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- Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Info It's difficult to find a country performer (except, of course, for Elvis Presley) who has moved from country roots to international fame more successfully than Dolly Parton. Her autobiographical single Coat of Many Colors shows the poverty of growing up one of 12 children on a run-down farm in Locust Ridge, TN. At 12 years old she was appearing on Knoxville television; at 13 she was recording on a small label and appearing on the Grand Ole Opry. Upon graduating from high school, she moved to Nashville to launch a career as a country singer. Her 1967 hit Dumb Blonde (and she's not) caught Porter Wagoner's ear, and he hired Parton to appear on his television show, where their duet numbers became famous. For the next seven years she performed with this group at the Grand Old Opry, in tours and on records. By the time her Joshua reached #1 in 1970, Parton's fame had overshadowed the boss's, and she struck out on her own, though still recording duets with him. Parton left Wagoner for good to became a solo artist in 1974, very quickly gaining immense popularity as a singer-songwriter. Nationally known as a media celebrity by the late '70s, she appeared frequently on TV specials and talk shows. |
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