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Dolly Parton's Personal Details
Dolly Parton is a woman with multiple talents; she is a noted singer, lyricist, author, actress and businesswoman
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | January 19, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Famous | Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses, Singers, Country Singers, Pop Singers |
| City/State | Tennessee |
| Spouses | Carl Thomas Dean |
| Siblings | Cassie Nan Parton, Coy Denver Parton, David Wilburn Parton, Floyd Parton, Freida Estelle Parton, Larry Gerald Parton, Rachel Dennison, Randy Parton, Robert Lee Parton Jr., Willadeene Parton |
| Known as | Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Dolly Rebecca Parton |
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| Founder / Co-Founder |
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| Birth Place | Sevierville |
| Height | 152 |
| Gender | Female |
| Father | Robert Lee Parton |
| Mother | Avie Lee Owens |
| Net Worth | $500 Million as of Jan 17,2017 |
| Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Born in | Sevierville |
| Famous as | Singer |
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Who is Dolly Parton?
Dolly Parton is a woman with multiple talents; she is a noted singer, lyricist, author, actress and businesswoman. She is also known for her charitable work. Dolly Parton began her career at the young age of 13. Although she initially gained fame as a lyricist, she later attained success in other fields as well. Dolly Parton is best known for country music and is a star in this genre in the United States of America. She has written and put together more than 3000 songs in the course of her career that has exceeded six decades, and has won many accolades, such as the Grammy Awards, Country Music Association Awards, and American Music Awards along with being nominated for the Oscar Awards twice. Dolly Parton held the record of having received the maximum number of Grammy Award nominations of 46 till 2013. Other than singing, she has been trained to play the musical instruments piano, banjo and guitar. Dolly Parton publicly supports LGBT equality and is identified as a gay icon by the LGBT community. Dolly Parton is known to have English, Irish, German and Scottish ancestry.
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Childhood & Early Life
Dolly Parton was born on 19 January 1946 at Sevier County in Tennessee, USA. She was the fourth of twelve children born to Robert Lee Parton, a farmer and construction laborer and Avie Lee. She later described her family to be economically backward.
Dolly Parton’s family was inclined towards music and she took up singing from her mother. She credits her uncle Bill Owens for supporting her for taking music as a career at a young age.
After graduating from high school in 1964 she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her career in music.
Career
Dolly Parton began her professional performances at the age of 10 through television and radio shows in Knoxville, Tennessee. Later her career began flourishing in the year 1967 when she partnered with entertainer Porter Wagoner for the Porter Wagoner Show. This partnership also helped her in receiving a musical contract from RCA Records.
RCA Records released her first single as a duet partnered with Porter Wagoner, a cover of Tom Paxton’s song ‘The Last Thing on My Mind’ which was released in 1967 and reached the country top ten in early 1968. The following six years witnessed an unbreakable top ten singles from this partnership.
In 1971, Dolly Parton earned her first No.1 Country singles hit with the song ‘Joshua’. She had many more hit singles and duets in the following years which included songs like ‘Coat of many Colours’, ‘Burning the Midnight Oil’ , ‘Touch Your Woman’ and ‘The Right Combination’.
In 1973, Dolly Parton had the biggest hit until then with the single ‘Jolene’. The following year she released ‘I Will Always Love You’ – a country chart topper song that went on to be one of her signature songs.
In 1974, she had three country chart toppers to her credit – ‘Jolene’, ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘Love is Like a Butterfly’. Willing to pursue her dream of a solo career, Dolly Parton made the decision to end partnership with Porter Wagoner around this time. However, they remained in good terms and he continued to assist Dolly Parton with her records. They continued work on duet albums and their final work was in 1975 with ‘Say Forever You’ll Be Mine’.
Dolly Parton attempted to enhance her visibility by shifting from country music to pop and in the year 1976 she began her association with talent manager Sandy Galling, who went on to be her personal manager for the next 25 years. The same year she released her album ‘All I can Do’. However, the first few albums did not make it to the top of the charts though they were received fairly well.
In 1977, she released her first crossover number ‘Here You Come Again’ which topped both Pop and Country Music charts. She received her first Grammy Award for this performance in 1978. During the two years that followed, Dolly Parton continued to give hit numbers that topped country music charts as well. She made multiple television appearances during this time through interview and hosting shows.
