Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee and raised in Sevierville, Tennessee to Avie Lee Parton, who was a housewife and Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer. She appeared present on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. At 13 she recorded on the label of a small company, and was singing at the Grand Ole Opry. She graduated from high school in 1964, and then moved to Nashville to start her country-singing journey. Carl Dean, a asphalt-paving company owner was her first love. They were married on May 30, 1966. In 1967 her singing caught the interest of Porter Wagoner, who hired her to be a part of his show, The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). The show lasted for 7 years, their duets gained fame and she was a part of his band at the Grand Ole Opry; she also sold and toured records. Her biggest hit "Joshua" that reached number one in 1970, was her biggest single. She decided to do by herself while she recorded duets with the singer. In 1974, she left for a new solo artist. Dolly achieved immense fame as a singer/songwriter. Dolly was awarded many Country Music Association awards (1968 1970, 1970 and 1971, 1975, 1976). The petite (5'0") beauty was an easy fit for television. In the late 1970s, she was often appearing in TV specials and talk shows, and was even having her own Dolly (1976). Dolly got her first Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1977 for "Here You Come Again". Dolly's first film appearance was in 9-to-5 (1980) In the film, she earned an Oscar nomination for her song's title as well as Grammy awards 2 and 3. She also won Grammy awards 2 and 3 Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for the track "Nine To Five." Her most memorable role was in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the head of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a 100 million-dollar media empire and in 1986, she established Dollywood, a theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smoky-Mountain upbringing. In the 1987 TV series Dolly She was the main character herself. She was awarded a second Grammy in 1988, this time for Best Country Performance Duo/Group , Vocals, for "Trio".






 

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