Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on the 19th January, 1946 at Locust Ridge Tenn. She was raised with 12 other children. The vivid imagination of her mother was a great way to get away from the harsh realities of everyday life. The songs she wrote were composed before she knew how to read and write. In 8 years, she had her very first guitar. When she was 11 years old she started singing on Knoxville Tenn's radio station. That same year she made her first recording on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. In high school, she made her name locally but dreamed about a larger stage. The day after she graduated in 1964 she moved to Nashville. Her first charting hits for Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner began looking for new female vocalists for his TV show syndicated by a network at about the exact time. Parton joined RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She was hired in the year 1967. Parton left the show however, in 1974 due to her albums on her own like Joshua Coat Of Many Colors and Jolene outsold their collaborations. Parton's song, I Will Never Have Love for You (for Wagoner), reached the top of the. #1 spot following their separated. #1 for the first time in 1974.