Longtime musical collaborators and close friends Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton pose for a portrait in 1987. Kenny wraps his arms affectionately around Dolly from behind while wearing a grey textured blazer, as Dolly smiles brightly in an elegant black long-sleeve dress accented with elaborate silver rhinestone embellishments along the neckline, bodice, and cuffs. | Source: Getty Images
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Their chemistry certainly gave fans something to dream about. Kenny acknowledged that there might have been temptation, but he believed becoming intimate could have damaged their friendship.
Dolly agreed that they had never crossed that boundary. They adored each other, and they protected what they had. She also had her own long marriage to Carl Dean, something Kenny mentioned during their conversation. Dolly promptly turned his romantic history into a punch line.
Country music icons Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers sit side by side during a joint press conference in 1987. Facing a table filled with media microphones, Dolly speaks with her signature voluminous blonde curls in a graphic patterned top, while Kenny sits beside her in a casual white patterned sweatshirt, listening attentively. | Source: Getty Images
