Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on January 19th, 1946 on the 19th of January 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. She had a family of 12 children. She had a vivid imagination that enabled her to escape the savage realities of daily life. In the beginning, before she learned to write and read and compose, she wrote her own music. Her first guitar purchase came at the age of 8 and started singing at a Knoxville Tenn radio station at the age of 11. Her first album was recorded that same year on Gold Band Records, a small label that was an independent. Despite being in school, she had already made a name for herself within the local community. The goal for her was to become better well-known. Following her graduation in 1964, she moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde, Something Fishy and Dumb Blonde both charted on Monument Records in 1967. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated show on TV at the time, was in search for a singer for his show. Parton was offered the gig 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 Wagoner's Show due to the popularity of her own songs such as Joshua Coats Of Many Colors or Jolene was far surpassing the joint songs. After their split, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it went to number. The first time it reached number 1 was in 1974.