Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (Sevierville (Tennessee), 19 January 1946) is an American countrysinger, lyricist, singer-songwriter and actress. In 1986 she was inducted into theNashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.



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[hide] *1 Biography  ==Biography[ Edit] == ===Family[ Edit] === Parton is the fourth child in a family with twelve children. Her parents are Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Owens. Her eleven siblings are Willadeene (poet), David, Denver, Bobby, Stella (singer), Cassie, Larry (died shortly after birth), Randy (singer), the twins Floyd (songwriter) and Freida (singer), and Rachel (actress, married to Richard Dennison).
 * 1.1 Family
 * 2 Career
 * 2.1 Music
 * 2.2 Film and television
 * 2.3 Business
 * 3 awards and nominations
 * 4 Trivia
 * 5 discography
 * 5.1 Albums
 * 5.2 Singles
 * 5.3 Radio 2 Top 2000

She grew up in a poor family on her father's the tobacco farm in the Great Smoky Mountains, at Locust Ridge, Tennessee. At the age of twelve, she appeared on television in Knoxville and a year later she recorded her first album at Gold Band Records (a small local record label). Also, she appeared on the "Grand Ole Opry" (also broadcast over the radio). The day after she had completed her school in 1964 she left for Nashville.

On May 30, 1966, she married in Ringgold, Georgia with Carl Dean (with whom she is still together) who led a asfalterings company . The couple has no children. Together with her husband she has five of her younger siblings brought up. That has her nieces and nephews the nickname Aunt Granny (aunt Grandma) was completed. Miley Cyrusis a godchild of Parton. ==Career[ Edit] == ===Music<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">She started her career as a singer at a local radio and television station in East Tennessee. She moved to Nashville in the mid- 1960s. In 1967 drew the attention of her singer Porter Wagoner, who asked her to join him in the Porter Wagoner Show to come. They remained here seven years, and their duets were famous. They overshadowed early 1970s Porter and in 1974 she left to focus on her solo career. She wrote about her departure when "I Will Always Love You", which became one of her biggest hits and later was covered by Whitney Houston.

<p lang="en" len="400" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Parton amassed great popularity as a singer and composer and won several Country Music Awards: in 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975 and 1976.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In 1977 she won her first Grammy Award, in the category best female country performance with her song "Here You Come Again". In 1980 she won her next two Grammy Awards in the categories best country song andbest female country performance. Number four followed eight years later, in the category best country enforcement in a duo or group with the album Trio, that they in 1987 along with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harrishas recorded. In 2000 she won her fifth Grammy, in the category best country collaboration with vocals with the song "After the Gold Rush" from the album "Trio II" that she (as Trio) has recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">On 18 March 2007, Parton after more than 30 years showing a performance in Netherlands (in the Zwolle IJsselhallen in). All cards were sold within a day. On June 19, 2008 gave the singer under her Backwoods Barbie Tour again, this time in a concert in Ahoy Rotterdam Netherlands.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In 2009, Parton a honorary doctorate in music at the University of Tennesseein Knoxville <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" len="164" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1] . ===Film and television<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Mid 1970s was Parton a much welcome guest in tv specials and talk shows. In 1976 she got her own Dollywith the title countryshow. This show, however, disappeared after one year of the tube.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In 1980 she made her film debut alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the movie Nine to Five. Written and composed by her title song "9 to 5" earned her an Academy Awardnomination in the category best original song. In addition, she received two Golden Globenominations for best film actress in the musical/comedy category and Best Newcomer of the year in a motion picture-ladies.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Other movies where Parton starred in include The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), which earned her her second Golden Globe nomination as an actress, Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Blue Valley Songbird (TV, 1999) and Straight Talk (1992). She also had a guest role in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) as herself.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In 2006 and 2007 was to see Parton next to her cousin Miley Cyrus in the series Hannah Montana. She played a guest role in the episodes Good Golly, Miss Dolly and I will always loathe you, where they showed as the godmother of Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana. They came In december 2010 in the episode Kiss it all goodbye once more back in Hannah Montana Forever, the last season of the series. ===Business<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Parton is known for its business instinct. It has invested a large part of its income in the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge (Tennessee), whereby the tourism in Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio grew.

<p lang="en" len="103" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Dolly Parton Parton also is Director of enterprise, a media company with a value of $ 100 million. ==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Below the different awards and nominations that Parton on her name. If the price gold is marked, has also won this prize, otherwise Parton concerns a nomination. ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="636" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The first cloned animal was a sheep and was named after her by scientists because Dolly was cloned from udder tissue.

<p lang="en" len="33" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Famous statements by her are:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Although Parton there has never been a secret that has made cosmetic-surgery several times she has had, has it lasted until 2002 before they admitted that she also has undergone a breast augmentation. According to her, however, this is only halfway through the 80 's been after her breast size was reduced considerably due to being when pretty fallen off is. Her trademark is her large bust size and her breasts are insured for $ 600,000. ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * "It takes an awful lot of money to look this cheap"
 * "When any part of me is bagging, sagging or dragging it is my duty to nip it, tuck it or suck it."