Dolly-Parton
Dolly Parton was born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived with twelve other kids. Her vivid imagination was a great way to get away from life's harsh reality. life. Before learning how to read and write Dolly Parton had already begun to compose her own songs. Her first guitar was given by her mother when she was eighteen. She began singing in the Knoxville Tenn station by the age of 11. In the same year, she recorded her debut recording for Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. At the age of 16, she was able to establish herself within the community, but her goals were bigger. The year 1964 was the day that followed her graduation from high school her family moved to Nashville. Her first charting hits with Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner had been looking for a female singer for his show that was syndicated from the beginning. Parton took the job in 1966. She then she joined RCA Records in 1968, and then the Grand Ole Opry was founded in the year 1969. The band split in 1974 after her own hits like Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene beat out the collaborations. Parton wrote I Will Always love You in honor of Wagoner after their breakup. It reached number one. This was the first time a single was able to reach No.
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