Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on January 19, 1946 at Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived with 12 other children. Her vivid imagination allowed her to escape life's harsh reality. life. Before she could write or read, she was making up her own songs. The first time she picked up a guitar was at age 8 and began singing on an Knoxville Tenn radio station at age 11. That same year she made her debut recording for Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. In high school, she garnered a name in the local music scene but was always dreaming of a larger stage. Following her graduation in 1964, she moved to Nashville. Her first charting hits from Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated TV show host in the late '60s, was looking for a woman to sing for his show. Parton began her career in the year 1966. She joined RCA Records in 1968, and then the Grand Ole Opry was founded in the year 1969. The show was cancelled by Wagoner, but in 1974, because her solo albums like Joshua Coat Of Many Colors and Jolene over-sold the collaborations. Parton recorded I Will Always love You for Wagoner after their breakup. It reached No. 1. for the first time in 1974.