Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was created on January 19 1946 in Pittman Center (Tennessee). She was the daughter of Avie Lee Parton and Robert Lee Parton in Sevierville. Parton is a housewife and Parton is a tobacco farmer. She was appearing on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. When she was 13, she was recording for an obscure label, and was singing at the Grand Ole Opry. After graduating from high school in 1964, she relocated to Nashville to begin her country singing career. She was in love with Carl Dean, who ran an asphalt-paving business; they got married on May 30 1966 and have remained together. Porter Wagoner hired her in 1967 to sing on his show The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She was on the show for 7 years, their duets went viral and she was a part of his band at the Grand Ole Opry; she also sold and toured records. The hit song "Joshua" was a chart-topper. the top spot in 1970, was her biggest single. She made the decision to go solo while she recorded duets with the singer. She left him for good to pursue her own career in 1974. Dolly was a hugely loved musician and singer. Dolly has won many Country Music Association awards (1968 1970, 1970 and 1971, 1975, and 1976). The petite (5'0") beauty was an easy fit for television. By the mid-1970s, she was appearing regularly on TV specials, talk shows, and was even having her own Dolly (1976). Dolly received 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 received an Oscar nomination for writing the title tune. She also received Grammy Awards 2, 3, Best Country Song, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the track "Nine to Five." The fame continued to grow with her appearances in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) as well as Rhinestone (1984) which featured the track "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the president of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100 million media company, and in 1986, she established Dollywood the theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smoky-Mountain upbringing. She starred in the television show Dolly (1987 television series) as herself. In 1988, she was awarded another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals for "Trio".






 

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