Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. to 12 children from a poor family children who would grow up in the same household, figured out very early how to get out of the difficulties she faced by using her rich and imaginative imagination. Before she was able to write or read, she had already composed her own music. After getting her first instrument at age of 8, she began to perform at radio stations in Knoxville, Tennessee. In the following year, Gold Band Records was an independent label. Her name was made for herself locally while still in high school, however she always dreamed of having a bigger stage. On the very day she graduated high school, it was 1964. Dumb Blonde (both 1967) as well as Something Fishy were among her first Monument Records chart-topping records. Porter Wagoner began looking for female singers to join his television show that was syndicated about the exact at the same time. Parton joined RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She took on the role in 1967. However she left Wagoner's show in 1974, as her own albums like Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene had begun charting their collaborative efforts. Parton recorded I Will Always Love You in honor of Wagoner following their split. It reached number one. It was the first time that a song was able to reach No.