Dolly-Parton

Born on Jan. 19th of 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn into a poverty-stricken family which would later consist of 12 children Dolly Parton learned early to escape the hardships of living through her vibrant and broad imagination. Before she could write or read, she began to compose her own music. The first time she picked up a guitar was when she was just 8 years old and started singing at an Knoxville Tenn radio station at the age of eleven. That same year she made her first record on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. The singer established a name in the local scene while in high school but she always dreamed of having a bigger stage. In the exact day that she was able to graduate from the high school in 1964. Dumb Blonde (both 1967) as well as Something Fishy were among her first Monument Records chart-topping records. Porter Wagoner had been looking for a female vocalist for his show that was syndicated in the years prior to this. Parton began her career in the year 1967 she signed with RCA Records by 1968, and was a part of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1974, she resigned from Wagoner's show due to the commercial success of her solo songs like Joshua Coats Of Many Colors or Jolene was way ahead of their joint release. Parton recorded "I will Always Be Loving You" for Wagoner just after the pair split. It hit the top spot at No. It was the first time a song reached No.