Dolly-Parton
Dolly Parton, who was born in Locust Ridge Tenn. on Jan. 19. 1946 to a low-income family, with twelve kids later on, realized early that she could escape her hardships through a vivid imagination. Songs were written by her before she could write or read. When she was eight, she bought her first electric guitar and started singing at an Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. Gold Band Records is a small label that is independent. She made a name on the local circuit while at high school, but always dreamed of having a bigger stage. The year 1964 was the day after her high school graduation her family moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde (both 1967) and Something Fishy were among her first Monument Records chart-topping records. Porter Wagoner had been looking for a female singer to join his syndicated show from the beginning. Parton was hired in the year 1966. She she joined RCA Records in 1968, and then the Grand Ole Opry was founded in 1969. But she resigned from the show in 1974 when her solo songs like Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene were out-charting their collaborations. The two split in 1974, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it reached Number. This was the first time a single hit the top spot.







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