Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on the 19th January, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. She grew up with 12 other children. Her imaginative mind was a great way to get away from life's harsh reality. life. Songs were written by her before she was able to write and read. Within 8 years she was playing her first guitar. At age 11, she began to sing at the Knoxville Tennessee radio station. In the same year, she recorded her first record on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. Although she became an established local celebrity while at High School, she knew her dreams were bigger. In the exact day that she graduated high school, it was 1964. Dumb Blonde was her first single to reach the top of the charts at the top of Monument Records. Porter Wagoner had been looking for female performers to perform on his show syndicated by him from the beginning. Parton took the offer in 1967 and signed to RCA Records in 1968 and joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. The show ended in 1974 when her solo releases such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene were out-charting their collaborations. Parton, after the split of their relationship with Wagoner was the one to write"I'll Always Be Loved" by You and saw it climb to the top spot at No. First time, in 1974.