Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on the 19th of January 1946 on the 19th of January 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived with twelve other kids. Her imaginative mind was a great way to get away from the pressures of daily life. Before learning how to write and read, Dolly Parton was creating her own music. Within 8 years she got her first guitar. When she was 11 years old, she began to sing at Knoxville Tenn's local radio station. She recorded her first album within the same calendar year with Gold Band Records, a small label that was an independent. Although she became an established local celebrity while at High School, she knew her dreams were greater. When she was graduating in 1964 she moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde was her first single to reach the top of the charts on Monument Records. The syndicated television show of Porter Wagoner required the services of a new singer by this time. Parton got her first gig in the year 1967 she signed with RCA Records by 1968, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Parton quit the Wagoner's band in 1974, when her solo singles such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene outsold the collaborations. After their split, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it reached No. 1 for the first time in 1974.