Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was created on the 19th of January, 1946, in Pittman Center (Tennessee). She was born to Avie Lee Parton and Robert Lee Parton in Sevierville. Parton is a housewife and Parton is a farmer of tobacco. At the age of 12 she was already appearing on Knoxville TV. At 13 she was already recording for a small record label and performing at the Grand Ole Opry. She graduated from high school in 1964 and relocated to Nashville for her country music journey. Carl Dean, a asphalt-paving company owner was her first lover. They were married on May 30, 1966. Porter Wagoner saw her singing and hired her to appear on The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She was a part of The Porter Wagoner Show for seven years. The duets they performed became famous and she was invited to join him on the Grand Ole Opry. Her smash hit "Joshua" was released at the top spot in 1970 was her biggest hit single. She chose to go on her own and remained with the group, even though she recorded duets with the singer. In 1974, she walked away from her husband to pursue a solo artist. Dolly was a hugely loved performer and songwriter. Dolly was awarded numerous Country Music Association awards (1968 1970, 1970 and 1971, 1975, 1976). She was a diminutive (5'0") beauty who was an ideal choice for television. The mid-1970s saw Dolly appeared on a variety of Talk-shows and television specials, before being given her own show Dolly (1976). In 1977, Dolly got her first Grammy award: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her track "Here You Come Again." Dolly made her film debut in the film 9 to 5, the year 1980. She was nominated for an Oscar for the title track along with Grammy Awards 2/3: Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Further fame was earned through her appearances in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), as well as Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang the hit song "Tennessee Homesick Blues". She is the head of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100 million media empire and in 1986 she founded Dollywood the theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, which is a tribute to her Smoky-Mountain roots. She starred as herself on Dolly, the Dolly (1987) TV show. In 1988, she won another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals, for "Trio".