In 1980, her popularity increased yet again with multiple hit performance that included ‘Starting Over Again’, ‘Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle To You’ and ‘9 to 5’. Dolly Parton had also acted in the comedy feature film ‘9 to 5’ in 1980. The theme song of this film became the No.1 in adult- contemporary, pop and country music charts at the same time in 1981. Dolly Parton was the only musician to have such a record.
After the success of her acting debut, she acted in quite a few movies such as ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ (1982),‘Rhinestone’ (1984), ‘Steel Magnolias’(1989), and ‘Straight Talk’(1992) other than a few television shows.
In 1986, Dolly Parton opened a theme park by the name ‘Dollywood’ in Tennessee. The amusement park is a popular travel destination even today.
The mid-eighties were a period when Dolly Parton was still doing relatively well in music with good record sales. However, her contract with RCA Records ended during the same time after which she signed a contract with Columbia Records in 1987. In the same year she released the album ‘Trio’ along with songwriter and singer Emmylou Harris and singer Linda Ronstadt which became a hit and earned much critical acclaim.
Dolly Parton continued to strive towards success in pop music with the album ‘Rainbow’. Later she concentrated on country music and produced No. 1 hits ‘Yellow Roses’ and ‘Why'd You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That’.
Dolly Parton received much commercial success after renowned singer Whitney Houston recorded her song ‘I Will Always Love You’ for the feature film ‘The Bodyguard’, in 1992. The song as well as the album was a massive hit.
In 1993, her album ’Slow Dancing With The Moon’ won much critical acclaim. In the same year the songwriters of her song ‘The Day I Fall in Love’, which was featured in the movie ‘Beethoven’s 2nd’ won an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Until the late 1990s her songs were appreciated and maintained their uniqueness.
Beginning 1999 she recorded a series of albums inspired by Bluegrass music – a type of American country music. She made four albums ‘The Grass isBlue’ (1999), ‘Little Sparrow’ (2001), ‘Halos & Horns’ (2002) and ‘Those Were the Days’ (2005). In 2005, she also wrote the song ‘Travelin’ Thru’ for the feature film ‘Transamerica’ for which she was nominated for an Academy Award that year.
Since then she has been active through appearances on musical shows, releasing her own song collection and so on. In 2013, she collaborated with Kenny Rogers for a musical album ‘You Can’t Make Old Friends’. In 2014, she released her 42nd album ‘Blue Smoke’.
Major Works
Her song "I Will Always Love You", which was written, composed, and originally recorded by her and was the second single from her 1974 album ‘Jolene’ is her best-known song. Whitney Houston recorded a cover version of the song for the 1992 film 'The Bodyguard' and since then the song has become one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Humanitarian Works
Dolly Parton formed the Dollywood Foundation in 1996. The foundation focuses on literacy and has been instrumental in encouraging reading amongst the children of over 1600 communities across USA, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Dolly Parton has also worked towards other causes as the American Red Cross and HIV-AIDS. Her music has been used in PETA’s ad campaigns.
Awards & Achievements
Dolly Parton has received 25 awards in gold, platinum and multi-platinum category certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Her music album ‘New Harvest, First Gathering’ won the favourite Country Album category of the American Music Awards in 1978.
In 1979, she won the Grammy Award in the category for Best Country Vocal performance for the song ‘Here You Come Again’.
Dolly Parton won the 1992 Grammy Award for her song in ‘9 to 5’ in the Best Country Vocal performance category.
In 1988 she won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with her album ‘Trio’.
Dolly Parton was inducted into Country Music Hall of fame in the year 1999.
She won the Grammy Award in the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for the song ‘After the Gold Rush’ in 2000.
In 2001, her album ‘The Grass is Blue’ won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
In 2002, she once again won the Best Female Country Vocal Performance category of the Grammy Awards for the song’ Shine’.
In 2011, Dolly Parton was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Personal Life & Legacy
Dolly Parton married Carl Thomas Dean, a business man on 30 May 1966 in Georgia. The couple does not have children. Dolly Parton is the godmother of American singer Miley Cyrus.
