Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on the 19th of January, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee and raised in Sevierville, Tennessee to Avie Lee Parton, a housewife and Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer. At 12, she was appearing on Knoxville TV and at 13, she was already recording for an obscure label and performing on the Grand Ole Opry. She moved to Nashville in 1964 to begin her country music career after graduating from high school. She became a fan of Carl Dean, who ran an asphalt-paving firm. They married on May 30 in 1966, and remain together. Porter Wagoner saw her singing and invited her to appear on The Porter Wagoner Show (1961). She stayed with the show for seven years. Their duets went viral, and she appeared with his group on the Grand Ole Opry; she also performed on tour and sold records. When her smash hit "Joshua" was ranked #1 in the year 1970, her fame had overshadowed his, and she branched out on her own, even though she recorded duets with him. She had left him and became a solo artist in 1974. Dolly achieved immense fame as a songwriter/singer. Dolly was honored with numerous Country Music Association awards (1968-1971 1971, 1975-1976 and 1975-1976). The diminutive (5'0") beauty was an easy fit for television. In the late 1970s, Dolly was frequently appearing on TV specials, talk shows, and before getting her own Dolly (1976). Dolly won her first Grammy award in 1977 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Dolly's movie debut was in 9 to 5 (1980) In the film, she was awarded an Oscar nomination for her composition of the title song, and Grammy awards 2, 3, Best Country Song, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the track "Nine to Five." Her most well-known roles were in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984) in which she sang "Tennessee Homesick Blues". Dolly Parton Enterprises is her media empire that is worth $100 million. In 1986, she created Dollywood the Tennessee theme park in Pigeon Forge. This was to commemorate her Smoky Mountain upbringing. She appeared as herself in the Dolly (1987) television series. In 1988 she was awarded another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocals, for "Trio".






 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Billie

Image
Billie Eilish, an American pop singer and songwriter is taking the music world to the forefront. Her debut EP as well as her full-length When We Fall Asleep Where Do We Go was certified multi-platinum. She gained immense popularity with her unique mixture of alternative music and dark subject matter earning multiple Grammy Awards and millions of fans worldwide.
Read more

Steve Aoki

Image
Steve Aoki was born on November 30, 1977, in Miami, Florida. American electro-house musician as well as record producer, D.J. & music executive. He's the 3rd son of Chizuru Kobayashi and Rocky Aoki. His father, a former wrestler, also co-founded the restaurant chain Benihana. He has 2 older siblings, sister Kana (who is often referred to by her middle name Grace) & brother Kevin (owner of the Doraku Sushi restaurant). His half-sister's model & actress Devon Aoki. He grew up in Newport Beach, California & graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1995, where he was on the varsity badminton team. He attended UC Santa Barbara and graduated with a 2nd B.A. He also earned two bachelor's degrees, one in feminist studies, and the other in Sociology. He also made records for DIY and also hosted underground music events from his Biko room in the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative while in college. It was a concert venue and the apartment bec...
Read more

Alicia Acuna

Image
Alicia Acuna, an American journalist currently based at the FOX News Channel's Denver bureau in Colorado as a reporter. Additionally, she contributes to Fox News Latino. Alicia was previously a reporter for KSEE-TV in Fresno (California) before she joined the station in 1997. Born in Whittier, California on May 27 1970, Alicia was raised as a child in Arizona. Alicia is 50 years old. age. She is an average-sized woman. Alicia measures 5 ft 5 inches (approx. 1.65 m). Her average weight of about 125lbs (56 kgs). Her hair is blonde and her eyes are brown. She was born in Whittier, California, USA, but grew up mostly in Arizona. Alicia says she is an American Mexican second or third-generation woman and proud Latina girl. According to Alicia her parents, they're Chicano. Her mother and father separated when Alicia reached 13 years old, with her father making the move to San Diego. Following the divorce of her parents, Alicia was able to stay in Arizona with her mother throughout sc...
Read more