NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
As sales of Whitney Houston's songs soar in the week following her untimely death, a longtime country star stands to profit since she wrote one of the pop-star's most popular hits.
Country sensation, Dolly Parton wrote Houston's hit "I Will Always Love You."
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 14 weeks in the early 90s.
According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Parton still owns the publishing and writing rights to the song which has been revived on the radio and online since Houston's death late last week.
One day following Houston's death, the song topped iTunes list of digital downloads in the United States.
The Huffington Post reported that typical royalty is about eight cents per radio performance to the writer-publisher of the song.
Houston, 48, was found dead inside a California hotel room last week.
Authorities said prescription drugs were found inside the room.
She will be laid to rest Saturday.
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