Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was created on the 19th of January, 1946, in Pittman Center (Tennessee). She was the daughter of Avie Lee Parton and Robert Lee Parton in Sevierville. Parton was a housewife and Parton is a tobacco farmer. At 12, she was performing on Knoxville TV and at 13 she had already begun recording with an independent label and performing on the Grand Ole Opry. After graduation from high school in 1964, she relocated to Nashville to begin her country singing career. Carl Dean, an asphalt-paving entrepreneur, fell for her and they were married on May 30th June, 1966. Porter Wagoner hired her in 1967 to sing on his show, The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). The show lasted for seven years. Their duets were a hit and she performed with his band on the Grand Ole Opry; she also performed on tour and sold records. Her hit "Joshua" was released at number one in 1970, was her biggest single. She decided to go on her own while she recorded duets with him. In 1974, she walked away from for a new solo artist. Dolly was a popular songwriter and singer. Dolly was honored with numerous Country Music Association awards (1968-1971 1971, 1975-1976 and 1975-1976). The diminutive (5'0") beauty was a natural at television in the late 1970s, and she was often appearing in TV specials and talk shows prior to launching her own, Dolly (1976). Dolly was awarded her first Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1977 for "Here You Come Again". Dolly's film debut came in 9 to 5 (1980) and she was awarded an Oscar nomination for writing the title tune, and also Grammy awards 2, 3, Best Country Song, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song "Nine to Five." More fame came from her roles in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), as in Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang the hit track "Tennessee Homesick Blues". Dolly Parton Enterprises, worth $100 million, is her main. Dollywood was established in Pigeon Forge in Tennessee in 1986 in celebration of her Smoky Mountain roots. She was a part of the show Dolly (1987 TV series) as her character. She was awarded a second Grammy in 1988, this time for Best Country Performance Duo/Group with Vocals for "Trio".






 

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