Dolly-Parton

born on January. 19th, 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn into a poor family that would eventually consist of 12 children Dolly Parton learned early to escape the hardships of life through her vivid and broad imagination. Her songs were written before she was able to write and read. The guitar that she first received was presented to her at the age of eighteen. The singer began her singing career at an Knoxville Tenn station by the age of 11. The same the year that Gold Band Records was a small independent record label. Although she became popular in the local scene while she was at high school, her ambitions were greater. In 1964, the day after her high school graduation the singer moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde, Something Fishy and Dumb Blonde both charted on Monument Records in 1967. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated television show host at the time was searching for a female singer for his show. Parton accepted the job in 1967 and signed to RCA Records in 1968 and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. She quit Wagoner's act in 1974 when her solo singles like Joshua Coat of Many Colors & Jolene beat out the collaborations. After their split, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it debuted at Number. It was the first time a single reached No.