Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was created on January 19 1946 in Pittman Center (Tennessee). She was the daughter of Avie Lee Parton and Robert Lee Parton in Sevierville. Parton is a domestic worker and Parton is a tobacco farmer. When she was 12, she was performing on Knoxville TV and at 13 she had already begun recording for a small label , and was performing at the Grand Ole Opry. She relocated to Nashville in 1964 to begin her country music career after graduating from high school. Carl Dean, a asphalt-paving business owner was her first lover. The couple was married on May 30, 1966. Porter Wagoner saw her singing and hired her to appear on The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). The show lasted for seven years. Their duets were a hit and she performed with his group at the Grand Ole Opry; she also performed on tour and sold records. By the time her hit "Joshua" was ranked #1 in 1970, her fame had eclipsed hers and she went on her own while still recording duets alongside him. In 1974, she quit the duo to become a solo artist. Dolly gained immense popularity as a songwriter/singer. Dolly was awarded numerous Country Music Association awards (1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, and 1976). The petite (5'0") beauty was a natural for television. The mid-1970s saw her becoming a regular on TV. she was regularly appearing in TV specials and talk shows, and was even having her own Dolly (1976). Dolly was awarded her first Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1977 for "Here You Come Again". Dolly made her movie debut in 9 to 5, 1980. The film was nominated for an Oscar for the song that was the title, as well as Grammy awards 2/3: Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Her most memorable roles were in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang "Tennessee Homesick Blues". Dolly Parton Enterprises, worth $100 million, is her chief. Dollywood was established in Pigeon Forge in Tennessee in 1986 to commemorate her Smoky Mountain heritage. In the television series Dolly she played herself. She won another Grammy in 1988, this time for Best Country Performance Duo/Group with Vocals in the category of "Trio".