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Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton in Nashville, Tennessee; 2005.
Dolly Parton in Nashville, Tennessee; 2005.
Background information
Birth name Dolly Rebecca Parton
Born January 19, 1946 (1946-01-19) (age 62)
Origin Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre(s) Country, country pop, Bluegrass
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, actress, author, philanthropist
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, banjo, autoharp, piano
Years active 1964 – present
Label(s) Dolly Records
Goldband
Mercury
Somerset
Monument
RCA
Warner Bros.
Columbia
Rising Tide
Decca
Asylum
Sugar Hill
Associated acts Porter Wagoner
Kenny Rogers
James Ingram
Ricky Van Shelton
Emmylou Harris
Linda Ronstadt
Loretta Lynn
Tammy Wynette
Billy Ray Cyrus
Kathy Mattea
Brad Paisley
Richie Roccisano
Stella Parton
Willie Nelson
Pam Tills
Website Dolly Parton Music

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy award-winning American country music singer/songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sevierville (səˈvɪərvɪl is a city in Sevier County Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Country pop, with roots in both the Countrypolitan sound and in Soft rock, is a subgenre of Country music that first emerged in the 1970s Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments The Autoharp is a musical String instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers which when depressed mute all the strings other than those that form the The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Goldband Records is an American Record company based in Lake Charles Louisiana, founded in 1945 and best known for its Cajun and R&B recordings Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Monument Records was a Record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster and Bob Moore. 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Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material To date, she remains one of the most successful country artists, with 26 number-one singles (a record for a female performer) and 42 top-10 country albums (more than anyone else).

She is known for her distinctive mountain soprano, sometimes bawdy humor, flamboyant dress sense and voluptuous figure.

Contents

Early years

Childhood

Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, the fourth of twelve children born to Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Owens. Sevierville (səˈvɪərvɪl is a city in Sevier County Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States Her siblings are Willadeene Parton (a poet), David Parton, Denver Parton, Bobby Parton, Stella Parton (a singer), Cassie Parton, Larry Parton (who died shortly after birth), Randy Parton (a singer and businessman), twins Floyd Parton (a songwriter) and Freida Parton (a singer), and Rachel Dennison (an actress). Stella Parton (born May 4, 1949) is an American Country Music Singer and Songwriter. Randy Parton is an American singer actor and business person He is best known as the brother of Dolly Parton.

Her family was, as she described them, "dirt poor. "[1] They lived in a rustic, dilapidated one-room cabin in Locust Ridge, a hamlet just north of Greenbrier in the Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, Tennessee. Greenbrier is a valley in the northern Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States The Great Smoky Mountains are a major Mountain range in the southern part of the Appalachian Mountains, the second ridge line forming a north-south running mountain Sevier County (pronounced "severe" is a US county of the state of Tennessee, United States. Parton's parents were parishioners in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), a Pentecostal denomination, and music was a very large part of her church experience. The Church of God (Cleveland is a Pentecostal Christian denomination, with headquarters in Cleveland Tennessee. Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism Church (disambiguation A religious denomination is a subgroup within a Religion that operates under a common name tradition and identity She once told an interviewer that her grandfather was a Pentecostal "holy roller" preacher [2]. Holy Roller is a term in American English used to describe Pentecostal Christian churchgoers Today, when appearing in live concerts, she frequently performs spiritual songs. (Parton, however, professes no denomination, claiming only to be "spiritual" while adding that she believes that all the Earth's people are God's children. )

On May 30, 1966, at the age of 21, she married Carl Dean in Ringgold, Georgia. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Ringgold is a city in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. She met Dean on her first day in Nashville, at age 18, at the Wishy-Washy Laundromat. His very first words to her were: "You're gonna get sunburnt out there, little lady. " [3] Dean, who runs an asphalt-paving business in Nashville, has always shunned publicity and rarely accompanies her to any events. The couple have raised several of Dolly's younger siblings at their home in Nashville, leading her nieces and nephews to refer to her as "Aunt Granny. " Dean and Parton have no children together.

Dolly is the godmother of singer and actress Miley Cyrus. Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23 1992 is an American Actress and Singer-songwriter. [4][5]

Career discovery

Parton began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television programs in East Tennessee. East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the state of Tennessee, one of By age 9, she was appearing on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee, and at 13, she was recording on a small record label, Goldband, and appearing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Orton Caswell Walker (1903-1998 better known as Cas Walker, was a Tennessee businessman politician and personality on Television and the Radio WIVK-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 1077 MHz near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA WBIR-TV channel 10 is the NBC affiliate in Knoxville Tennessee. Goldband Records is an American Record company based in Lake Charles Louisiana, founded in 1945 and best known for its Cajun and R&B recordings The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee It was that night at the Opry that she first met Johnny Cash, who encouraged her to go where her heart took her, and not to care what others thought. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. [6] The day after she graduated from high school in 1964 she moved to Nashville, taking many traditional elements of folklore and popular music from East Tennessee with her. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the state of Tennessee, one of

