Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was conceived in Pittman Center on January 19, 1946. She was raised in Sevierville to Avie Lee Parton (a housewife) and Robert Lee Parton (a tobacco farmer). When she was 12, she was already on Knoxville TV. At 13 she was already recording for a small label and performing on the Grand Ole Opry. After finishing high school in 1964, she moved to Nashville to start her country-singing career. Carl Dean, a asphalt-paving company owner was her first love. They were married on May 30 the 30th of May, 1966. Porter Wagoner hired her in 1967 to perform on his show The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). The show aired for seven years. Her duets became famous, and she was a part of the group that Porter Wagoner had at the Grand Ole Opry. She also sold records and performed on tour. In the year that her hit "Joshua" reached the top spot in 1970, her fame had eclipsed hers and she struck on her own even though she recorded duets with his. She left him for good to become a solo artist in 1974. Dolly was a well-known songwriter/singer. Dolly received many Country Music Association awards (1968-1971 1971, 1975-1976, 1975-1976). This diminutive (5'0") beauty was a natural at television in the late 1970s, and she was frequently appearing on talk and TV specials shows , before launching 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 made her movie debut in the film 9 to 5 in the year 1980. She 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. Dolly gained more attention for her role in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and in Rhinestone (1984) with the track "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the head of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100 million media company, and in 1986 she founded Dollywood, a theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smoky-Mountain upbringing. She was in the television show Dolly (1987 TV Show) as herself. In 1988 she was awarded another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals, for "Trio".






 

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