Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was created on the 19th of January, 1946, in Pittman Center (Tennessee). She was the daughter of Avie Lee Parton and Robert Lee Parton in Sevierville. Parton is a homewife and Parton is a tobacco farmer. At the age of 12 she was already appearing on Knoxville TV. At 13 she was already recording for a small label and performing at the Grand Ole Opry. She moved to Nashville in 1964 to begin her country singing career after she graduated from high school. 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 appear on his show, The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She remained on the show for seven years. Their duets gained fame as well as she appeared with his band on the Grand Ole Opry; she also sold and toured records. At the point that her hit song "Joshua" reached the top spot in the year 1970, her popularity had surpassed hers, and she began to go out on her own but still recording duets with him. In 1974, she left the duo to become a solo artist. Dolly gained immense popularity as a singer/songwriter. Dolly received numerous Country Music Association awards (1968-70 1971-1972 and 1975-1976 1976). The diminutive (5'0") beauty was a perfect fit for television. In the late 1970s, she was appearing regularly on TV specials, talk shows, and even before receiving her own Dolly (1976). In 1977, Dolly got her first Grammy award: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her hit song "Here You Go Again." Dolly's debut film appearance came in 9-to-5 (1980) In the film, she earned an Oscar nomination for her song's title as well as Grammy awards 2 and 3. She also received Grammy awards 2, 3, Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for the song "Nine To Five." Dolly gained more attention for being in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), and in Rhinestone (1984) with the track "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the CEO of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a 100 million-dollar media empire and in 1986 she created Dollywood, a theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smoky-Mountain upbringing. In the 1987 TV series Dolly she was the lead herself. In 1988, she received another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals for "Trio".






 

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