Dolly Parton knows how to smooth over tensions in the recording studio.
During her first session seven years ago with Raul Malo of the Grammy-winning band Mavericks, the top-heavy honky-tonk doll pulled down her top, flopped out her famous funbags, and said, "Let's get this out of the way!" Malo told Radar at Wednesday night's Elton John tribute for the UJA-Federation of New York's Music for Youth Initiative. Malo's response to Dolly: ''My God, I love you!" he says. "She just laughed. She's a hoot."