Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, born Jan. 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn. to 12 children from a poor family kids who would grow together eventually, learned very young how to overcome of difficulties with her incredibly imaginative imagination. Before she learned to write and read, she had already composed her own songs. In the year she turned eight, she bought her first electric guitar. She began to sing at a Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. Gold Band Records is a tiny, independent label. While she was a local star while in High School, she knew her goals were bigger. She relocated to Nashville shortly after her graduation in 1964. Her first charting hits with Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated television show host at the time, was in search for a female singer on his show. Parton got her first gig in the year 1967 she signed with RCA Records by 1968, and was a part of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1974, she resigned from Wagoner's Show because the success of her singles like Joshua Coats from Many Colors or Jolene was outstripping their joint releases. Following their breakup, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it reached Number. For the first time, in 1974.