Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, who was born in Locust Ridge Tenn. on January. 19. 1946, into a humble family of 12 children at one point, realized that she could escape the hardships of her life by using a creative mind. Prior to learning how to write and read Dolly Parton was composing her own songs. After getting her first guitar at the age of eight, she started performing on radio stations in Knoxville, Tennessee. The first album she recorded was during the same year on Gold Band Records, a tiny independent label. Her name was made for herself locally while still in high school but she always dreamed of having a bigger stage. After graduating from high school in 1964, she moved immediately to Nashville. Dumb Blonde (1967) and Something Fishy (1968) were the first two albums to chart on Monument Records. Porter Wagoner began looking for female singers to join his TV show syndicated by a network at about the same at the same time. Parton began her career in the year 1967 and signed by RCA Records by 1968, and was a part of the Grand Ole Opry. Parton left the show however, in 1974 due to her solo albums such as Joshua Coat Of Many Colors and Jolene beat out their collaborative albums. Parton recorded I Will Always love You for Wagoner following their split. It reached number one. The first time in 1974.