Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton, who was born in Locust Ridge Tenn. on Jan. 19. 1946 into a very humble family of 12 children later on, realized early that she was able to escape suffering through her vivid imagination. She was writing songs before she was able to read or write. In the year she turned 8, she got her first electric guitar and began singing on a Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. The same year she released her debut recording for Gold Band Records a tiny independent label. Although she became popular in the local scene while she was at high school, her ambitions were much bigger. She relocated to Nashville following her graduation in 1964. Dumb Blonde, Something Fishy and Dumb Blonde both charted on Monument Records in 1967. Porter Wagoner had been looking for a female vocalist for his show that was syndicated at this point. Parton signed with RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She accepted her job in 1967. But she resigned from the show in 1974 as her solo songs like Joshua Coat of Many Colors and Jolene were out-charting their collaborations. Parton wrote "I I Will Never Forget You" for Wagoner just after the pair split. The song was ranked No. The first time in 1974.