Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American, Grammy Award-winning country music singer/songwriter, composer, author, and actress. She has become one of the most successful female country artists in history, with 25 number-one singles (a record for a female country artist) and 41 top-10 country albums (a record for any country artist). She is known for her top-three single "Here You Come Again" and the number-one hits "9 to 5" and "Islands in the Stream" (a duet with singer Kenny Rogers).[1]
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| Born | January 19, 1946 |
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| Years active | 1954–present |
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Her 1967 song "Dumb Blonde" was heard by country singer Porter Wagoner, and he asked Parton to be a part of his television show. Her single "Jolene" reached number one in 1974, becoming a solo artist, though still performed and recorded with Wagoner.[2]
In the fifty-four years since her debut, Parton has become one of the most famous country artists in the world.
Parton is the godmother of singer and actress Miley Cyrus.[3]
DiscographyEdit
SinglesEdit
- "I Will Always Love You" (1974)
- "Tennessee Homesick Blues" (1984)
- "Yellow Roses" (1989)[4]
- "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" (1998)[4]
- As featured artist
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Rod Stewart duet with Dolly Parton) (2004)
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Dolly Parton". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ↑ Dolly Parton biography at All Music Guide[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Dolly Parton". Biography. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 315–317. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
Other websitesEdit
- Dolly Parton Music (official music site) Archived 2015-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Dolly Parton on IMDb
