Dolly Parton Bio:

Dolly Parton first became a star with country star Porter Wagoner before launching a solo career featuring hits such as “Joshua,” “Jolene,” “The Bargain Store,” “I Will Always Love You,” “Here You Come Again,” “9 to 5” and “Islands in the Stream.” Here, we talk about Dolly Parton net worth, age, career, height, weight, family, lifestyle, and biography.

The highly acclaimed singer/songwriter, who has won many significant awards and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999, is known for her thoughtful narrations and distinct vocals. Besides starring in films like Steel Magnolias and 9 to 5, she also opened her theme park in 1986 entitled Dollywood. The country music star continues to record and tour regularly.

Dolly Parton Early Life:

On January 19, 1946, she was born in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, to Opal and Raymond Parton. She grew up in a low-income family in rural Appalachia. Her family consisted of 12 children, and money was always an issue. A few family members, such as her mother, introduced her to music through singing and playing the guitar as a child. As a youngster, she was expose to music by performing at church services.  

After receiving a guitar from a relative, Parton began writing some of her songs soon after. She first began performing professionally at a very young age, appearing on

Local television and radio show in Knoxville at the age of 10. She went on to perform at the Grand Ole Opry three years later. After finishing high school, after deciding she wanted to pursue a music career, she moved to Nashville to pursue her dreams.

Dolly Parton Career:

One of the pivotal moments in Dolly Parton’s career came in 1967 when the syndicated television show The Porter Wagoner Show phoned her. Wagoner wanted to replace his duet partner, Norma Together, a flashy-dressing traditional country singer. Wagoner and Parton became an immediate hit with an audience’s hourglass figure, outrageous outfits, and the angelic voice of Dolly Parton paired perfectly with Wagoner’s cornpone humor.

Old-time country appeal. After that, however, Dolly Parton’s country career became erratic even as her name became a household word and she became a constant presence on network television, appearing on talk shows, specials, and a brief self-titled series of her own in 1976. In her movie career, she has gone from stellar (9 to 5) to forgettable (Rhinestone, a film in which Sylvester Stallone was transforme into a country singer).

She has recorded many hits, including 1987’s Trio album with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and The Honky Tonk Angels in 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. During the summer of 1992, the famous singer Whitney Houston recorde Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” which turned out to be a #1 smash hit in pop music, partly due to its inclusion on the soundtrack for the movie The Bodyguard.

A series of albums inspire by Bluegrass music, a type of American country music, was recorde by Gail starting in 1999. The singer made four studio albums: the first ‘The Grass Is Blue’ (1999), the second ‘Little Sparrow’ (2001). The third ‘Halos & Horns’ (2002), and the fourth ‘Those Were The Days (2005). Her writings have also appeared in the feature film ‘Transamerica’ released in 2005. A song she penn that was nominate for an Academy Award that year.

Dolly Parton Personal Life:

Soon after Dean began dating Parton, he was draft into the army. In his military service, they stay in touch, and after his two years had been complete, they decide to get married. However, Parton’s record label did not want her to get married as soon as possible, as fear of a negative impact on her career was present.

But the singer outspokenly states, “I couldn’t see straight because I was so in love with him.” She was determined to get married. May 30, 1966, was the day of the couple’s small ceremony in Georgia, which they kept under wraps. They wanted to keep their wedding secret. Parton had supported Dean’s career dreams when the two were dating. And their marriage did not alter that fact – the morning after their wedding.

She got up for a radio interview shortly after their wedding. Due to Parton’s other commitments, the couple chose not to go on a honeymoon. She said of Dean in 1976: “She understood that I had to do what I had come to Nashville for. She never tried to convince me to give it up.

Dolly Parton Net Worth:

Dolly Parton is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur, philanthropy, and entrepreneur. Dolly’s net worth is $650 million. She has been writing and performing hit country songs for 40 years. She has released 41 top-ten country albums and 25 singles to her credit.

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