Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19th, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. to a family of 12 poor children who would grow up in the same household, understood very young how to overcome of her difficulties through her large and imaginative imagination. Before she began learning to write and read, she was singing her own tunes. In the year she turned 8 when she bought her first electric guitar. She began to sing at an Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. The same year she released her debut album for Gold Band Records an independent small label. In high school, she became famous locally but was always dreaming of a larger stage. Her move to Nashville following her graduation in 1964. Dumb Blonde, Something Fishy and Dumb Blonde both charted on Monument Records in 1967. Porter Wagoner had been looking for a female vocalist to perform on his show syndicated by him until this point. Parton was appointed in the year 1967 was signed to RCA Records by 1968, she joined the Grand Ole Opry. In 1974, she quit the show because of the success of her own songs such as Joshua Coats from Many Colors or Jolene was surpassing their joint albums. Following their break-up, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it made it to Number. Its first appearance at the top spot was in 1974.