Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on the 19th January, 1946 on the 19th of January 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived with 12 other children. Her vivid imagination was a great way to get away from life's harsh reality. life. Before she learned to write and read Dolly Parton had already begun to compose her own music. The guitar that she first received was presented to her when she turned eighteen. She began singing in the Knoxville Tenn station by the age of eleven. The same year she released her first record on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. The singer established a name in the local scene while at high school, but dreamed of a bigger stage. The day she graduated high school, it was 1964. The first charting record she had for Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner had been looking for a female vocalist for his show that was syndicated at this point. Parton got her first gig in 1967, signed with RCA Records by 1968, and was a part of the Grand Ole Opry. Parton left the show but in 1974, because her solo albums like Joshua Coat Of Many Colors and Jolene beat out their collaborative albums. Parton was a part of the group that split after the end of their partnership with Wagoner was the one to write"I'll Always Be Loved" by You and saw it climb to the top spot at No. The first time it reached number 1 was in 1974.