Dolly Rebecca Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January
19, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee and raised in Sevierville, Tennessee to
Avie Lee Parton, who was a housewife and Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer.
She appeared present on Knoxville TV at 12 years old. At 13 she recorded on the
label of a small company, and was singing at the Grand Ole Opry. She graduated
from high school in 1964, and then moved to Nashville to start her
country-singing journey. Carl Dean, a asphalt-paving company owner was her
first love. They were married on May 30, 1966. In 1967 her singing caught the
interest of Porter Wagoner, who hired her to be a part of his show, The Porter
Wagoner Show (1961). The show lasted for 7 years, their duets gained fame and
she was a part of his band at the Grand Ole Opry; she also sold and toured
records. Her biggest hit "Joshua" that reached number one in 1970,
was her biggest single. She decided to do by herself while she recorded duets
with the singer. In 1974, she left for a new solo artist. Dolly achieved
immense fame as a singer/songwriter. Dolly was awarded many Country Music
Association awards (1968 1970, 1970 and 1971, 1975, 1976). The petite
(5'0") beauty was an easy fit for television. In the late 1970s, she was
often appearing in TV specials and talk shows, and was even having her own
Dolly (1976). Dolly got her first Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal
Performance in 1977 for "Here You Come Again". Dolly's first film
appearance was 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 won Grammy awards 2
and 3 Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for the
track "Nine To Five." Her most memorable role was in The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang
"Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the head of Dolly Parton
Enterprises, a 100 million-dollar media empire and in 1986, she established
Dollywood, a theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smoky-Mountain
upbringing. In the 1987 TV series Dolly She was the main character herself. She
was awarded a second Grammy in 1988, this time for Best Country Performance
Duo/Group , Vocals, for "Trio".
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