Parton's initial success came as a songwriter, writing hit songs for Hank Williams, Jr. and Skeeter Davis. Hank Williams Jr, (born Randall Hank Williams, May 26, 1949) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Musician Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer [7] She signed with Monument Records in late 1965, where she was initially pitched as a bubblegum pop singer, [8] earning only one national chart single, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," which did not crack the Billboard Hot 100. Monument Records was a Record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster and Bob Moore. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Bubblegum pop (also known as bubblegum rock, bubblegum music, or simply bubblegum) is a genre of Pop music whose classic period ran from 1967

The label agreed to have Parton sing country music after her composition, "Put It Off Until Tomorrow," as recorded by Bill Phillips (and with Parton, uncredited, on harmony), went to No. Bill Phillips can refer to Bill Phillips (author (1964—) a fitness and nutrition author Bill Phillips (comic artist, a British comics 6 on the Country Charts in 1966. Her first country single, "Dumb Blonde" (one of the few songs during this era that she recorded but didn't write), reached No. 24 on the country charts in 1967, followed the same year with "Something Fishy," which went to Number 17. The two songs anchored her first full-length album,"Hello,I'm Dolly"

Music career

1967 – 1976: Country music success.

In 1967, Parton was asked to join the weekly syndicated country music TV program hosted by Porter Wagoner, replacing Norma Jean, who had returned to Oklahoma. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Porter Wayne Wagoner ( August 12, 1927 &ndash October 28, 2007) was an American Country music singer Norma Jean also known as Pretty Miss Norma Jean (b Norma Jean Beasler January 30, 1938) is an American Country music Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Initially, Wagoner's audience was reluctant to warm to Parton and chanted for Norma Jean, but with Wagoner's assistance, she was accepted. Wagoner convinced his label, RCA, to also sign Parton. Since female performers were not particularly popular in the late '60s, the label decided to protect their investment by releasing her first single as a duet with Wagoner. The duo's first single, "The Last Thing on My Mind," reached the country Top Ten early in 1968, launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top Ten singles. "The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by Tom Paxton in the early 1960s which Paxton first recorded in 1964. [9].

Parton's first solo single, "Just Because I'm a Woman," was released in the summer of 1968 and was a moderate hit, reaching number 17. For the remainder of the decade, none of her solo efforts — even "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)," which would later become a standard — were as successful as her duets. The duo was named Vocal Group of the Year in 1968 by the Country Music Association, but Parton's solo records were continually ignored. The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. Wagoner and Parton were both frustrated by her lack of solo success, because he had a significant financial stake in her future — as of 1969, he was her co-producer and owned nearly half of the publishing company Owepar. [9]

By 1970, both Parton and Wagoner had grown frustrated by her lack of solo success, and Porter had her sing Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues," a gimmick that worked. " Blue Yodel #8 " (aka " Mule Skinner Blues " " Muleskinner Blues " and " Muleskinner's Blues " is a classic The record shot to number three on the charts, followed closely by her first number one single, "Joshua. " For the next two years, she had a number of solo hits — including her signature song "Coat of Many Colors" (number four, 1971) — in addition to her duets. Coat of Many Colors is a 1971 album and single by Dolly Parton. Though she had successful singles, none of them were blockbusters until "Jolene" reached number one in early 1974. Parton stopped traveling with Wagoner after its release, yet she continued to appear on television and sing duets with him until 1976. [9]

She stayed with the Wagoner show and continued to record duets with him for seven years, then made a break to become a solo artist. In 1974, her song, "I Will Always Love You" (written about her break from Wagoner), was released and went to #1 on the country charts. " I Will Always Love You " is a song written and originally performed by American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton (first released as a single in 1974 Around the same time, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to cover the song. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that she would have to sign over half of the publishing rights if Presley recorded the song (as was the standard procedure for songs he recorded). "Colonel" Tom Parker (born Andreas Cornelis (Dries van Kuijk on June 26, 1909 &ndash January 21, 1997) was [10]. Parton refused and that decision is credited with helping make her many millions of dollars in royalties from the song over the years. Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an It was decisions like these, in fact, that caused her to be called "The Iron Butterfly" in showbiz circles. She also claims to have made over $6 million from Whitney Houston's cover version of this song. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former [11]

1977 – 1986: Branching out into pop music

Parton later had commercial success as a pop singer, as well as an actress. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Her 1977 album, Here You Come Again, was her first million-seller, and the title track ("Here You Come Again") became her first top-ten single on the pop charts (reaching No. Here You Come Again was a 1977 album by Dolly Parton. The album included Parton's first significant crossover hit in the title single which reached #3 on the "Here You Come Again" was a 1977 single by Dolly Parton, which topped the U 3); many of her subsequent singles charted on both pop and country charts, simultaneously. Her albums during this period were developed specifically for pop/crossover success. With less time to spend on her songwriting, as she focused on a burgeoning film career, the early 1980s found Parton recording a larger percentage of material from noted pop songwriters, such as Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Rupert Holmes, Gary Portnoy, and Carole Bayer Sager. Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman, 9 February 1939, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, and part of Cynthia Weil (born October 18 1940, New York) is a prominent American Songwriter. Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947) is an American - British Composer, Singer-songwriter, Musician and Gary Portnoy (born June 8, 1956) is a singer/ songwriter from New York best known for co-writing and singing the theme songs to two U Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8 1947) is an American Lyricist, Songwriter and Singer. In 1978, Parton won the Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her Here You Come Again album. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965 to Dottie West.

