Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton escaped the struggles that shaped her life at an early age through her imaginative and creative imagination. The songs she wrote were composed before she could write and read. Her first guitar was given by her mother when she was eighteen. She started singing at the Knoxville Tenn station by the age of 11. She recorded her first album within the same calendar year with Gold Band Records, a small independent label. Her name was made in the local scene while at high school, but wanted to perform on a larger stage. The year 1964 was the day that followed her graduation from high school, she relocated to Nashville. Her first charting hits on 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 was hired in 1966. She then was signed to RCA Records in 1968, and then the Grand Ole Opry was founded in 1969. However she left Wagoner's show in 1974 as her solo releases such as Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene had begun charting their collaborative efforts. Parton recorded "I Will Always Love You" for Wagoner soon after their split. The song hit No. The first time that a song was able to reach No.