Dolly-Parton

Born on Jan. 19 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn into a low-income family that would ultimately include 12 children Dolly Parton learned early to overcome the challenges of her life by using her vivid and far-ranging imagination. Her songs were written before she could read and write. The first guitar she received was gifted to her at the age of eighteen. She began singing in the Knoxville Tenn station by the age of 11. In the following time, Gold Band Records was a tiny independent record label. In high school she was able to establish herself within the local community, however her dream was greater. On the 14th of March, 1964, after her high school graduation the singer moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde (1967) and Something Fishy (1968) were the first two albums to chart on Monument Records. The syndicated television show of Porter Wagoner was in need of a new singer at around this point. Parton took the offer in 1967 signed with RCA Records in 1968 and joined in the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. It was not until 1974 when she made the decision to quit Wagoner's show because the success of her own solo records like Joshua Coat, Many Colors, and Jolene was outstripping their joint efforts. Following their breakup, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it debuted at Number. 1. for the first time since 1974.