From 1974 to 1980, she consistently charted in the country Top Ten, with no less than eight singles reaching number one. Parton had her own syndicated television show, Dolly, in 1976 and by the next year had gained the right to produce her own albums, which immediately resulted in diverse efforts like 1977's New Harvest. . . First Gathering. In addition to her own hits during the late '70s, many artists, from Rose Maddox and Kitty Wells to Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt, covered her songs, and her siblings Randy and Stella received recording contracts of their own. Roselea Arbana "Rose" Brogdon ( August 15, 1925 in Boaz Alabama - April 15, 1998 in Ellen Muriel Deason, known professionally as Kitty Wells (born August 30, 1919) is an American country music singer. Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety Randy Parton is an American singer actor and business person He is best known as the brother of Dolly Parton. Stella Parton (born May 4, 1949) is an American Country Music Singer and Songwriter. [12]

Parton's commercial success continued to grow during 1980, as she had three number one hits in a row: the Donna Summer-written "Starting Over Again," "Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You)," and "9 to 5. Songs called "9 to 5" include 9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song " [12] "9 to 5", the theme song to the movie Parton starred in 1980, along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, not only reached No. Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several 1 on the Country charts, but also No. 1 on the Pop and the Adult Contemporary charts, giving her a triple No. 1 hit. Parton became one of the few female Country singers to have a No. 1 single on the Country and Pop charts simultaneously.

Parton's singles continued to appear consistently in the country Top Ten: between 1981 and 1985, she had 12 Top Ten hits; half of those were number one singles. Parton continued to make inroads on the pop charts as well with a re-recorded version of "I Will Always Love You" from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas scraping the Top 50 and her Kenny Rogers duet "Islands in the Stream" (which was written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb) spending two weeks at number one. Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter " Islands in the Stream " was a 1983 hit Country music single for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, written by the Bee Gees. [13]

However, by 1985 many old-time fans had felt that Parton was spending too much time courting the mainstream. Most of her albums were dominated by the adult contemporary pop of songs like "Islands in the Stream," and it had been years since she had sung straightforward country. She also continued to explore new business and entertainment ventures such as her Dollywood theme park, which opened in 1986. Despite these misgivings, she had continued to chart well until 1986, when none of her singles reached the Top Ten. RCA Records didn't renew her contract after it expired that year, and she signed with Columbia in 1987. [14]

1987 – 1994: Return to country roots

In 1987, along with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, she released the decade-in-the-making Trio album, to critical acclaim. Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety Trio was a 1987 album featuring Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. The album strongly revitalized Parton's temporarily stalled music career, spending five weeks at #1 on Billboard's Country Albums chart, selling several million copies and producing four Top 10 Country hits including Phil Spector's "To Know Him Is To Love Him," which went to #1. Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. Trio was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album Of The Year and was awarded "Best Country Vocal Performance - Duo or Group. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences " (A second and more contemporary collaboration, "Trio II," would finally see release in 1999 and would be another Grammy-winning success). In 1993, she teamed up with fellow country music queens Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette for a similar project, the Honky Tonk Angels album. Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter

1989's White Limozeen, which produced two number one hits in "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" and "Yellow Roses. This article is about the album by Dolly Parton. For the similarly titled Duncan Sheik album see White Limousine. " Though it looked like Parton's career had been revived, it was actually just a brief revival before contemporary country came in the early '90s and moved all veteran artists out of the charts [14] A 1991 duet with Ricky Van Shelton, "Rockin' Years," reached No. Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12 1952 in Danville Virginia) is an American Country music artist 1 in 1991, but Parton's greatest commercial fortune of the decade -- and probably of all-time -- came when Whitney Houston recorded "I Will Always Love You" for The Bodyguard soundtrack in 1992, and both the single and the album were massively successful. The Bodyguard is a 1992 romantic-suspense film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Kevin Costner In 1994, she recorded the album Honky Tonk Angels with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. Honky Tonk Angels is a 1993 Columbia Records album historically teaming country legends Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Tammy Wynette Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter [15] The album was certified "Gold" by the RIAA, and helped revive the careers of Wynette and Lynn.

