She wants to continue her legacy if for no other reason than it will help to continue to set up her family for yearsgenerationsto come. [138], In December 2006, Parton pledged $500,000 toward a proposed $90million hospital and cancer center to be constructed in Sevierville in the name of Robert F. Thomas, the physician who delivered her. Her brother Bobby helped with building restoration and new construction. [27], In 1974, her song, "I Will Always Love You", written about her professional break from Wagoner, went to number one on the country chart. It was released in the United States on May 13, and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart, making it her first Top10 album and her highest-charting solo album ever; it also reached the number two on the U.S. country chart. But here, we wanted to dive into that side of Partons life a bit more, from her mother to her father (Robert Parton) and beyond. He helped pen the 1991 hit "Rockin' Years," which is on the album Eagle When She Flies. This Tennessee native grew up in a sharecropping family - meaning hard work was the core of their values. [111], Parton's 1987 variety show Dolly lasted only one season. Dolly Parton's mother, is remembered by a family member as a good woman. [60] Parton initially declined the nomination believing that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was "for the people in rock music",[61][62] but after learning that this was not the case Parton said she would accept her induction if she were chosen for the honor. [56], In August 2020 Parton announced plans to release her first holiday album in 30 years, A Holly Dolly Christmas, in October 2020. [30] Though the album was well received and topped the U.S. country albums chart, neither it nor its single "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" made much of an impression on the pop charts. [10] The farm acreage and surrounding woodland inspired her to write the song "My Tennessee Mountain Home" in the 1970s. Avie had 12 children including country music star Dolly Parton. Parton again topped the singles chart in 1975 with "The Bargain Store". Dolly tied the knot with dapper fianc Carl Thomas Dean on May 30th 1966. [40] She released her second live DVD and album, Live From London in October 2009, which was filmed during her sold-out 2008 concerts at London's The O2 Arena. (2005) Due to the song's (and film's) acceptance of a transgender woman, Parton received death threats. On November 16, 2010, Parton accepted the Liseberg Applause Award, the theme park industry's most prestigious honor, on behalf of Dollywood theme park during a ceremony held at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Although neither of the album's two singles, "(Why Don't More Women Sing) Honky Tonk Songs" and "Salt in my Tears", charted, videos for both songs received significant airplay on CMT. [116], Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors, a made-for-TV film based on Parton's song of the same name, and featuring narration by Parton, aired on NBC in December 2015, with child actress Alyvia Alyn Lind portraying the young Parton. Krauss performed "Jolene" and duetted "Coat of Many Colors" with Twain. Edit Search New Search Jump to Filters. Parton's middle name comes from her maternal great-great-grandmother Rebecca (Dunn) Whitted. Actor, Singer & Musician, Philanthropist, Industrialist, Businessman, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman and humanitarian, Born on January 19, 1946 For the next two years, none of her solo efforts even "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)", which later became a standard were as successful as her duets with Wagoner. In 1989, Parton returned to film acting in Steel Magnolias (1989), based on the play of the same name by Robert Harling. According to an interview she did with NPR's Terry Gross, she started writing songs at the tender age of seven, got her first guitar at eight, and began performing on television at 10. It is hosted by Jad Abumrad, who also hosts Radiolab.[122]. [RELATED: 3 of Dolly Partons Favorite Dolly Parton Songs], Thats your foundation, she said of her family roots. Currently, over 1600 local communities provide the Imagination Library to almost 850,000 children each month across the U.S., Canada, the UK, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland. Around the same time, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song. For their performance, they were nominated at the 2014 Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Only members can comment. 1991, Elvis Presley{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Elvis Presley", "gender": "Male" } [46] The album was first released in Australia and New Zealand on January 31 to coincide with tour dates there in February, and reached the Top10 in both countries. The movie highlights discrimination against women in the workplace and created awareness of the National Association of Working Women (95). "[33], Parton earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Travelin' Thru", which she wrote specifically for the feature film Transamerica. In her first feature film, Parton portrayed a secretary in a leading role with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the comedy film 9to5 (1980). [88] In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Dolly Rebecca Parton was born January 19, 1946, in a one-room cabin on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center, Tennessee. 2007, Paul Newman{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Newman", "gender": "Male" } The show, which opened in June 2011, was owned and operated by Rob Scheer until the close of the 2015 season. Also in 1994, Parton contributed the song "You Gotta Be My Baby" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song recorded by Presley. Parton became one of the few female country singers to have a number-one single on the country and pop charts simultaneously. Her first entirely self-produced effort, New HarvestFirst Gathering (1977), highlighted her pop sensibilities, both in terms of choice of songs the album contained covers of the pop and R&B classics "My Girl" and "Higher and Higher" and production. Nicki Minaj) Single by Drake", "5 style lessons we can learn from Dolly Parton", "Dolly Parton's Biggest Influences Weren't Big 'Stars', "Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Other Hall of Famers Mourn George Jones", "The Artist Dolly Parton Loved to Listen to Growing up Because She Sang About 'Defending the Women', "Interview: Dolly Parton Talks to Tim McGraw About All Sorts! Dolly Parton allegedly had an affair with. [47] On March 6, 2016, Parton announced that she would be embarking on a tour in support of her new album, Pure & Simple. She appeared in the Grand Ole Opry and made her debut on Knoxville, a TV show. [70] The thickened appearance of the turret frontal armor of the T-72A main battle tank led to the unofficial Army nickname "Dolly Parton"[71] - and later the T-72BI's got the "Super Dolly Parton" nickname[72], Parton is known for having undergone considerable plastic surgery. