Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on January 19th, 1946 on the 19th of January 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. She had a family of 12 children. She had a vivid imagination that was a great way to get away from life's harsh reality. life. Before she could write and read, she began making up her own songs. Within 8 years she acquired her first guitar. When she was 11 years old She began singing at the Knoxville Tennessee radio station. At the same time she made her first album with Gold Band Records an independent small label. The singer established a name for herself on the local circuit while in high school, but she always dreamed of a bigger stage. She relocated to Nashville following her graduation in 1964. Her first charting hits for Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner had been looking for female performers to be a part of his syndicated show at this point. Parton accepted the job when she was signed in 1967 by RCA Records in 1968 and began singing for in the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. However she left Wagoner's show in 1974 when her solo releases such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene were charting collaborations with them. Parton After the dissolution of their collaboration with Wagoner, wrote I Will Always Love You and made it to the top spot at No. #1 for the first time in 1974.