1995 – present: career today

Parton re-recorded "I Will Always Love You" with Vince Gill, and they won a CMA award for vocal event in 1996. Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American Neotraditional country Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist Taken from the album Trio II, a cover of "After the Gold Rush" won a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1999, and Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later that year. The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was first awarded in 1988 The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. [16]

She recorded a series of critically acclaimed bluegrass albums, beginning with "The Grass is Blue" (1999) and "Little Sparrow" (2001), both of which won Grammy Awards. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Her 2002 album "Halos & Horns" included a bluegrass version of the Led Zeppelin classic Stairway to Heaven. Halos & Horns is a studio album by Dolly Parton, released in May 2002 Led Zeppelin were " Stairway to Heaven " is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. In 2005, Parton released Those Were The Days, her interpretation of hits from the folk-rock era of the late 1960s through early 1970s. The CD featured such classics as John Lennon's "Imagine," Cat Stevens' "Where Do The Children Play," Tommy James' "Crimson & Clover," and Pete Seeger's folk classic "Where Have All The Flowers Gone. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician For the football player of the same name see Tommy James (football player. " Crimson and Clover " is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells. For the 2008 documentary see Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (film " Where Have All the Flowers Gone? " is a folk "

In 2006, Parton earned her second Oscar nomination for "Travelin' Thru," which she wrote specifically for the film Transamerica. " Travelin' Thru " is a 2005 song written and performed by Dolly Parton and used in the Road movie Transamerica. Due to the song's nature of accepting a transgender woman without judgement, Dolly received numerous death threats. She also returned to No. 1 on the country charts later that year by lending her distinctive harmonies to the Brad Paisley ballad, "When I Get Where I'm Going. Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter and guitarist " When I Get Where I'm Going " is Brad Paisley 's second single from his album Time Well Wasted and is his fourteenth career single (not counting " [15] In September 2007, Parton released her first single off her own record company, Dolly Records titled, "Better Get to Livin'", which eventually peaked at No. "Better Get to Livin'" is the first single from Dolly Parton 's album Backwoods Barbie, and was released on August 28, 48 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States Her latest album, Backwoods Barbie was released February 26, 2008 and reached #2 on the country charts. Backwoods Barbie is the 42nd and most recent studio album by Dolly Parton, her first mainstream country album in nearly a decade The album's debut at No. 17 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart was the highest in her career. [17]

Songwriting

Parton is a hugely successful songwriter, having begun by writing country music songs with strong elements of folk music in them, based upon her upbringing in humble mountain surroundings, and reflecting her family's evangelical Christian background. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Her songs "Coat of Many Colors" and "Jolene" have become classics in the field, as have a number of others. Coat of Many Colors is a 1971 album and single by Dolly Parton. " Jolene " is a song written and performed by Dolly Parton from her album Jolene (1974 produced by Bob Ferguson. As a composer, she is also regarded as one of country music's most gifted storytellers, with many of her narrative songs based on persons and events from her childhood. Parton has published almost 600 songs with BMI to date and has earned 37 BMI awards for her material. Broadcast Music Incorporated ( BMI) is a US Performing rights organization. [18]

In concert and on tour

Parton toured extensively from the late 1960s until the early 1990s.

Dollywood Foundation Shows

From the early 1990s through 2001, her concert appearances were primarily limited to one weekend a year at her Dollywood theme park benefiting her Dollywood Foundation. This page is about a theme park in the USA For the Bangladeshi film industry also known as Dhallywood see Cinema of Bangladesh. The Dollywood Foundation is the organizational body that oversees the Imagination Library a free book distribution program started by Dolly Parton in 1996 The concerts normally followed a theme. (Legends in Concert, a 50's concert) They have included Holiday shows during Christmas time as well.

Halos & Horns Tour

After a decade long absence from touring, Parton decided to hit the road in 2002 with the Halos & Horns Tour, an 18-city, intimate club tour to promote the CD of the same name. The Halos & Horns Tour in 2002 was Dolly Parton 's first major concert trek in 10 years House of Blues Entertainment, Inc. produced the tour and it sold out all of its U. S. and European dates (her first in two decades).

Hello I'm Dolly Tour

In 2004, she returned to mid-sized stadium venues in 36 cities in the US and Canada with her Hello I'm Dolly Tour, a glitzier, more elaborate stage show than two years earlier. The Hello I'm Dolly Tour in 2004 was Dolly Parton 's first Concert tour since 2002 her first major tour in a decade and her largest tour in two decades With nearly 140,000 tickets sold, the "Hello I'm Dolly" tour was the tenth-biggest country tour of the year and grossed more than $6 million.

The Vintage Tour

In late 2005 Parton completed a 40-city tour with The Vintage Tour promoting her new album, Those Were The Days. The Vintage Tour was Dolly Parton 's 2005 Concert tour to promote the release of her covers album Those Were the Days.

European Tour

In the late months of 2006 Parton scheduled mini concerts throughout the U. S. and Canada, as a gear up to her European tour in early March 2007. This was her first world tour in many years and hit 17 cities in 21 dates, running from March 6 through April 3.

The European Tour 2007 sold out in every European city and gained mostly positive reviews. Dolly Parton European Tour 2007 started in North America in 2006, and continued in Europe in 2007, and was finished in North America the It took in just over $16 million for 21 shows. The most remarked upon feature of the shows was that very few in attendance, despite Parton being 60, had ever seen her in concert. This, coupled with Parton's enormous popularity in Europe, led to a very well received reception when she took the stage.

