Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived with twelve other kids. Her vivid imagination helped her escape from life's harsh reality. life. Before learning how to write and read Dolly Parton had already begun to compose her own music. The first guitar she received was gifted to her when she turned eighteen. The singer began her singing career at a Knoxville Tenn station by the age of 11. In the same time, Gold Band Records was a small independent record label. Although she became an established local celebrity while at the high school years, her dreams were bigger. She relocated to Nashville the day after graduating in 1964. Dumb Blonde was her first album to be charted for the first time on Monument Records. The syndicated television show of Porter Wagoner required the services of a new singer by this point. Parton joined Grand Ole Opry 1969 after having signed to RCA Records. It was not until 1974 when she made the decision to quit Wagoner's band because the popularity of her solo albums including Joshua Coat, Many Colors, and Jolene was outstripping their joint efforts. After their split, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it debuted at No. First time, in 1974.