Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, who was born in Locust Ridge Tenn. on Jan. 19. 1946 into a very low-income family, with twelve kids eventually included, discovered early that she was able to escape suffering through her vivid imagination. Her songs were written before she was able to write and read. The first time she picked up a guitar was when she was 8 and began singing on the Knoxville Tenn radio station at the age of 11. That same year she made her first record on Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. Even though she became an established local celebrity while at High School, she knew her dreams were greater. The year 1964 was the day following her graduation from high-school, she relocated to Nashville. Dumb Blonde (1967) and Something Fishy (1968) were her two first charting albums from Monument Records. At about this time Porter Wagoner was looking for the next girl to perform on his television show that was syndicated. Parton joined Grand Ole Opry 1969 after having signed in 1969 with RCA Records. The show ended in 1974 when her solo songs like Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene had begun charting their collaborative efforts. The song by Parton, I Will Never Have Love for You (for Wagoner), was able to reach the No. #1 spot following their separated. 1. for the first time in 1974.