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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