Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on the 19th of January 1946 at Locust Ridge Tenn. She was raised with twelve other kids. The vivid imagination of her mother allowed her to escape life's harsh reality. life. The songs she wrote were composed before she could read or write. At the age of 8years old, she purchased her first electric guitar. She started singing at an Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. Gold Band Records is a tiny, independent label. Although she was in school, she had established a name for herself on the local scene. However, her goal was to be able to make music on a greater size. After she finished her high school, in 1964 she moved to Nashville. 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 from the beginning. Parton accepted the role in the year 1966. She joined RCA Records in 1968, and then the Grand Ole Opry was founded in the year 1969. It was not until 1974 when she made the decision to quit Wagoner's show because the success of her individual records like Joshua Coat, Many Colors, and Jolene was outstripping their joint efforts. The two split in 1974, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it debuted at No. This was the first time a song reached No.