Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19th, 1946 in Locust Ridge Tenn. to 12 children from a poor family children who would grow up in the same household, figured out very early how to get out of her difficulties with her incredibly vibrant imagination. Prior to learning how to read and write Dolly Parton had already begun to compose her own music. After getting her first instrument at age of 8, she began performing at radio stations in Knoxville, Tennessee. Gold Band Records is a tiny, independent label. In high school, she made her name local, but longed for having a bigger stage. The year 1964 was the day after her high school graduation, she relocated to Nashville. Dumb Blonde was her first record to chart for the first time on Monument Records. Porter Wagoner had been looking for female performers to join his syndicated show from the beginning. Parton took the job in the year 1966. She she joined RCA Records in 1968, and the Grand Ole Opry was founded in 1969. But she resigned from the show in 1974, as her own songs like Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene had begun charting their collaborative efforts. Parton wrote I Will Always love You in honor of Wagoner following their split. It made it to No. In 1974, the song by Parton I Will Always Love You reached the No.