Story
American Country singer, songwriter, and actress born on January 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, USA. Sister of [a4410188], [a572845], and [a357984].
She made her first solo record [m1168847], a Rockabilly song, in 1959 at the age of 13 on the [l107616] label. She went on in 1962 to make one Soul Pop single "The Love You Gave" ([m1246061]) for the [l39357] Records label. In 1964 she went on to sing for the [l26077] label. She first sang the Pop single "What Do You Think About Lovin" ([m1663365]). Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul single "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" ([m1620742]) that hit the 1965 bubbling under charts. Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul Single "Busy Signal" ([m718784]). Then made the (Blue-Eyed) Soul single "Don't Drop Out" ([m1419675]). In 1966 she scored a No. 1 hit with [a1461660] on the [l5320] Records label. She went in 1966 after being forced by her previous labels to sing Soul and Pop, to sing country. She had her first top 100 hits "Dumb Blonde" ([r2294284]) and "Something Fishy" ([m614088]). She in 1967 replaced the country singer [a914802] on the [a357983] Show as the "girl singer". In 1968 she switched to [l11358] label. She scored her first No. 1 hit "Joshua" ([m862209]). She made singles for [l11358] until 1987 when she made singles for the [l1866] Records label. After that she made singles [l216059] label [her own label] and one single for the [l5320] Records label.
She acted in the films '9 To 5' (1980), 'The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas' (1982), 'Steel Magnolias' (1989), 'A Smokey Mountain Christmas' (1986), 'Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love' (2016), 'Gnomeo and Juliet' (2011), 'Joyful Noise' (2012), and 'Straight Talk' (1993). Her composition 'I Will Always Love You', written in 1974, became a worldwide hit for [a30542] in 1993. In the mid-1980s, she opened her own theme park called 'Dollywood'. Dolly Parton received the Songwriters Hall of Fame [a164574] Award in 2007.
Studios: [l310285].
