Dolly-Parton

born on January. 19 1946, in Locust Ridge Tenn into a poor family that would eventually comprise 12 kids Dolly Parton learned early to escape the hardships of life by using her vivid and expansive imagination. Her songs were written before she learned to write or read. When she was eight, she bought her first electric guitar. She started singing at a Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. In the same year, she recorded her debut recording for Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. While she was an established local celebrity while at the high school years, her dreams were bigger. She relocated to Nashville following her graduation in 1964. Dumb Blonde (both 1967) as well as Something Fishy were among her first Monument Records chart-topping records. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated TV show host at the time, was in search for a singer for his show. Parton was hired in 1967 she signed with RCA Records by 1968, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. However she left Wagoner's show in 1974, as her own songs like Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene were out-charting their collaborations. Parton composed "I Will Always Love You" in support of Wagoner shortly after they separated. The song was ranked No. The song of Parton in 1974. I Will Always Love You reached the No.