Trivia
The first cloned sheep Dolly was named after Dolly Parton.
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Dolly Parton's awards
| Year | Name | Award |
|---|---|---|
Grammy Awards | ||
| 2017 | Best Country Duo/Group Performance | Winner |
| 2011 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Winner |
| 2002 | Best Country Vocal Performance - Female | Winner |
| 2001 | Best Bluegrass Album | Winner |
| 2000 | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Winner |
| 1988 | Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Winner |
| 1982 | Best Country Song | Nine to Five (1980) |
| 1982 | Best Country Vocal Performance - Female | Nine to Five (1980) |
| 1979 | Best Country Vocal Performance - Female | Winner |
People's Choice Awards | ||
| 1988 | Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer | Winner |
| 1988 | Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program | Winner |
Dolly Parton biography timelines
- // 19th Jan 1946Dolly Parton was born on 19 January 1946 at Sevier County in Tennessee, USA. She was the fourth of twelve children born to Robert Lee Parton, a farmer and construction laborer and Avie Lee. She later described her family to be economically backward.
- // 1964After graduating from high school in 1964 she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her career in music.
- // 30th May 1966Dolly Parton married Carl Thomas Dean, a business man on 30 May 1966 in Georgia. The couple does not have children. Dolly Parton is the godmother of American singer Miley Cyrus.
- // 1967Dolly Parton began her professional performances at the age of 10 through television and radio shows in Knoxville, Tennessee. Later her career began flourishing in the year 1967 when she partnered with entertainer Porter Wagoner for the Porter Wagoner Show. This partnership also helped her in receiving a musical contract from RCA Records.
- // 1967 To 1968RCA Records released her first single as a duet partnered with Porter Wagoner, a cover of Tom Paxton’s song ‘The Last Thing on My Mind’ which was released in 1967 and reached the country top ten in early 1968. The following six years witnessed an unbreakable top ten singles from this partnership.
- // 1971In 1971, Dolly Parton earned her first No.1 Country singles hit with the song ‘Joshua’. She had many more hit singles and duets in the following years which included songs like ‘Coat of many Colours’, ‘Burning the Midnight Oil’ , ‘Touch Your Woman’ and ‘The Right Combination’.
- // 1973In 1973, Dolly Parton had the biggest hit until then with the single ‘Jolene’. The following year she released ‘I Will Always Love You’ – a country chart topper song that went on to be one of her signature songs.
- // 1974 To 1975In 1974, she had three country chart toppers to her credit – ‘Jolene’, ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘Love is Like a Butterfly’. Willing to pursue her dream of a solo career, Dolly Parton made the decision to end partnership with Porter Wagoner around this time. However, they remained in good terms and he continued to assist Dolly Parton with her records. They continued work on duet albums and their final work was in 1975 with ‘Say Forever You’ll Be Mine’.
- // 1974 To 1992Her song "I Will Always Love You", which was written, composed, and originally recorded by her and was the second single from her 1974 album ‘Jolene’ is her best-known song. Whitney Houston recorded a cover version of the song for the 1992 film 'The Bodyguard' and since then the song has become one of the best-selling singles of all time.
- // 1976Dolly Parton attempted to enhance her visibility by shifting from country music to pop and in the year 1976 she began her association with talent manager Sandy Galling, who went on to be her personal manager for the next 25 years. The same year she released her album ‘All I can Do’. However, the first few albums did not make it to the top of the charts though they were received fairly well.
- // 1977 To 1978In 1977, she released her first crossover number ‘Here You Come Again’ which topped both Pop and Country Music charts. She received her first Grammy Award for this performance in 1978. During the two years that followed, Dolly Parton continued to give hit numbers that topped country music charts as well. She made multiple television appearances during this time through interview and hosting shows.
- // 1978Her music album ‘New Harvest, First Gathering’ won the favourite Country Album category of the American Music Awards in 1978.
- // 1979In 1979, she won the Grammy Award in the category for Best Country Vocal performance for the song ‘Here You Come Again’.
- // 1980In 1980, her popularity increased yet again with multiple hit performance that included ‘Starting Over Again’, ‘Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle To You’ and ‘9 to 5’. Dolly Parton had also acted in the comedy feature film ‘9 to 5’ in 1980. The theme song of this film became the No.1 in adult- contemporary, pop and country music charts at the same time in 1981. Dolly Parton was the only musician to have such a record.
