Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton escaped the struggles of her life early on thanks to her inventive and innovative imagination. She was writing songs before she could read or write. The first guitar she received was gifted by her mother when she was eight. She began singing in a Knoxville Tenn station by the age of eleven. Gold Band Records is a tiny, independent label. She made a name in the local scene while at high school, but wanted to perform on a larger stage. The day after she graduated in 1964, she moved to Nashville. The first charting record she had for Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated television show host at the time was searching for a female singer on his show. Parton took the offer in 1967 signed with RCA Records in 1968 and was a part of the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. In 1974, she quit The Wagoner's Show due to the popularity of her singles like Joshua Coats from Many Colors or Jolene was surpassing their joint albums. The two split in 1974, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it debuted at Number. The first time in 1974.