Backwoods Barbie Tour

Parton is currently gearing up for a world tour known as the Backwoods Barbie Tour. It was set to begin with a U. S. run in February, March, and April of 2008 to coincide with the release of the album of the same name. However, due to recent back problems she has postponed all US dates for at least 6 weeks.

She'll travel to Europe for the summer, and shows will continue back in the United States, Canada, and reportedly Australia through the end of 2008 and into 2009.

Acting career

Film

During the mid-1970s, Parton had her eyes set on expanding her audience base. The first step towards meeting this goal was her attempt at a variety show, Dolly!. Dolly! was a television Variety show that aired during the 1976-1977 season and featured Dolly Parton. Even though it had high ratings, the show lasted merely one season, with Dolly Parton asking out of her contract due to the stress it was causing her vocal cords. (In 1987 she tried a second TV variety show, also titled Dolly, which lasted only one season. A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and For the 1976 TV series featuring Dolly Parton see Dolly! Dolly is a television Variety show that )

In 1980, Jane Fonda decided Parton was a perfect candidate for her upcoming film, 9 to 5. Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Nine to Five, also known as 9 to 5, is a 1980 American comedy movie starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin She was looking for a brassy Southern woman for a supporting role and felt the singer was perfect. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive Parton received acclaim for her performance, receiving Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture Actress — Musical/Comedy and New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture — Female. She also scored the biggest solo hit of her career with the title song, which she wrote; it earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song — Motion Picture. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The song won two Grammy Awards, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also #78 on American Film Institute's 100 years, 100 songs. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 She was also named the Top Female Box Office Star title by Motion Picture Herald in both 1981 and 1982.

Parton's other films include The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she received another Golden Globe nomination, Rhinestone where she was paired with Sylvester Stallone, and Steel Magnolias. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Larry L Rhinestone is a 1984 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, is a 1987 off-Broadway play, made into a movie in 1989 Parton's last lead role in a theatrical film was in 1992's Straight Talk, opposite James Woods. Straight Talk is an American 1992 Comedy Film starring Dolly Parton. James Howard Woods (born April 18 1947) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -winning American She played the plainspoken host of a radio program that has people phoning in with problems. The film, while not a blockbuster, did respectably well upon its release. She played an overprotective mother in Frank McKlusky, C. I. with Dave Sheridan, Cameron Richardson, and Randy Quaid. Cameron Richardson (born September 11, 1979) is an American Actress. Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and Comedian.

She also played herself in a cameo appearance towards the end of the Hollywood adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies. The Beverly Hillbillies is an American Television series about a Hillbilly family transplanted to Beverly Hills California after finding

Television

On the small screen, she appeared in the movie Unlikely Angel as an angel sent back to earth following a deadly car crash. Unlikely Angel is a 1996 Christmas film starring Dolly Parton. And she starred in the movie Blue Valley Songbird where she lives through her music. Blue Valley Songbird is a 1999 made for TV movie starring Dolly Parton.

Parton has also done voice work for animation, playing herself in the TV series Alvin & the Chipmunks (episode: Urban Chipmunk) (1983) and her voice role as Katrina Eloise "Murph" Murphy in The Magic School Bus (episode: The Family Holiday Special) (1994). The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Alvin and the Chipmunks is a six-time Grammy Award -winning animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr The Magic School Bus is a series of Children's books, intended to teach scientific concepts to children She has appeared on many non-musical television shows, usually in cameo roles as herself, for example as "Aunt Dolly" visiting Hannah and her family in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana (in 2006 "Good Golly, Miss Dolly" and 2007 episode "I Will Always Loathe You"). Hannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American Television series, which debuted on March 24 2006 on Disney Channel. The Disney role came about due to her real-life relationship as series star Miley Cyrus' godmother. Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23 1992 is an American Actress and Singer-songwriter. [19] She also appeared in an episode of Reba as Dolly a real estate agency owner. On April 1, 2008, Parton was the guest mentor to the finalists on American Idol, who each interpreted one of her songs. The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition began on January 15, 2008 and concluded On the following night's episode, the finalists sang "9 to 5", and Parton herself performed "Jesus and Gravity".

Other acting projects

Aside from 9 to 5, Parton's music has been featured prominently in other films. Nine to Five, also known as 9 to 5, is a 1980 American comedy movie starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin In 1982, she recorded a second version of "I Will Always Love You" for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; the second version proved to be another #1 country hit and also managed to reach the pop charts, going to #53 in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

"I Will Always Love You" has been covered by many country artists, including such music legends as Linda Ronstadt, on "Prisoner In Disguise" and Kenny Rogers on his 1997 album "Always and Forever," which sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and by LeAnn Rimes. Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter In 1992, Whitney Houston performed it on The Bodyguard soundtrack. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former The Bodyguard is a 1992 romantic-suspense film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Kevin Costner Houston's version became the best-selling hit ever written and performed by a female vocalist, with worldwide sales of over 12 million copies.

