Dolly-Parton
Dolly Parton, who was born in Locust Ridge Tenn. on the 19th of January. 19. 1946, into a humble family of 12 children at one point, realized that she was able to escape her hardships through a creative mind. The songs she wrote were composed before she was able to write and read. Her first guitar purchase came when she was just 8 years old and started singing at the Knoxville Tenn radio station at the age of 11. Gold Band Records is a small label that is independent. Even though she became a local star while in the high school years, her goals were much bigger. The year 1964 was the day after her high school graduation the singer moved to Nashville. Her first charting records for Monument Records included Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy both in 1967. Porter Wagoner had been looking for female performers to perform on his show syndicated by him from the beginning. Parton was signed to RCA Records and then joined the Grand Ole Opry. She took on the role in 1967. It was not until 1974 ...