Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on the 19th of January 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee and was raised in Sevierville, Tennessee to Avie Lee Parton, a housewife and Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer. She appeared on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. At 13, she was recording for an obscure label, and was performing 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, fell in love with her and they were married on May 30 in 1966. Porter Wagoner saw her singing and asked her to be a guest on The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She stayed with The Porter Wagoner Show for seven years. Their duets became well-known and she was invited to perform with him at the Grand Ole Opry. Her biggest hit "Joshua" was released at the top spot in 1970 was her biggest hit single. She made the decision to go on her own while she recorded duets with him. She was no longer with him and began her solo career in 1974. Dolly was a massive success as a singer/songwriter. Dolly was honored with many Country Music Association awards (1968-1971 1971, 1975-1976 and 1975-1976). She was a petite (5'0") beauty who was an ideal choice for television. In the early 1970s, Dolly appeared on a variety of talk-shows and TV specials prior to being given her own show Dolly (1976). Dolly got her first Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1977 for "Here You Come Again". Dolly's first movie appearance was in the movie 9-to-5 (1980) and she received an Oscar nomination for the title of her song and Grammy awards 2 and 3. She also received Grammy awards 2, and 3. Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for the track "Nine to Five." Her most memorable roles were in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the head of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100 million media empire and in 1986 she created Dollywood A theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in celebration of her Smoky Mountain upbringing. She appeared as herself in Dolly, the Dolly (1987) television show. In the episode "Trio" she won the Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy in 1988.






 

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