Throughout Dolly’s tremendous career, which includes having 25 songs reach the number one spot on the Billboard country music charts, she has not only transformed herself musically, but also fashionably. Although her albums didn’t do as well in the 1990s, she climbed the musical ladder again when she reached success in the new millennium and has continued to release records on independent labels as well as her own record label, Dolly Records.
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In addition to releasing more solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she released a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner and stayed on the charts.
(Everrett Collection)ĭolly released her debut studio album, Hello Dolly, in 1967 and it brought her two top 40 hits, including “Dumb Blonde”, which talked about how despite the spunky artist’s light-colored locks, she was “nobody’s fool”. Dolly Parton looking beautiful with a big smile.
Dolly epically climbed the music ladder by starting out as a girl who came from nothing and transforming into a record-breaking artist, who undoubtedly paved the way for other females in the genre. 19, which is the perfect opportunity to celebrate her illustrious career and how she’s changed the face of country music over the years. Happy birthday to the one and only, Dolly Parton! The country superstar turns 75 on Jan. 19, we’re taking a look back at photos of the legendary country singer throughout the entirety her extraordinary career. Most recently, in 2014, her estate won approval from the Brentwood board to build a barn on the property that will “architecturally match” the other three barns on the property and not exceed 17 feet in height.Ī few of her other real estate holdings are also featured on this site.In honor of Dolly Parton’s 75th birthday on Jan. A public street address is listed as Crockett Road, Route #1. Since then she has amassed over $500 million in net worth, and owns this 63-acre property in Brentwood, called Willow Lake Plantation. Her big break came the day after she graduated from high school in 1964, when she moved to Nashville and began songwriting, initially being pitched as a bubblegum pop singer before releasing Hello, I'm Dolly, her first solo country album in 1967. Parton was born in Sevier County, Tennessee in 1946 to a family she described as 'dirt poor,' but began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television programs in the Eastern Tennessee area. To date, she is known as "The Most Successful Female Country Artist In History", recording singles including "Jolene," "Islands in the Stream (a duet with Kenny Rogers)," and "Coat of Many Colors." Her 25 #1 singles is a record for any female country artist, and her 42 top-10 country albums is a record for any country artist.Īs an actress, she starred in 1980's 9 to 5, alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas where she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) with Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuis, and the star-studded Steel Magnolias, about the bond a group of women share surrounding a sister's death with Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt and Dylan McDermott. Dolly Parton is a Grammy Award-winning country music singer/songwriter, composer, author, actress and philanthropist.
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