Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on the 19th of January, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee and raised in Sevierville, Tennessee to Avie Lee Parton who was a housewife and Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer. She was present on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. At 13, she was recording on an unnamed label and singing at the Grand Ole Opry. She graduated from high school in 1964 and relocated to Nashville to start her country-singing journey. Carl Dean, a asphalt-paving business owner, was her first love. They were married on May 30 the 30th of May, 1966. Porter Wagoner saw her singing and arranged for her to perform on The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She stayed with the show for 7 years, their duets gained fame and she was a part of his band on the Grand Ole Opry; she also toured and sold records. When her hit single from 1970 "Joshua" hit #1, her fame was so great that she was unable to match the fame of his. In 1974, she was on her own and recorded duets with his. She was no longer with him and became a solo artist in 1974. Dolly was a well-known singer/songwriter. Dolly was honored with many Country Music Association awards (1968-1971 1971, 1975-1976 and 1975-1976). The petite (5'0") beauty was a natural for television. In the late 1970s, she was appearing regularly on talk shows, and even before having her own Dolly (1976). Dolly was awarded her first Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1977 for "Here You Come Again". Dolly made her debut in a film in 9 to 5, the year 1980. The film received nominations for an Oscar for the song that was the title in addition to Grammy awards 2/3: Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Further fame was earned through her appearances in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) as and Rhinestone (1984) and Rhinestone (1984), with the track "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the president of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100 million media empire, and in 1986 she launched Dollywood which is a theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, which is a tribute to her Smoky-Mountain roots. She was in the television show Dolly (1987 TV Show) as herself. She also won a Grammy in 1988 for the Best Country Performance Duo/Group , Vocals, for "Trio".






 

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