"I would say a big part of it was getting to sing with The Oak Ridge
Boys," said Sarah, who met the legendary country group in 2012. "We did
actually send a little CD with a couple videos, like a National Anthem,
and one of the videos was me getting to sing with The Oak Ridge Boys.
And I thin kthat was a big sign that they were like, 'Ah, she's kind of,
makes her a little more legit that The Oak Ridge Boys got to pull her
up and let her sing acapella on their stage.' So I think that was a big
part of all of them saying yes to it and it just kind of, you know, it
rolled on. It just kept happening. They just kept coming and coming and
it was very overwhelming. And I mean I never expected it to go like
that."Sarah's debut album, "Bridges," features duets with their original performers including Parton and Nelson on their well-known country songs. It also includes one of Ray Price's final recordings before he died last year.
"I wouldn't say like intimidated, I was just really nervous!" said Sarah about working with Parton. "I grew up listening to Dolly and a lot of her music and watching her on '9 to 5,' and like, a lot of her movies, and so I knew her so well. And for her to be the first one on the project, too, was an absolute blessing. It was mind-blowing, too, because I'm going to the studio and I'm like, 'I'm about to meet Dolly Parton.' Like, this is crazy!"