Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, who was born in Locust Ridge Tenn. on January. 19. 1946 to a low-income family, with twelve kids at one point, realized that she could get away from her hardships through a creative mind. The songs she wrote were composed before she was able to write or read. Her first guitar purchase came at age 8 and began singing on an Knoxville Tenn radio station at the age of eleven. The that same the year that Gold Band Records was a tiny independent record label. At the age of 16, she was able to establish herself within the community, but her goals were bigger. The day she graduated from high school, it was 1964. Her first charting records for Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. At about this time Porter Wagoner was looking for an actress to sing for his television show that was syndicated. Parton accepted the role in the year 1966. She was signed to RCA Records in 1968, and the Grand Ole Opry was founded in the year 1969. The year 1974 was the first when she made the decision to quit Wagoner's program as the popularity of her solo albums including Joshua Coat, Many Colors, and Jolene exceeded their collective efforts. Parton wrote "I I Will Never Forget You" for Wagoner shortly after they separated. The track was ranked number. This was the first time a song hit the top spot.