Dolly Parton sings Silver Threads and Golden Needles with her special guests Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris on the Dolly Parton Show in 1976. Grace Potter and Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith performed Silver Threads and Golden Needles for "A Tribute To The Music Of Linda Ronstadt" at The Theater at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles on December 11, 2016. Linda Ronstadt recorded and released two versions of the song: the first, on her 1969 solo debut album Hand Sown ... Home Grown; the second, a country-pop crossover version for her 1973 Don't Cry Now album. The second version was released as a single and was a top 20 country hit in 1973.