Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on the 19th January, 1946 on the 19th of January 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. She grew up with twelve other kids. Her vivid imagination allowed her to escape the harsh realities of everyday life. Before learning how to read or write, Dolly Parton was creating her own music. At the age of 8years old, she purchased her first electric guitar and began to sing at an Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. Gold Band Records is a small, independent label. In high school she established herself in the local community, yet she yearned for an even bigger stage. She relocated to Nashville shortly after her graduation in 1964. Dumb Blonde was her first record to chart for the first time on Monument Records. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated show on TV at the time was searching for a girl to sing on his show. Parton began her career in 1967, signed with RCA Records by 1968, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. However, it wasn't until 1974 that she opted to walk away from Wagoner's program as the popularity of her individual records such as Joshua Coat, Many Colors, and Jolene had outstripped their collaborative efforts. Parton was a part of the group that split after the end of their relationship with Wagoner, wrote I Will Always Love You and made it to the top spot at No. #1 for the first time in 1974.