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We caught up with Leslie Jordan to talk about his new album, which features an appearance by @DollyParton.

He described the moment he met the legend.

Via @jreedwrites
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"Over the years I’ve gotten friendly with Steve Summers [Parton’s creative director]. I was in Nashville and he said, 'Dolly is at a studio very near you if you’d like to come up'," Jordan said latimes.com/entertainment-…
"I couldn’t even breathe. I went over there and she was all dolled up for a Christmas special that she did. And we sat there and even though we were masked and socially distant, we just glommed on to one another."

Yes there's a photo:
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Jordan also opened up about harder times in his past, and how they influenced his new album: "During my 22 years in recovery, we’re required to write a lot about things and do a lot of work."
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Jordan has gone viral on social media during the pandemic.

If you haven't seen his videos, you're in for a treat latimes.com/entertainment-…

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