Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on January 19th, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived with 12 other kids. She had a vivid imagination that allowed her to escape the grim realities of life. Her songs were written before she learned to write or read. Her first guitar purchase came at age 8 and began performing on a Knoxville Tenn radio station at the age of 11. The same year, she released her first recording on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. While she was in college, she established a name for herself on the local scene. But her dream was to be more widely acknowledged. Her move to Nashville the day after graduating in 1964. Her first charting hits on Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner had been looking for female performers to be a part of his syndicated show until this point. Parton was hired in the year 1966. She joined RCA Records in 1968, and the Grand Ole Opry was founded in 1969. Parton left the show however, in 1974 due to her solo albums like Joshua Coat Of Many Colors and Jolene beat out their collaborative albums. Following their break-up, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it reached Number. The first time it made it to Number 1 was in 1974.