Dolly Rebecca Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January
19 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee and was raised in Sevierville, Tennessee
to Avie Lee Parton who was a housewife & Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco
farmer. At 12, she was being telecast on Knoxville TV and at 13, she was
already recording for an independent label and performing at the Grand Ole
Opry. After having graduated from high school in 1964, she relocated to
Nashville to launch her country-singing career. She became a fan of Carl Dean,
who ran an asphalt-paving business; they got married on May 30 1966 and have
remained together. In 1967 , her vocals caught the interest of Porter Wagoner,
who hired her to perform on his show, The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She
remained with The Porter Wagoner Show for seven years. Their duets were
well-known and she was invited to appear with him at the Grand Ole Opry. Her
hit "Joshua" was released at the top spot in 1970 was her biggest
single. She made the decision to go it alone, even though she still recorded
duets with the singer. She separated from him and became a solo artist in 1974.
Dolly was a popular singer/songwriter. Dolly was awarded numerous Country Music
Association awards (1968-70, 1971-1972, 1975-1976 and 1976). She was a
diminutive (5'0") beauty who was perfect for television. In the mid-1970s,
Dolly was often appearing on talk-shows and TV specials prior to having her own
show, Dolly (1976). Dolly got her first Grammy award in 1977 for Best Female
Country Vocal Performance. Dolly's first movie appearance was in the movie
9-to-5 (1980), where she won an Oscar nomination for her song title and Grammy
awards 2 and 3. She also won Grammy awards 2, and 3. Best Country Song and Best
Female Country Vocal Performance, for the song "Nine to Five." More
fame came from her roles in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and as
in Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang the hit track "Tennessee Homesick
Blues". Dolly Parton Enterprises, worth $100 million, is her biggest.
Dollywood was established in Pigeon Forge in Tennessee in 1986 in celebration
of her Smoky Mountain roots. In the 1987 television show Dolly, she starred as
herself. In 1988, she was awarded another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo
or Group with Vocals, for "Trio".
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