Dolly Parton

Birthplace: Locust Ridge, Sevier County, Tennessee
Birthday: January 19, 1946

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 …more

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The 36th Annual CMA Awards
35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
The Winning Hand
Dolly

Music

Company s Comin : A Tribute to Porter Wagoner
Song Performer ("I Will Always Love You" "The Last Thing on My Mind")
Company s Comin : A Tribute to Porter Wagoner
Song Performer ( I Will Always Love You The Last Thing on My Mind )
Prime Time Country Celebrates 15 Years of TNN
Song Performer ("I Will Always Love You" "Paradise Road")
Prime Time Country Celebrates 15 Years of TNN
Song Performer ( I Will Always Love You Paradise Road )
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Song Performer

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The 25th Annual Country Music Association Awards
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The 25th Annual Country Music Association Awards
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Career Milestones

2007
Will perform in her first major European tour since the 1970s, begining in Denmark (march 2007)
2005
Earned Golden Globe, Oscar and Grammy nominations for her song Travelin Thru from the film Transamerica ; wrote the music and sang the lyrics
2004
Received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Collaboration with Norah Jones
2003
Earned grammy nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for the song I m Gone
1999
Released first bluegrass album, The Grass Is Blue