Parton has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "9 to 5" in 1980, and for "Travelin' Thru" from Transamerica, filmed in 2005. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture " Travelin' Thru " is a 2005 song written and performed by Dolly Parton and used in the Road movie Transamerica. Transamerica is a 2005 independent dramedy produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. She was considered the front-runner in the 2005 Oscar song category, but the song lost to "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," from the movie Hustle and Flow. " It's Hard out Here for a Pimp " is a song written by hip hop band Three 6 Mafia and Cedric Coleman for the 8 track Hustle & Flow Hustle & Flow is a 2005 film written and directed by Craig Brewer about a Memphis hustler called DJay played by Terrence Howard, Had Parton's song won, she would have become the first country artist to win an Oscar. (Although other country songs have won the Best Song category in the past, all previous winners had actually been written by non-country artists, most often classical or pop composers. ) "Travelin' Thru" did win as Best Original Song award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards. The Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS is an organization of film reviewers from Phoenix -based publications The song was also nominated, though it did not win, for both Best Original Song by the Foreign Press' for the Golden Globes as well as Best Song by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the U

Another Parton performance, "The Day I Fall In Love," a duet with James Ingram from the film Beethoven's 2nd was nominated for an Oscar in 1994 and was performed live by the duo on the awards telecast. Beethoven's 2nd is a 1993 Family film, and the first Sequel to the 1992 film Beethoven. Oscar nominations, however, are for the songwriter, not performer, and it did not win.

According to a broadcast of the public radio program Studio 360 from 10-29-05,[1] as of October 2005 Parton was in the midst of composing the songs for a planned Broadway musical adaptation of the film 9 to 5. Studio 360 is an American weekly public radio program about media, The arts and Culture hosted by Novelist Kurt Andersen Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Nine to Five, also known as 9 to 5, is a 1980 American comedy movie starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin In late June 2007, 9 to 5, the Musical was read for industry presentations. The readings starred Megan Hilty, Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Bebe Neuwirth, and Marc Kudisch. Megan Hilty (born Megan Kathleen Hilty on March 29, 1981 in Bellevue Washington, U Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress, best known for playing C Stephanie J Block (born Stephanie Janette Block on September 19, 1972) is an American stage Actress and member of Beatrice “Bebe” Neuwirth (born December 31 1958 is an American actress, Singer and Dancer. Marc Kudisch (born September 22, 1966) is an American stage Actor. [20]

Image

Parton has turned down several offers to pose for Playboy magazine and similar publications, although she did appear on the cover of Playboy magazine's October, 1978 issue wearing a Playboy bunny outfit, complete with ears. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy A Playboy Bunny is a waitress at the Playboy Club. The Playboy Clubs were originally open from 1960–1988 Breast-obsessed filmmaker Russ Meyer wanted to make movies about her 36 FF cup size breast. Breast fetishism (also known as mastofact, breast partialism, or mazophilia) is a type of sexual preference Russell Albion Meyer ( March 21, 1922 &ndash September 18, 2004) was an American motion picture director and The association of breasts with Parton's public image is illustrated in the naming of Dolly the sheep after her, since the sheep was cloned from a cell taken from an adult ewe's mammary gland. Dolly was a ewe ( July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003) that was the first Animal to be cloned from an adult [21][22]

On a 2003 broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey asked what kind of cosmetic surgery Parton had undergone. The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated Talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function Parton stated that she felt that cosmetic surgery was imperative in keeping with her famous image, but jokingly admitted, "If I have one more facelift I'll have a beard!". A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (literally surgical removal of wrinkles) is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure used to give a more youthful Parton has repeatedly joked about her physical image and surgeries, saying "If I see something sagging, bagging and dragging, I’m going to nip it, tuck it, and suck it!" and "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap. " (The latter comment often referred to her clothing style as well as her surgeries. )

Other works

Business

Parton invested much of her earnings into business ventures in her native East Tennessee, notably Pigeon Forge, which includes a theme park named Dollywood (the former Silver Dollar City) and a dinner show called Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, which also has venues in Branson, Missouri and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Pigeon Forge is a City in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. This page is about a theme park in the USA For the Bangladeshi film industry also known as Dhallywood see Cinema of Bangladesh. Dixie Stampede is a Dinner theater with three locations in the Southern United States. Branson may refer to Branson Missouri, USA Branson Colorado, USA The Branson School, in Ross California USA The area is a thriving tourist attraction, drawing visitors from large parts of the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. This region of the U. S. , like most areas of Appalachia, had suffered economically for decades; Parton's business investment has revitalized the area. Appalachia is a term used to describe a region in the eastern United States that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, She also has Dollywood's Splash Country in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Her Dixie Stampede location in Orlando, Florida closed down in January 2008 after the land and building used by the show were sold to a developer.

