The legend herself, Dolly Parton, was born in 1946 to Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Caroline. She continued to make inroads on the pop chart as well. It was only the second honorary degree given by the university, and in presenting the degree, the university's Chancellor, Jimmy Cheek, said, "Because of her career not just as a musician and entertainer, but for her role as a cultural ambassador, philanthropist and lifelong advocate for education, it is fitting that she be honored with an honorary degree from the flagship educational institution of her home state. Years after the farm was sold, Parton bought it back in the late 1980s. Copyright FameChain 2023, All rights reserved. In 2018, Stella was on the BBC series Celebrity MasterChef. After a further attempt at pop success with Rainbow (1987), including the single "The River Unbroken", it ended up a commercial let-down, causing Parton to focus on recording country material. The duo was named Vocal Group of the Year in 1968 by the Country Music Association, but Parton's solo records were continually ignored. On December 3, 2006, Parton received the Kennedy Center Honors from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for her lifetime of contributions to the arts. Dollys career hits include her solo trackslike Joshua, Jolene and the bitter sweet Here You Come Again and lastly the evergreen hit I will always love you which is one of her signature performances till date. She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. She has the distinction of having performed on a top-five country hit in each of the last five decades and is tied with Reba McEntire as the only country artists with No. It was previously a hit for Parton and was included on her 1980 album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly. Parton herself contributed a re-recording of the title song, originally the title song for her first RCA album in 1968. For the next two years, none of her solo efforts even "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)", which later became a standard were as successful as her duets with Wagoner. Born to a poor family, Dolly didn't have much exposure and the only exposure to music was from her mother, who sang too. The legendary Dolly Parton, who was a recent cover star here at American Songwriter, previously talked about her family and how important her kin are to her. "[163], Dolly Parton is one of the most-honored female country performers of all time. Dolly Rebecca Parton Gender Female Age 72 Date of birth Saturday 19 Jan 1946 Birth place Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Occupations Actress Philanthropist Author Singer-Songwriter (1956) Theme Park Owner (1986) Charity Founder (1995) 2014 Headlined at the Glastonbury Festival Godmother to Miley Cyrus Imagination Library [87], Parton is a prolific songwriter, having begun by writing country music songs with strong elements of folk music, based on her upbringing in humble mountain surroundings and reflecting her family's Christian background. Chester Bennington American Singer-Songwriter. "[75] Her breasts have garnered her mentions in several songs, including "Dolly Parton's Hits" by Bobby Braddock, "Marty Feldman Eyes" by Bruce Baum (a parody of "Bette Davis Eyes"), "No Show Jones" by George Jones and Merle Haggard, and "Make Me Proud" by Drake, featuring Nicki Minaj. 2007, Paul Newman{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Newman", "gender": "Male" } 9 to 5 Books Broadway's Marquis; Full Casting Announced", "A Cup of Ambition: 9 to 5 Musical Takes Next Step in NYC Reading with Neuwirth, Janney, Block", "Dolly Parton & Gaylord Opryland to Bring Amusement Park to Music City", "Dolly Parton drops out of Nashville theme park", "Dolly Parton Adds Additional Dinner Theater in Pigeon Forge", "Punching the Clock (and the Boss) With Dolly, Lily and Jane", "Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton Make Noise Thesps To Star in Alcon Gospel-Choir Feature", "Dolly Parton to Play Prostitute in New Christmas Movie", "Dolly Parton Announces Eight-Part Netflix Series Based On Her Music", "Netflix is making a Dolly Parton series", "Netflix Orders Dolly Parton Anthology Series Based on Her Music", "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings review country legend sells us a bum steer", "The Orville fans praise country icon Dolly Parton's 'beyond perfect' cameo", "Dolly Parton: 'There's more to me than the big hair and the phoney stuff', "Dolly Parton Tying the Knot Again for 50th Anniversary", "Dolly Parton Calls Miley Cyrus a 'Little Elvis', "Dolly Parton likes to give away books. Partons uncle Bill, her mothers younger brother, took an interest in her and would drive her to and fro to county fairs, local radio and TV stations, and even to the city of Nashville. [73][74] On a 2003 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey asked what kind of cosmetic surgery Parton had undergone. The original post on Instagram[54] went viral after celebrities posted their own versions of the so-called Dolly Parton challenge on social media. During her career, Parton has gained induction into numerous Halls of Fame. [23], A duet with Ricky Van Shelton, "Rockin' Years" (1991) reached number one, though Parton's greatest commercial fortune of the decade came when Whitney Houston recorded "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). [103] [107] During the mid-1970s, Parton wanted to expand her audience base. [88] The UK's supply crisis puts extra pressure on Prime Minister Boris. Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records. Walter Parton{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Walter Parton", "gender": "Male" }, Bessie Parton{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Bessie Parton", "gender": "Female" }, Jake Owens{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Jake Owens", "gender": "Male" }, Rena Owens{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Rena Owens", "gender": "Female" }, Robert Parton{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Parton", "gender": "Male" }, Avie Lee Parton{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Avie Lee Parton", "gender": "Female" }, Singer-Songwriter On her own mother Parton, in her 2020 book Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, wrote "So it was just natural for my mom to always be singing. For the latest songwriting tips, reviews, podcasts, and more. Jacob Uitti [99] For their performance, they were nominated at the 2014 Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. In her first feature film, Parton portrayed a secretary in a leading role with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the comedy film 9to5 (1980). She is the fourth of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline (ne Owens; 19232003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (19212000). She was featured in The Book Lady (2008), a documentary about her campaign for children's literacy. [14][109] Parton wrote and recorded the film's title song. She appeared in the Grand Ole Opry and made her debut on Knoxville, a TV show. 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"), Meshell Ndegeocello ("Two Doors Down"), Norah Jones ("The Grass is Blue"), and Sinad O'Connor ("Dagger Through the Heart"). She was brought up in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee),[13] in a congregation her grandfather, Jake Robert Owens, pastored. Parton's soundtrack album from the 1992 film, Straight Talk, however, was less successful. [79] Her biggest influence however was her Aunt Dorothy Jo: "People often ask me who my influences were, they think I'm going to say some big names, and there were a few 'stars' I was impressed with. [24] With Wagoner's assistance, however, Parton was eventually accepted. After her composition "Put It Off Until Tomorrow", as recorded by Bill Phillips (with Parton, uncredited, on harmony), went to number six on the country chart in 1966, the label relented and allowed her to record country. She has a big, gritty voice and a knack for drawing attention. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. Parton replied that cosmetic surgery was imperative in keeping with her famous image. (2005) Due to the song's (and film's) acceptance of a transgender woman, Parton received death threats. She also acted in many television shows in the 70s. ", "This Is How Many Instruments Dolly Parton Can Play", "15 Minutes With Dolly Parton: The Queen of Country on Wigs, Relationships, and Presidential Politics", "Dolly Parton Explains How She Uses Her Acrylic Nails to Make Music", "Dolly Parton's staggering net worth revealed", "Dolly Parton to be Honored as BMI ICON at Country Awards", "Songwriters Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty and Johnny Bond inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame", "June 14, 2001 @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Imperial Ballroom", "Dolly Parton Speaks Out; Variety Entertainer Danny Gans Does Impressions and Talks about Comedy", "Review: An Evening with Katherine Jenkins comes to Cambridge", "Love Is Like A Butterfly TV Theme Song Dolly Parton", "Hello, Dolly! On February 11, 2012, after the sudden death of Whitney Houston, Parton stated, "Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. The record shot to number three, followed closely, in February 1971, by her first number-one single, "Joshua". [145] During the ceremony, she received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the university. "[185], In late 2022, Parton received a $100-million Courage and Civility Award from the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. From 1982-1988, she played Doralee Rhodes Brooks on the television show Nine to Five. [11] Parton's father paid missionary Dr. Robert F. Thomas with a sack of cornmeal for delivering her. But she put that aside for the pen, writing two family memoirs: In the Shadow of a Song: The Parton Family and Smoky Mountain Memories: Stories from the Hearts of the Parton Family. Dolly Parton's mother, is remembered by a family member as a good woman. [10] The farm acreage and surrounding woodland inspired her to write the song "My Tennessee Mountain Home" in the 1970s. A cover of "Love Is Like A Butterfly" by Clare Torry was used as the theme music for the British TV show Butterflies. All results for dolly parton. 1979, John Lennon{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "John Lennon", "gender": "Male" } Mama's baby sister. She learned guitar at 7 years old and started to make up songs almost immediately. On June 29, 2014, Parton performed for the first time at the UK Glastonbury Festival performing songs such as "Jolene", "9to5" and "Coat of Many Colors" to a crowd of more than 180,000. [42] In 2011, Parton voiced the character Dolly Gnome in the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet. Parton, who had always envisioned a solo career, made the decision to leave Wagoner's organization; the pair performed their last duet concert in April 1974, and she stopped appearing on his TV show in mid-1974, although they remained affiliated. She has had 26 songs reach no. In November 2020, Parton produced and starred in the Netflix musical film Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square, which won her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. The concert played to about 8,000 people. Developing the musical was not a quick process. A second and more contemporary collaboration with Harris and Ronstadt, Trio II, was released in early 1999. [91], Parton's songwriting has been featured prominently in several films. William Addams Reitwiesner [email protected] EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS By Chrissy Callahan. [183], