Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton escaped the struggles that shaped her life at an early age by using her creative and imaginative imagination. Before she could read and write she was making up her own music. Within 8 years she had her very first guitar. In the age of 11 she started singing at Knoxville Tenn's local radio station. Gold Band Records is a tiny, independent label. Her name was made in the local scene while in high school but she always dreamed of having a bigger stage. On the 14th of March, 1964, that followed her graduation from high school the singer moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde (1967) and Something Fishy (1968) were the first two albums to chart from Monument Records. Porter Wagoner, a syndicated TV show host in the late '60s, was looking for a female singer on his show. Parton got her first gig in 1967, signed with RCA Records by 1968, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. However, it wasn't until 1974 that she decided to leave Wagoner's program as the popularity of her own solo records such as Joshua Coat, Many Colors, and Jolene exceeded their collective efforts. After their split, Parton wrote the song I Will Always Love You for Wagoner and it debuted at Number. First time, in 1974.