She also owns Sandollar Productions, a film and television production company, which produced the Fox TV shows Babes and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the features Father of the Bride I & II, Straight Talk, Sabrina (1995 film), and Academy Award-winning (for Best Documentary) Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, among other shows. Babes is an American Situation comedy series that ran for one season on the Fox Television Network from September 13, 1990 Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Straight Talk is an American 1992 Comedy Film starring Dolly Parton. Sabrina is a 1995 comedy - drama - romance adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel based on the 1954 screenplay, Common Threads Stories from the Quilt is a 1989 Documentary film that tells the story of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Sanddollar is co-owned by Sandy Gallin, Parton's former manager.

Parton also owned her own wig company in the early 1990s. A wig is a head of Hair made from horse-hair human hair wool feathers buffalo hair or synthetic worn on the head for fashion or various other aesthetic and stylistic

Philanthropic efforts

Since the mid-1980s Parton has been praised for her many charitable efforts, particularly in the area of literacy. Her literacy program, Dolly Parton's "Imagination Library", which mails one book per month to children from the time of their birth until they enter kindergarten, began in Sevier County, Tennessee, but has now been replicated in 566 counties across thirty-six U. S. states (as well as Canada[23]). In December 2007 it crossed the Atlantic when she chose the Yorkshire town of Rotherham to be the first British locality to receive the books, a gesture which did not meet with universal approval within the borough council, where one member objected to a one hour delay in the council meeting so the other members could meet Parton[24]. Rotherham ( is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between Rotherham is a Metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It has resulted in Parton's receiving the Association of American Publishers' AAP Honors in 2000, Good Housekeeping's Seal of Approval in 2001 (the first time the seal had been given to a person), the American Association of School Administrators' Galaxy Award in 2002, the Chasing Rainbows Award from the National State Teachers of the Year in 2002, and the Child and Family Advocacy Award from the Parents As Teachers National Center in 2003. She was honored as a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress for her work. [25] The program distributes more than 2. 5 million free books to children annually.

Her Dollywood theme park has also been noted for bringing jobs and tax revenues to a previously depressed region. This page is about a theme park in the USA For the Bangladeshi film industry also known as Dhallywood see Cinema of Bangladesh.

Her efforts to preserve the bald eagle through the American Eagle Foundation's sanctuary at Dollywood earned her the Partnership Award from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2003.

She has also worked to raise money on behalf of several other causes, including the Red Cross and a number of HIV/AIDS-related charities.

In December 2006, Parton pledged $500,000 toward a proposed $90 million hospital and cancer center to be constructed in Sevierville, Tennessee, in the name of Dr. Sevierville (səˈvɪərvɪl is a city in Sevier County Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States Robert F. Thomas, the physician who delivered her; she also announced plans for a benefit concert to raise additional funds for the project. The concert went ahead playing to about 8,000 people. [26]

Dolly published a cookbook in 2006 entitled Dolly's Dixie Fixin's. The proceeds support the Dollywood Foundation, under which falls the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Awards and honors

Parton is one of the most-honored female country performers of all time. She has achieved 25 RIAA certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum honors. She has had 26 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 42 career top-10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. All inclusive sales of singles, albums, hits collections, paid digital downloads and compilation usage during Parton's career have reportedly topped 100 million records around the world. [27]

She has received seven Grammy Awards and a total of 42 Grammy nominations. At the American Music Awards she has won three awards, but has received 18 nominations. At the Country Music Association, she has received 10 awards and 42 nominations. At the Academy of Country Music, she has won seven awards and 39 nominations. She is one of only five female artists (including Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, Shania Twain, and Loretta Lynn), to win the Country Music Association's highest honor, "Entertainer of the Year. Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American Country music singer performer and actress Shania Twain ʃəˈnaɪə 'tweɪn OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28 1965 is a Canadian Singer and Songwriter in the Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. "

She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording in 1984, located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood; a star on the Nashville Star Walk for Grammy winners; and a bronze sculpture on the courthouse lawn in Sevierville, Tennessee. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that She has called the statue of herself in her hometown "the greatest honor," because it came from the people who knew her.

Parton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1969, and in 1986 was named one of Ms. Magazine's Women of the Year. Ms is an American feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding In 1986, Parton was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation Inc In 1999, Parton received country music's highest honor, an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. She received an honorary doctorate from Carson-Newman College in 1990. This was followed by induction into the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2002, Parton ranked No. 4 in CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music. Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network

She was honored in 2003 with a tribute album called Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton. The artists who recorded versions of Parton's songs included Melissa Etheridge ("I Will Always Love You"), Alison Krauss ("9 to 5"), Shania Twain ("Coat of Many Colors"), Me'Shell NdegéOcello ("Two Doors Down"), Norah Jones ("The Grass is Blue"), and Sinéad O'Connor ("Dagger Through the Heart"); Parton herself contributed a rerecording of the title song, originally the title song for her first RCA album in 1968. Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award -winning and two-time Grammy Award Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player Shania Twain ʃəˈnaɪə 'tweɪn OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28 1965 is a Canadian Singer and Songwriter in the Michelle Lynn Johnson (born August 29, 1968, in Berlin, Germany) better known as Meshell Ndegeocello, is an American Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter Parton was awarded the Living Legend medal by the U. A Library of Congress Living Legend is someone recognized by the Library of Congress for his or her creative contributions to American life S. Library of Congress on April 14, 2004, for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This was followed in 2005 with the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor given by the U. The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the Congress of the United States in 1984 for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts S. government for excellence in the arts.

