Chapel Hartcan already countDolly Parton,Loretta LynnandDarius Ruckeras fans!
On Tuesday’s episode ofAmerica’s Got Talent, sisters Danica and Devynn Hart and their cousin Trea Swindle of Mississippi native country trio Chapel Hart auditioned and wowed judges with a performance of their original song “You Can Have Him Jolene,” a modernized take on Parton’s chart-topping 1974 classic, “Jolene.”
Ahead of their audition, the group members spoke about their love for “Jolene” and how their song came together. “We just loved the storyline, and we figured, though, from 1973 to 2022 we cannot be fighting over the same man,” said Danica. “So we decided to tell her, ‘You can just have him, Jolene.'”
Chapel Hart.AGT/NBC
“Trust me, I needed you today,” judgeSimon Cowelltold the group. “I mean, fantastic. Amazing. I love you.”
Since the episode aired,Chapel Hart’s live rendition of “You Can Have Him Jolene"has racked up over 2.5 million views on YouTube — and Parton’s one of them.
The 76-year-old legendary singer-songwriterquote-tweeteda video of Chapel Hart’sAGTaudition and complimented their talent while cracking a joke about the original song’s subject matter.
“What 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 his birthday,” wrote Parton on Twitter.
Chapel Hart came across Parton’s tweet and excitedlyreplied, “Here ye! Here ye! The QUEEN has spoken!!! And can somebody call the mortician cause we just died a little bit.”
The “I Will Always Love You” musician isn’t the only country singer who came across Chapel Hart’s video, however. Soon after their episode aired,Loretta Lynnreposted theAGTclip to herFacebookpage and wrote, “I love it, ladies. Now I’m wondering what you might be able to do with one of my songs!”
Darius Ruckeralso took to social media to express his love for the group, responding to a fan onTwitterwho wrote, “Maybe you can help @ChapelHartBand break some more barriers in Nashville.”
“Already put them on my next record,” wrote the 56-year-old Hootie and the Blowfish frontman.
Chapel Hart thenretweetedRucker’s post and wrote, “I mean, we weren’t TRYING to break the whole internet, but since @dariusrucker let the cat out of the bag…”
The trio’s latest albumThe Girls Are Back in Town— featuring “You Can Have Him Jolene” — was independently released in August 2021.
source: people.com
