Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on January 19th, 1946 at Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived with 12 other kids. The vivid imagination of her mother helped her escape from life's harsh reality. life. Before she was able to write and read, she began singing her own tunes. She bought her first guitar when she was just 8 years old and began performing on a Knoxville Tenn radio station at eleven years old. She released her debut album during the same year with Gold Band Records, a tiny independent label. While she was at school, she already made a name of herself locally. The goal for her was to become more recognized. She moved 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 a female vocalist to join his syndicated show until this point. Parton took the offer in 1967 and signed with RCA Records in 1968 and was a part of in the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. Then, in 1974, she left the show because of the success of her individual songs, such as Joshua Coats from Many Colors or Jolene was way ahead of their joint release. Parton sang I Will Always Love You to Wagoner after their breakup. It reached no. Its first appearance at Number 1 was in 1974.