Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on the 19th of January, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee and raised in Sevierville, Tennessee to Avie Lee Parton, a housewife and Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer. At 12, she was appearing on Knoxville TV and at 13, she was already recording for an obscure label and performing on the Grand Ole Opry. She moved to Nashville in 1964 to begin her country music career after graduating from high school. She became a fan of Carl Dean, who ran an asphalt-paving firm. They married on May 30 in 1966, and remain together. Porter Wagoner saw her singing and invited her to appear on The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She stayed with the show for seven years. Their duets went viral, and she appeared with his group on the Grand Ole Opry; she also performed on tour and sold records. When her smash hit "Joshua" was ranked #1 in the year 1970, her fame had overshadowed his, and she branched out on her own, even though she recorded duets with him. She had left him and became a solo artist in 1974. Dolly achieved immense fame as a songwriter/singer. Dolly was honored with numerous Country Music Association awards (1968-1971 1971, 1975-1976 and 1975-1976). The diminutive (5'0") beauty was an easy fit for television. In the late 1970s, Dolly was frequently appearing on TV specials, talk shows, and before getting her own Dolly (1976). Dolly won her first Grammy award in 1977 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Dolly's movie debut was in 9 to 5 (1980) In the film, she was awarded an Oscar nomination for her composition of the title song, and Grammy awards 2, 3, Best Country Song, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the track "Nine to Five." Her most well-known roles were in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang "Tennessee Homesick Blues". Dolly Parton Enterprises is her media empire that is worth $100 million. In 1986, she created Dollywood the Tennessee theme park in Pigeon Forge. This was to commemorate her Smoky Mountain upbringing. She appeared as herself in the Dolly (1987) television series. In 1988 she was awarded another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals, for "Trio".






 

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