Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was conceived in Pittman Center on January 19 1946. She was raised in Sevierville to Avie Lee Parton (a housewife) and Robert Lee Parton (a tobacco farmer). She was appearing on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. At the age of 13, she recorded on a small label, and singing on the Grand Ole Opry. She graduated high school in 1964 before moving to Nashville to begin her country-singing journey. Carl Dean, an asphalt-paving businessman, was drawn to her and they tied the knot on May 30 the 30th of May, 1966. Porter Wagoner hired her in 1967 to appear on his show The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She was on the show for seven years, her duets gained fame and she sang with the Porter Wagoner group at the Grand Ole Opry. She also sold records and performed on tour. When her 1970 hit "Joshua" was ranked at the top spot, her popularity was so great that she was unable to compete with the fame of his. In 1974, she set out by herself and recorded duets alongside the singer. He was gone and she was a solo performer in 1974. Dolly gained immense popularity as a songwriter/singer. Dolly won many Country Music Association awards (1968 1970, 1970, 1971 1975, 1976). She was a slim (5'0") beauty who was perfect for television. In the late 1970s, Dolly appeared on a variety of talk-shows and specials on TV before getting her own show, Dolly (1976). Dolly received her first Grammy award in 1977 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Dolly's first film appearance was in 9-to-5 (1980), where she was awarded an Oscar nomination for her song title and Grammy awards 2 and 3. She also received Grammy awards 2, 3, Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for the track "Nine To Five." Further fame was earned through her roles in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and as along with Rhinestone (1984) and Rhinestone (1984), with the track "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the president of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100 million media empire, and in 1986 she created Dollywood, a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in celebration of her Smoky Mountain upbringing. In the television series Dolly She was the main character herself. In 1988, she was awarded another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals for "Trio".






 

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