How Old is Dolly Parton

How old is Dolly Parton, Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on 19 January 1946, one of 12 children of Robert Lee Parton, a farmer of snuff and Avie Lee Parton (née Owens). Dolly grew up in a dilapidated farm in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. At 12, she appeared on television and in Knoxville, at 13, she was already recording on a small label and appearing on the Grand Ole Opry. After graduating from high school in Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1964, moved to Nashville to launch her career as a country singer. She fell in love with Carl Dean, who ran an asphalt paving company, were married on 30 May 1966 (and are still together). The next year, Dolly's singing caught the attention of Porter Wagoner. He hired Dolly to appear on her show, "The Porter Wagoner Show" (1960). Dolly stayed with the show for 7 years, the duo became famous, and she appeared with her group at the Grand Ole Opry, she also toured and sold records. At the time her hit "Joshua" reached number 1 in 1970, his fame had overshadowed Porter's, and struck out on his own, though still recording duets with him. She left him forever to become a solo artist in 1974. Dolly gained popularity as a singer and composer. Dolly won numerous Country Music Association awards (1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976). This small (5'0 ") was a television natural beauty and, in the mid-1970s, Dolly was appearing frequently on television specials and talk shows. Dolly then got her own show, aptly titled" Dolly "(1976). In 1977, Dolly received her first Grammy award: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for his song" Here You Come Again. "Top of Dolly was in film Nine to Five (1980), where he earned a Oscar nomination for writing the title song, and also Grammy awards 2 and 3, Best Country Song "and" Best Country Female Vocal Performance for _ "Nine to Five." Dolly has more fame for appearing in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), and in Rhinestone (1984) with the song "Tennessee Homesick Blues." She is the head of Dolly Parton Enterprises, an empire of $ 100 million media, and in 1986, she founded Dollywood, a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, celebrating her Smokey Mountain education. She appeared as herself in the "series of Dolly" (1987) TV. In 1988, he won another Grammy: Best Country Performance Duo or Group with Vocal, for "Trio ". Dolly was hailed in the picture Steel Magnolias (1989) with Julia Roberts, and came to appear in 15 films and TV movies for the 1990s, and of course won more Country Music Association awards. In 2000, Dolly received her prize Grammy, 5: Best Country Collaboration with vocals. also released a Bluegrass Album. Dolly is known for beautiful songs like "Coat of Many Colors" and "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You." Dolly said in an interview, " My music is what drove me everywhere I've been everywhere and I'll go. It is my greatest love. I can not leave. I will always continue making records. "