Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton was born on the 19th of January 1946 at Locust Ridge Tenn. She grew up with 12 other children. The vivid imagination of her mother was a great way to get away from the harsh realities of everyday life. Prior to learning how to write and read, Dolly Parton was creating her own songs. When she got her first guitar at the age of eight, she started to play on radio stations in Knoxville, Tennessee. That that same time, Gold Band Records was a small independent record label. Although she became a local star while in the high school years, her ambitions were bigger. After graduating high school in 1964, she immediately moved to Nashville. Her first charting hits for Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Around this time, Porter Wagoner was looking for an actress to sing for his syndicated television show. Parton became a member of Grand Ole Opry 1969 after signing with RCA Records. It was not until 1974 that she decided to leave Wagoner's show because the success of her own solo records such as Joshua Coat, Many Colors, and Jolene had outstripped their collaborative efforts. Parton wrote "I I Will Never Forget You" to Wagoner shortly after they separated. It hit number. 1. for the first time since 1974.