Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19th, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. to 12 hungry children that would be raised together eventually, learned very early on how to conquer of her difficulties with her incredibly vivid imagination. Prior to learning how to write or read, she composed herself songs. The first guitar she received was gifted by her mother when she was eighteen. The singer began her singing career at the Knoxville Tenn station by the age of 11. The first album she recorded was during the same year with Gold Band Records, a tiny independent label. While she was a local star while in the high school years, her dreams were greater. The day she graduated high school, it was 1964. Dumb Blonde (1967) and Something Fishy (1968) were the first two albums to chart for Monument Records. Porter Wagoner began looking for new female vocalists for his television show that was syndicated about the same as the time. Parton accepted the role in 1966, joined RCA Records in 1968, and then the Grand Ole Opry was founded in the year 1969. She left Wagoner's show, but in 1974, because her solo albums like Joshua Coat Of Many Colors and Jolene beat out their collaborative albums. The two split in 1974, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it reached No. The first time it reached number 1 was in 1974.