Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn. to a family of 12 poor children that would be raised in the same household, figured out very early how to get out of the difficulties she faced by using her rich and imaginative imagination. Before learning how to read or write, Dolly Parton was creating her own songs. The first guitar she received was gifted by her mother when she was eight. She began singing in a Knoxville Tenn station by the age of eleven. That same year she made her debut recording for Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. While she was in school, she had already made a name of herself in the local music scene. Her goal was to to perform at a much bigger size. When she was graduating in 1964, she moved to Nashville. Her first charting hits with Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner had been looking for female performers for his show that was syndicated in the years prior to this. Parton was a part of the Grand Ole Opry 1969 after having signed with RCA Records. She left Wagoner's show, but in 1974, because her solo albums such as Joshua Coat Of Many Colors and Jolene beat out their collaborative albums. Parton recorded "I I Will Never Forget You" in support of Wagoner shortly after they separated. The track hit No. For the first time, in 1974.