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 appeared present on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. At 13 she recorded on an obscure label, and singing at the Grand Ole Opry. After finishing the high school in 1964, she moved to Nashville to start her country-singing career. Carl Dean, an asphalt-paving businessman, was drawn to her and they tied the knot on May 30th the 30th of May, 1966. Porter Wagoner saw her singing and asked her to be a guest on The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She was on the show for seven years. Her duets made waves and she sang with the Porter Wagoner group at the Grand Ole Opry. She also sold records and toured. When her 1970 hit "Joshua" hit the top spot at the top spot, her popularity was just too big to rival his. In 1974, she toured alone and recorded duets with him. In 1974, she walked away from him to be a solo artist. Dolly gained immense popularity as a songwriter/singer. Dolly was honored with many Country Music Association awards (1968-1971, 1971, 1975-1976, 1975-1976). She was a petite (5'0") beauty who was perfect for television. In the early 1970s, Dolly appeared on a variety of TV specials and talk-shows before getting her own show, Dolly (1976). Dolly was awarded her first Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1977 for "Here You Come Again". Dolly's movie debut was in 9 to 5 (1980) and she received an Oscar nomination for the song's title tune. She also received Grammy Awards 2 and 3: Best Country Song, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song "Nine to Five." Her most notable performances were in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) where she sang "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the founder of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100 million media empire and in 1986 she created Dollywood, a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smoky-Mountain upbringing. She starred in the Dolly (1987 TV Series) as herself. In 1988, she received another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals, for "Trio".






 

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