Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19th, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. to 12 hungry children who would grow up together eventually, learned very early how to get out of her difficulties with her incredibly vibrant imagination. Prior to learning how to read or write, she composed her own music. She got her first guitar when she was 8 and started singing at the Knoxville Tenn radio station at the age of 11. That that same year, Gold Band Records was a tiny independent record label. While in high school, she was able to establish herself within the local community, however her ambition was bigger. The day after she graduated in 1964, she moved to Nashville. The first charting record she had on Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated show on TV at the time was searching for a female singer on his show. Parton was signed to RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She was hired in the year 1967. She left Wagoner's show, but in 1974, because her albums on her own like Joshua Coat Of Many Colors and Jolene exceeded the sales of their joint albums. Parton wrote I Will Always love You for Wagoner in the aftermath of their breakup. It made it to No. The first time in 1974.