Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn. to an unlucky family of twelve children, who would all grow up as a unit eventually, realized very young how to overcome of the difficulties she faced thanks to her incredibly vibrant imagination. The songs she wrote were composed before she was able to write or read. After 8 years of age, she was playing her first guitar. When she was 11 years old She began singing on Knoxville Tenn's radio station. At the time, she also recorded her first album on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. The singer established a name for herself in the local scene while still at high school but she dreamed of having a larger stage. When she graduated from high school in 1964 she made the move to Nashville. The first charting record she had with Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Around this time, Porter Wagoner was looking for someone new to sing on his syndicated television show. Parton accepted the role in 1966. She then joined RCA Records in 1968, and the Grand Ole Opry was founded in the year 1969. However she left Wagoner's show in 1974, as her own music, including Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene had begun charting their collaborative efforts. Parton wrote I Will Always Love You for Wagoner in the aftermath of their breakup. It reached number one. 1. for the first time in 1974.