Dolly-Parton

Born on Jan. 19th of 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn into a poor family that would eventually consist of 12 children Dolly Parton learned early to overcome the challenges of her living through her vibrant and broad imagination. Even before learning to write or read, she composed her own music. When she was 8years old, she purchased the first electric guitar she owned and started singing at a Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. The first album she recorded was during the same year with Gold Band Records, a tiny independent label. At the age of 16, she was able to establish herself within the community, but her goals were bigger. On the very day she graduated the high school in 1964. Dumb Blonde (1967) and Something Fishy (1968) were the first two albums to chart from Monument Records. Porter Wagoner had been looking for a female singer to join his syndicated show in the years prior to this. Parton signed with RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She accepted her job in 1967. But she resigned from the show in 1974 as her solo releases such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene were charting collaborations with them. Parton's song, I Will Never Love You (for Wagoner), was able to reach the No. #1 spot following their broke up. The first time it made it to No. 1 was 1974.