Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was created on January 19, 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 farmer of the tobacco. She was featured on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. At 13 she had a recording contract with an obscure label, and singing at the Grand Ole Opry. She graduated high school in 1964 and moved to Nashville to begin her country-singing journey. Carl Dean, an asphalt-paving businessman, fell in love with her, and they were married on May 30th the 30th of May, 1966. Her singing in 1967 caught the attention of Porter Wagoner, who hired her to be a part of his program, The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She stayed on the show for seven years, her duets became famous, and she was part of Porter Wagoner's band at the Grand Ole Opry. She also sold records and toured. When her smash hit "Joshua" was ranked #1 in the year 1970, her fame was a lot more popular than his, and she went out on her own while still recording duets alongside his. In 1974, she walked away from her husband to pursue a solo artist. Dolly was a massive success as a singer/songwriter. Dolly received many Country Music Association awards (1968-70 1971-1972, 1975-1976 and 1976). This petite (5'0") beauty was a natural at television in the late 1970s, and she began appearing regularly on television specials and talk programs before she got her own, Dolly (1976). In 1977, Dolly got her first Grammy award: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her track "Here You Go Again." Dolly made her film debut in the film 9 to 5 in 1980. The film was nominated for an Oscar for the title song along with Grammy awards 2/3: Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Dolly gained more attention for performing in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) as well as in Rhinestone (1984) with the track "Tennessee Homesick Blues". Dolly Parton Enterprises is her media empire that is worth $100 million. In 1986, she launched Dollywood which is a Tennessee theme park in Pigeon Forge. This was to honor her Smoky Mountain childhood. She appeared in the TV show Dolly (1987 television series) as herself. In 1988, she received another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals for "Trio".






 

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