Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on January 19, 1946, at Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived alongside 12 other kids. Her imaginative mind was a great way to get away from life's harsh reality. life. Before she could write or read, she had already composed her own music. At the age of 8, she got her first electric guitar. She began singing on an Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. In the that same time, Gold Band Records was an independent label. Even though she became an established local celebrity while at the high school years, her ambitions were much bigger. In 1964, the day that followed her graduation from high school, she relocated to Nashville. Dumb Blonde (1967) and Something Fishy (1968) were her two first charting albums from Monument Records. Porter Wagoner began looking for new female vocalists for his syndicated television program at approximately the exact time. Parton was signed to RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She took on the role in 1967. However, it wasn't until 1974 when she made the decision to quit Wagoner's band because the popularity of her solo albums like Joshua Coat, Many Colors and Jolene exceeded their collective efforts. The two split in 1974, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it reached the top spot at No. 1 for the first time since 1974.