u2019ll be opening for you!!! \ud83e\udd70 #dreamsdocometrue\u201d— Mickie James~Aldis (@Mickie James~Aldis) 1658438336
\u201c@RealTSteelz @AGT \ud83c\udf7e\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf8a\ud83e\udd73 Thank you honey!!!\u201d— Tasha Steelz (@Tasha Steelz) 1658444072
\u201c@runawayjune That would be Ah-Mazing!!!\u201d— Runaway June (@Runaway June) 1658370931
\u201c@MegKinnardAP \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79 awe thank you so much!!!!\u201d— Meg Kinnard (@Meg Kinnard) 1658431626
\u201c@Jeff_Bates @johnrich @AGT \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0falmost as much as we love you!!\u201d— John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1658320661
\u201c@BillyGe84392307 @johnrich @AGT\u201d— John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1658320661
\u201cI\u2019ve been friends with these girls for a while now, watched them work hard, and last night in @AGT they blew the roof off! Congrats to @ChapelHartBand Go get em ladies! Music Row needs to put their money where their mouth is and SIGN THEM!Y\u2019all check out their performance below\ud83d\udc47\u201d— John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1658320661
\u201c@themiastore @johnrich @AGT This!! It makes us so happy to know that even when some people don\u2019t get it, our idols we grew up singing along to has been in our corner the WHOLE TIME!!\u201d— John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1658320661
\u201c@RissiPalmer \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79 Thank you so so so so much Rissi!!! You don\u2019t know how much of an inspiration you\u2019ve been to us on this journey.\u201d— Rissi Palmer (@Rissi Palmer) 1658314316
\u201cFor those of you just hearing them for the first time, here\u2019s a refresher from November 2020: https://t.co/K9PoBBeXKk\u201d— Rissi Palmer (@Rissi Palmer) 1658314316
\u201c@PRRofficial Y'all are treating us like royalty and have the nicest staff of amazing people \ud83e\udd70\ud83e\udd70\ud83e\udd70\ud83e\udd70 Might have trouble getting rid of us!!\u201d— Pearl River Resort (@Pearl River Resort) 1658504404
While the trio has been trying for years, they've never gotten the notice of major record companies or venues before.
\u201c@whyamiontwltter NOT. A. SINGLE. ONE.\u201d— John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1658320661
\u201c@melsustab @bigdaddytaz71 @AGT @DollyParton \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe SAY\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffeTHAT\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffeAGAIN\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\u201d— America\u2019s Got Talent (@America\u2019s Got Talent) 1658282421
Chapel Hart was so thrilled with Dolly Parton’s endorsement, they decided to make a modest proposal to the Grand Ole Opry.
\u201cYa know what would be the icing on this triple layer German chocolate cake of a day? If the @opry invited us to sing there!\u201d— Chapel Hart (@Chapel Hart) 1658372364
And the legendary venue responded, complete with a cake.
\u201cTriple layer? \u2611\ufe0f\nOpry Debut August 20th?\u201d— Grand Ole Opry (@Grand Ole Opry) 1658444401
Chapel Hart happily accepted...
\u201c\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79 IS THIS REAL LIFE?!?! We graciously accept\u2026as soon as we pick our jaws up off of the floor \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— Chapel Hart (@Chapel Hart) 1658445602
...except...
\u201cY'all \ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29 we were so excited we jumped the gun!!! We said yes, and we were already obligated for that date! @opry, now we've baked y'all a cake...\n\nWhaddya say? \nSep. 17?\n#IndieArtistProblems #SoSoSorry #PleaseForgiveUs\n\nhttps://t.co/4jgIhIHyW2\u201d— Chapel Hart (@Chapel Hart) 1658511110
...but it's all good.
The Opry graciously accepted the new date.
\u201c@opry \ud83e\udd70\ud83e\udd70Thank y'all for being so understanding, we're new to this level!\ud83d\ude29You're grace and kindness is appreciated more than you know \ud83e\udd79\u2665\ufe0f\u201d— Grand Ole Opry (@Grand Ole Opry) 1658511294
\u201c@opry \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd72\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udee0 Oh Lord! We gone have to go shopping \ud83d\udecd and practice not crying!!!\u201d— Chapel Hart (@Chapel Hart) 1658445602
Country star Darius Rucker shared that the ladies appear on his next album...
\u201cI mean\u2026we weren\u2019t TRYING to break the whole internet, but since @dariusrucker let the cat out of the bag\u2026\u201d— Chapel Hart (@Chapel Hart) 1658354007
...and the trio is seeing a huge boost in song and album sales online.
\u201c\ud83e\udd2f Y\u2019all really tryna give ya girls a heart attack!! Not #1 on iTunes?!?!?\u201d— Chapel Hart (@Chapel Hart) 1658357480
\u201c@johnrich Thank you man!!! It makes it even easier to keep pushing when we know we had someone like you rooting for us!!!\u201d— John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@John Rich\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1658510210
Chapel Hart is the second act in America's Got Talent history to receive a group Golden Buzzer.
Their next appearance on AGT will be on the live shows. AGT airs on tuesday nights on NBC and the next day on Peacock.
