Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was conceived in Pittman Center on January 19, 1946. She was born in Sevierville to Avie Lee Parton (a housewife) and Robert Lee Parton (a tobacco farmer). She was featured on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. At the age of 13, she was recording for a small label, and was performing at the Grand Ole Opry. She graduated from high school in 1964 and moved 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 30th June, 1966. Porter Wagoner hired her in 1967 to perform on his show, The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She stayed with the show for 7 years, their duets went viral and she performed with his group at the Grand Ole Opry; she also toured and sold records. In 1970, when her hit song "Joshua", reached the top spot, her popularity was just too big to match his. In 1974, she was by herself and recorded duets alongside his. She quit him to be a singer-songwriter on her own in 1974. Dolly became a hugely admired musician and singer. Dolly received numerous Country Music Association awards (1968-1971 1971, 1975-1976, 1975-1976). She was a petite (5'0") beauty, who was a natural for television. In the mid-1970s, Dolly was often appearing on talk-shows and specials on TV before being given her own show Dolly (1976). Dolly received her first Grammy award in 1977 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Dolly made her movie debut in the film 9 to 5, the year 1980. The film received nominations for an Oscar for the song that was the title and also for Grammy awards 2/3: Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She got more fame for appearing in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) as well as in Rhinestone (1984) with the song "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the founder of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a 100 million-dollar media empire and in 1986, she established Dollywood the theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smoky-Mountain upbringing. She appeared in the Dolly (1987 TV series) as herself. She also won a Grammy in 1988 for the Best Country Performance Duo/Group with Vocals for "Trio".






 

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