Dolly-Parton
Born on Jan. 19th, 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn into a poverty-stricken family which would later comprise 12 kids Dolly Parton learned early to escape the hardships of life by using her vivid and expansive imagination. Her songs were written before she knew how to read and write. After getting her first guitar at the age of 8, she began performing at radio stations in Knoxville in Tennessee. That same year she made her first recording on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. She made a name for herself locally while still at high school, but dreamed of a bigger stage. The day after she graduated in 1964 she moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde, Something Fishy and Dumb Blonde both charted on Monument Records in 1967. Porter Wagoner began looking for new female vocalists for his syndicated television program at approximately the exact at the same time. Parton was hired in 1966, joined RCA Records in 1968, and then the Grand Ole Opry was founded in 1969. Parton quit the Wagoner's band in 1974 after her own songs such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene beat out the collaborations. Parton recorded "I will Always Be Loving You" to Wagoner just after the pair split. The track hit the top spot at No. The first time it reached number 1 was in 1974.







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