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Parton as one of the hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. It was then she started to pursue a career, offering at times a hard rock sound. Released in late 1973, it topped the country chart in February 1974 and reached the lower regions of the Hot 100 (it eventually also charted in the U.K., reaching number seven in 1976, representing Parton's first U.K. success). The UK's supply crisis puts extra pressure on Prime Minister Boris. By 1970, both Parton and Wagoner had grown frustrated by her lack of solo chart success. Log In. When she was eight, her uncle bought her first real guitar. 1982, Quincy Jones{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Quincy Jones", "gender": "Male" } She was born as Dolly Rebecca Parton on January 19, 1946, in her family's home, a one-room cabin in Pittman Center, Tennessee, located in the Great Smoky Mountains. That song, a remake of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind", released in late 1967, reached the country Top10 in January 1968, launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top10 singles for the pair. ", Parton is the fourth of 12 children. From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases. 1953, Peter Sellers{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Sellers", "gender": "Male" } Already a member? [157] She said "I'm a very proud girl today to know I had anything at all to do with something that's going to help us through this crazy pandemic. At the Country Music Association, she has won ten awards out of 42 nominations. She is the fourth of 12 children born to Avie Lee Caroline (ne Owens; 1923-2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921-2000). 2010 - 2013, Frank Sinatra{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Frank Sinatra", "gender": "Male" } She is known for her distinctive soprano, sometimes bawdy (and self-depracating) humor, flamboyant style of dress and voluminous dcolletage. [180] Parton was also recognized in the Guinness World Records 2018 Edition for holding records for the Most Decades with a Top20 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart and Most Hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart by a Female Artist. On June 12, 2015, it was announced that the Dollywood Company had purchased the Lumberjack Feud Dinner Show in Pigeon Forge. She came from a large family, being the fourth of twelve children. 1992, Michael Jackson{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Jackson", "gender": "Male" } 1960, Sir Mick Jagger{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sir Mick Jagger", "gender": "Male" } [28] Parton refused. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Dolly describes her childhood in one of her debut songs Coat of Many colors. Dolly was born to Robert and Avie Lee. Dolly Parton credits her long-term success to this 6-word piece of advice from her mother. [149] Her fund, the "My People Fund", provided $1,000 a month for six months to over 900 families affected by the wildfires, finally culminating with $5,000 to each home in the final month due to increased fundraising, for a total of $10,000 per family. [29], Between 1974 and 1980 Parton had a series of country hits, with eight singles reaching number one. 80010 Dolly Rebecca Parton, the iconic Country music singer, is known famously for her blonde tresses, petite stature and welcoming personality. [23], A duet with Ricky Van Shelton, "Rockin' Years" (1991) reached number one, though Parton's greatest commercial fortune of the decade came when Whitney Houston recorded "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). [23] The pair continued to release duet albums, their final release being 1975's Say Forever You'll Be Mine. On May 8, 2009, Parton gave the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's College of Arts and Sciences. [14][109] Parton wrote and recorded the film's title song. [65] On December 31, 2022, Parton co-hosted NBC's New Year's special Miley's New Year's Eve Party. At 13, she was recording (the single "Puppy Love") on a small Louisiana label, Goldband Records,[18] and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry, where she first met Johnny Cash, who encouraged her to follow her own instincts regarding her career.[19]. Half sister of Willadeene Parton; Private; Private; Private; Private and 8 others; Private; Private; Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and Private less. [117], In June 2018, Parton announced an eight-part Netflix series, featuring her music career. Parton was honored in 2003 with a tribute album called Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). Family Trees. [99] Although she expressed a desire to record country material, Monument resisted, thinking her unique, high soprano voice was not suited to the genre. The songwriters (Ingram, Carole Bayer Sager, and Clif Magness) were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and Parton and Ingram performed the song at the awards telecast. In 1979, she received an Emmy award nomination as "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Variety Program" for her guest appearance in a Cher special. [57] On December 6, CBS aired a Christmas special, "A Holly Dolly Christmas", where Parton performed songs from her album. Her father was a tobacco farmer while the mother was a homemaker and a singer from whom Dolly drew inspiration. Parton, who had always envisioned a solo career, made the decision to leave Wagoner's organization; the pair performed their last duet concert in April 1974, and she stopped appearing on his TV show in mid-1974, although they remained affiliated. An error has occured while loading the map. The theme song to the 1980 feature film 9to5, in which she starred along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, not only reached number one on the country chart in February 1981 it reached number one on the pop and the adult-contemporary charts, giving her a triple number-one hit. Her family members, especially on her mother Avie Lees side, were all singers and played various instruments. Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records. [112] She made a guest appearance on Reba (episode "Reba's Rules of Real Estate") portraying a real-estate agency owner and on The Simpsons (episode "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday", 1999). [107] During the mid-1970s, Parton wanted to expand her audience base. [23], Along with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, she released Trio (1987) to critical acclaim. She was gifted a guitar from a relative and started playing it, and that helped her pen down her own tunes. She is one of the most successful female country artists, garnering the title of "The Queen of Country Music," with 25 number-one singles. From a young age, Parton sensed there was a big world out there, and she wanted a piece of it. Dolly Parton has been married for decades to the seldom-seen Carl Dean ", "Crimson and Clover", and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Her 11 pregnancies (the tenth being twins) in 20 years made her a mother of 12 by age 35. Her siblings are Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Robert Lee, Stella Mae, Cassie Nan, Randel Huston (deceased), Larry Gerald (deceased), twins Floyd Estel (deceased) and Frieda Estelle, and Rachel Ann. [92], As a songwriter, Parton has twice been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "9 to 5" and "Travelin' Thru" (2005) from the film Transamerica. 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