Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on the 19th of January 1946 at Locust Ridge Tenn. She lived with twelve other kids. Her vivid imagination helped her escape from life's harsh reality. life. Before she learned to write or read, she had already composed her own music. Within 8 years she was playing her first guitar. At age 11 when she was 11, she began singing at Knoxville Tenn's local radio station. That same year she made her first record on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. The singer established a name for herself locally while still at high school, but wanted to perform on a larger stage. On the 14th of March, 1964, following her graduation from high-school her family moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde, Something Fishy and Dumb Blonde both charted on Monument Records in 1967. Around this time, Porter Wagoner was looking for an actress to sing for his syndicated television show. Parton signed with RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She took on the role in 1967. Parton quit the Wagoner's band in 1974, when her solo songs such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors & Jolene outsold the collaborations. Parton following the breakup of their relationship with Wagoner was the one to write"I Will Never Love You and had it reach Number. This was the first time that a song was able to reach No.