Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton escaped the struggles of her life early on by using her creative and imaginative imagination. Prior to learning how to read or write, Dolly Parton was creating her own songs. After getting her first guitar at age of eight, she started performing on local radio stations from Knoxville in Tennessee. The same year, she released her debut album for Gold Band Records an independent small-scale label. Although she was in school, she had already made a name of herself in the local music scene. Her goal was to be able to make music on a greater level. On the very day she was able to graduate from high school, it was 1964. Dumb Blonde (both 1967) as well as Something Fishy were among her first Monument Records chart-topping records. Porter Wagoner's syndicated tv show was in need of a new singer at around this point. Parton became a member of Grand Ole Opry 1969 after contracting in 1969 with RCA Records. It was not until 1974 when she made the decision to quit Wagoner's show because the success of her solo albums including Joshua Coat, Many Colors and Jolene had outstripped their collaborative efforts. Parton following the breakup of their relationship with Wagoner, wrote I Will Always Love You and made it to Number. Its first appearance at No. 1 was 1974.