Dolly PartonAKA:
Dollie Rebecca Parton
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
01/19/1946 Birthplace:
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biography
Born in a one-room cabin on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in East Tennessee, Dolly Parton grew up to become the queen of country music and transformed her humble origins into the stuff of myth at Dollywood, her wildly popular Smoky Mountains theme park. Performing on Knoxville radio as a singing guitarist by the time she was 11, she made her TV debut on the syndicated "The Porter Wagoner Show" in 1960 and moved to Nashville following her graduation from high school in 1964. She cultivated a "trashy" look early in her career, favoring bright red nails ("I needed to be colorful to look
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1956
First time featured on a radio broadcast, "The Cass Walker Program" in Knoxville, Tennessee
1958
Initial appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, broadcast on WSM, Nashville
1960
TV debut, "The Porter Wagoner Show" (syndicated)
1964
Following high school graduation, left Smoky Mountains for Nashville
1967
Co-star of "The Porter Wagoner Show", serving as the stetsoned leader's voluptuous foil in duets and comedy sketches; as a member of his band, performed with Wagoner at the Grand Ole Opry, on tour and in recording sessions
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