Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19th, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. to a poor family of twelve children that would be raised with them eventually. She learned young the way to conquer of the challenges she encountered with her extraordinary and vivid imagination. Her songs were written before she had the ability to write or read. The first time she picked up a guitar was at the age of 8 and began singing on the Knoxville Tenn radio station at eleven years old. In the same year, she recorded her first recording on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. As a student in high school, she became famous locally but longed to be on a bigger stage. After graduating high school in 1964, she swiftly moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde, Something Fishy and Dumb Blonde both charted on Monument Records in 1967. At about this time Porter Wagoner was looking for an actress to sing for the show he had syndicated to television. Parton took the job in 1966. She then joined RCA Records in 1968, and the Grand Ole Opry was founded in the year 1969. But she resigned from the show in 1974, as her own releases such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene had begun charting their collaborative efforts. Parton was a part of the group that split after the end of their association with Wagoner She wrote her hit song"I'm Always Loving You and managed to make it number. The first time it made it to the top spot was in 1974.