In , country star Porter Wagoner invited Dolly to join his company, offering her a regular spot on his weekly TV series The Porter Wagoner Show, and in his live road show.
Wagoner convinced his label, RCA Victor, to sign her. They recorded several albums and singles together, and became one of the country's most popular and successful double acts.
Dolly had always wanted a solo career, and decided to leave Wagoner's company. Their last duet concert took place in April , and she left his TV show in mid Wagoner died in at the age of Dolly was at his bedside alongside his family.
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Getting Started Contributor Zone ». To make the country singer feel more at home, the party was farm themed — and complete with haystacks and live animals. Here Dolly poses with her costars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda in the workplace comedy about three female secretaries who kidnap their sexist boss. The film was a hit, and inspired a popular Broadway musical. Did you know that Dolly is grew up as one of 12 children?
Here she is spending time with her brother David, who keeps out of the public eye. Dolly's very close with all of her siblings, including Frieda, the former punk band performer who's now an ordained minister.
Stella Parton and Frieda Parton are both singers like their sister Dolly. Here the trio is recording a song. You may not remember this, but Dolly actually headlined her own variety show on ABC. This doesn't happen every day! In , Oprah stopped by Dolly's Variety show Dolly!
In the mid-'80s, Dolly had seen a tabloid story claiming that she had "fallen in love" with pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan. Dolly poked fun at the rumors with spoof song "Headlock on My Heart," and a fake wedding on her variety show. It was all in good fun though, Dolly has been happily married to Carl Dean since Dolly received her first of two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
Full of surprises, Dolly was joined by a parrot on her show Dolly! Though it really shouldn't be all that shocking considering the singer's love of animals. Because of her solo success, Parton stopped performing on Porter Wagoner's TV and roadshow in , and in she ended all professional ties with Wagoner.
In its place, Parton created "Dolly," her first — but certainly not her last — syndicated TV show, which ran for one year. Parton released both "New Harvest She tapped pop producer Gary Klein to work on the album and she recruited outside writers to compose some of its songs, according to The Boot. Parton had shown potential as a pop singer on previous albums, but her offerings cemented her position as a pop sensation and helped pave the way for poppier hits like "9 to 5.
Dolly Parton made her silver screen debut in her comedy "9 to 5" and contributed the hit song of the same name to the film's soundtrack. It turned out to be the pinnacle of Parton's career the song soared to No. Although she didn't win any of the aforementioned awards, Parton was also nominated for four Grammys and won two of them for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Parton tweaked the song from its country roots and gave it a more pop-centric sound. Parton continued to ride the wave of success into when she teamed up with Kenny Rogers for the hit single "Islands In The Stream," which reached No. Now a proven actress, Parton began securing acting roles alongside heavy-hitters of the '80s including Sylvester Stallone in "Rhinestone Cowboy" in Parton is known for her generosity , but the initiative she's best known for is her theme park, Dollywood, which she built in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, near her hometown.
During the park's 25th season in , Parton told the Associated Press that she always intended on returning to her home and helping better the lives of everyone who supported her as a young aspiring musician. We started the park, and 25 years later, we're still at it. In , Parton founded the Dollywood Foundation. Today, the initiative has morphed into serving many different causes, including Parton's Imagination Library, which has provided hundreds of millions of free books to children around the world.
Among the many accolades that earned her entry to the hall of fame, her artist page cites that she was "the first female country artist to record two [No. According to a description of the book on her website , it "recounts her childhood growing up poor in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and talks about her music, religion, marriage and many other aspects of her life like her opinions about plastic surgery and her larger-than-life persona.
The book charted on the New York Times Bestseller list for two months following its release. The award recognizes "individuals who have made significant contributions to America's cultural, scientific and social heritage," according to the Library of Congress. Billington commended the singer's meteoric musical career while staying true to her roots, and her desire to help others. Parton, conductor Zubin Mehta, musician Smokey Robinson, director Steven Spielberg, and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber were recognized for their lifelong contributions to American culture.
Roughly 54 years after releasing her first song, Parton received one of the music realm's most prestigious awards.
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