On Dec. 3, 2006, Dolly Parton was honored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for her lifetime of contributions to the arts. The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (on the building itself called the John F Other 2006 honorees included Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg, Smokey Robinson and Andrew Lloyd Webber. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Zubin Mehta (born April 29 1936 is an Indian conductor Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. William "Smokey" Robinson Jr (born February 19 1940 is an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber During the show, some of country music's biggest names came to show their admiration. Carrie Underwood performed Dolly's hit "Islands in the Stream" with original duet partner Kenny Rogers. Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma) is an American Country Singer-songwriter. Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Alison Krauss performed "Jolene" and duetted "Coat of Many Colors" with Shania Twain. Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player Shania Twain ʃəˈnaɪə 'tweɪn OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28 1965 is a Canadian Singer and Songwriter in the Vince Gill performed "I Will Always Love You" which he sang with Dolly. Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American Neotraditional country Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist Jessica Simpson sang "9 to 5" but left the stage in shame mid-way through after forgetting the lyrics. Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s The broadcast on national television did not include her performance. Reba McEntire and Reese Witherspoon also came to pay tribute. Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American Country music singer performer and actress Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22 1976 is an Academy Award winning American actress and Film producer, who has established herself as

Discography

Main article: Dolly Parton discography

Filmography

Television

TV filmography

TV series

TV guest appearances

TV music and variety series

TV specials

Documentaries

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Dolly Parton talks new album, tour", CNN, 9 July 2002. The Travel Channel is a Cable television network that features E! True Hollywood Story is a TV documentary series on the E! Entertainment Television cable and DBS channel that deals with famous Chasing Rainbows is a 1930 American Romantic musical film directed by Charles Reisner. Biography is a Documentary television series. Originally produced by CBS in 1962 and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network The Academy of Country Music (ACM was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. This is an alphabetical list of notable country music performers. When adding to this page please ensure that your claims are sourced
  2. ^ "Backwoods glam", The Washington Times, 1 December 2006.
  3. ^ Parton, Dolly (1994). Dolly: My Life And Other Unfinished Business. Harper Collins, pp. 142. ISBN 0060177209.  
  4. ^ "Dolly Parton: Goddaughter Miley Cyrus More Than Hannah Montana", Portable Planet, 2008-03-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Retrieved on 2008-04-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of  
  5. ^ "Dolly Parton: Miley Is a "Little Elvis"", OK! Magazine, 2008-03-17. OK! is a British weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.  "Though she admits she is slightly biased as 15-year-old Miley is her goddaughter, Dolly still can't hold back the compliments for the teen star. " 
  6. ^ CASH; the Autobiography; Cash, Johnny, 1998
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top Country Songs 1944-2005. Billboard/Record Research Inc. , pp. 108, 422. ISBN 0898201659.  
  8. ^ Nash, Alana (1978). Dolly. Reed Books, pp. 64-70. ISBN 0891695230.  
  9. ^ a b c Dolly Parton at all music guide
  10. ^ "Dolly Parton Reflects on Her Greatest Moments", CMT, 7 July 2006.
  11. ^ http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1163976613764&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630
  12. ^ a b Dolly Parton biography at All Music Guide
  13. ^ Dolly Parton at All Music Guide
  14. ^ a b Dolly Parton biography at All Music Guide
  15. ^ a b Dolly Parton biography at CMT. com
  16. ^ Dolly Parton at CMT. com
  17. ^ "Janet Dethrones Jack To Top Billboard 200", Billboard Online, 5 March 2008.
  18. ^ "Dolly Parton to be Honored as BMI ICON at Country Awards", BMI News, 2 November 2003.
  19. ^ "Dolly Parton interview". US*99. 5's Morning Show hosts Lisa Dent & Ramblin' Ray. 2007-11-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
  20. ^ Playbill News: A Cup of Ambition: 9 to 5 Musical Takes Next Step in NYC Reading with Neuwirth, Janney, Block
  21. ^ Naming of Dolly the Sheep. BBC (February 22, 1997). Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
  22. ^ Dolly was world's hello to cloning's possibilities. usatoday (July 4, 2006). Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
  23. ^ Details of Canadian Scheme
  24. ^ "Hello Dolly but not everyone is glad", article by Paul Stokes in The Daily Telegraph Issue No 47,431 (dated 3rd December 2007)
  25. ^ Fischer, Audrey. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Dolly Parton, Living Legend. Library of Congress.
  26. ^ "Parton pledges $500,000 to hospital", USA Today, 12/13/2006.  
  27. ^ dollymania.net

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