Dolly mentors contestants and performs on 'American Idol' Season VII’s Country Week

Dolly was the center of FOX’s "American Idol" Season VII’s Country Week on April 1 and 2, 2008, mentoring, performing, and watching the remaining contestants render covers of several of her classic songs.

Dolly mentored finalists as they prepared to perform her songs on the April 1, episode and returned on the April 2, show to perform her song "Jesus and Gravity" from her 2008 "Backwoods Barbie" CD. She chose not to judge the contestants’ performances of her songs saying,

"I couldn't go on and criticize somebody else's singin'.”

The remaining nine “American Idol” contestants performed:

• "Jolene" (Brooke White)
• "Little Sparrow" (David Cook)
• "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" (Ramiele Mulabay)
• "Travelin’ Thru" (Jason Castro)
• "Here You Come Again" (Carly Smithson)
• "Smoky Mountain Memories" (David Archuleta)
• "Coat of Many Colors" (Kristy Lee Cook)
• "I Will Always Love You" (Syesha Mercado)
• "It’s All Wrong But It’s All Right" (Michael Johns).