Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on January 19, 1946, at Locust Ridge Tenn. She was raised with 12 other children. Her imaginative mind was a great way to get away from life's harsh reality. life. Prior to learning how to compose or read the music she wrote herself, she created her own music. In the year she turned 8 at the time, she purchased her first electric guitar and began singing for a Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. Her first album was recorded during the same year Gold Band Records, a small independent label. Her name was made for herself in the local scene while still at high school but she dreamed about a bigger stage. After she finished her high school, in 1964, she relocated to Nashville. Her first charting records for Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Around this time, Porter Wagoner was looking for an actress to sing for his television show that was syndicated. Parton agreed to the position in 1967 and signed with RCA Records in 1968 and became a member of in the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. The show ended after 1974 because her solo releases such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene were charting collaborations with them. Parton following the breakup of their partnership with Wagoner She wrote her hit song"I'll Always Be Loved" by You and made it to Number. #1 for the first time in 1974.