Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. to 12 hungry children that would be raised in the same household, figured out very young how to overcome of her difficulties with her incredibly vivid imagination. She was writing songs before she was able to write or read. After 8 years of age, she had her very first guitar. At age 11 when she was 11, she began singing on Knoxville Tenn's radio station. In the same year, she recorded her first album with Gold Band Records an independent small label. In high school she was able to establish herself within the school community but her goals were bigger. The year 1964 was the day after her high school graduation, she relocated to Nashville. Dumb Blonde (1967) and Something Fishy (1968) were the first two albums to chart on Monument Records. Porter Wagoner had been looking for a female singer to perform on his show syndicated by him from the beginning. Parton joined RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She accepted her job in 1967. In 1974, she resigned from Wagoner's show due to the commercial success of her own songs such as Joshua Coats of Many Colors or Jolene was way ahead of their joint release. Parton following the breakup of their relationship with Wagoner, wrote"I'll Always Be Loved" by You and saw it climb to No. In 1974, the song by Parton"I Will Always Love You" climbed to No.