- // 1982 To 1989After the success of her acting debut, she acted in quite a few movies such as ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ (1982),‘Rhinestone’ (1984), ‘Steel Magnolias’(1989), and ‘Straight Talk’(1992) other than a few television shows.
- // 1986In 1986, Dolly Parton opened a theme park by the name ‘Dollywood’ in Tennessee. The amusement park is a popular travel destination even today.
- // 1987The mid-eighties were a period when Dolly Parton was still doing relatively well in music with good record sales. However, her contract with RCA Records ended during the same time after which she signed a contract with Columbia Records in 1987. In the same year she released the album ‘Trio’ along with songwriter and singer Emmylou Harris and singer Linda Ronstadt which became a hit and earned much critical acclaim.
- // 1988In 1988 she won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with her album ‘Trio’.
- // 1992Dolly Parton received much commercial success after renowned singer Whitney Houston recorded her song ‘I Will Always Love You’ for the feature film ‘The Bodyguard’, in 1992. The song as well as the album was a massive hit.
- // 1992Dolly Parton won the 1992 Grammy Award for her song in ‘9 to 5’ in the Best Country Vocal performance category.
- // 1993In 1993, her album ’Slow Dancing With The Moon’ won much critical acclaim. In the same year the songwriters of her song ‘The Day I Fall in Love’, which was featured in the movie ‘Beethoven’s 2nd’ won an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Until the late 1990s her songs were appreciated and maintained their uniqueness.
- // 1996 To 1996Dolly Parton formed the Dollywood Foundation in 1996. The foundation focuses on literacy and has been instrumental in encouraging reading amongst the children of over 1600 communities across USA, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
- // 1999Beginning 1999 she recorded a series of albums inspired by Bluegrass music – a type of American country music. She made four albums ‘The Grass isBlue’ (1999), ‘Little Sparrow’ (2001), ‘Halos & Horns’ (2002) and ‘Those Were the Days’ (2005). In 2005, she also wrote the song ‘Travelin’ Thru’ for the feature film ‘Transamerica’ for which she was nominated for an Academy Award that year.
- // 1999Dolly Parton was inducted into Country Music Hall of fame in the year 1999.
- // 2000She won the Grammy Award in the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for the song ‘After the Gold Rush’ in 2000.
- // 2001In 2001, her album ‘The Grass is Blue’ won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
- // 2002In 2002, she once again won the Best Female Country Vocal Performance category of the Grammy Awards for the song’ Shine’.
- // 2011In 2011, Dolly Parton was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
- // 2013 To 2014Since then she has been active through appearances on musical shows, releasing her own song collection and so on. In 2013, she collaborated with Kenny Rogers for a musical album ‘You Can’t Make Old Friends’. In 2014, she released her 42nd album ‘Blue Smoke’.
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Dolly Parton's FAQ
What is Dolly Parton birthday?
Dolly Parton was born at 1946-01-19
Where is Dolly Parton's birth place?
Dolly Parton was born in Sevierville
What is Dolly Parton nationalities?
Dolly Parton's nationalities is American
Who is Dolly Parton spouses?
Dolly Parton's spouses is Carl Thomas Dean
Who is Dolly Parton siblings?
Dolly Parton's siblings is Cassie Nan Parton, Coy Denver Parton, David Wilburn Parton, Floyd Parton, Freida Estelle Parton, Larry Gerald Parton, Rachel Dennison, Randy Parton, Robert Lee Parton Jr., Willadeene Parton
What was Dolly Parton universities?
Dolly Parton studied at Sevier County High School
Which company or organization was founded by Dolly Parton?
Dolly Parton was the founder/co-founder of Dollywood Foundation
How tall is Dolly Parton?
Dolly Parton's height is 152
Who is Dolly Parton's father?
Dolly Parton's father is Robert Lee Parton
Who is Dolly Parton's mother?
Dolly Parton's mother is Avie Lee Owens
What is Dolly Parton's sun sign?
Dolly Parton is Capricorn
How famous is Dolly Parton?
Dolly Parton is famouse as Singer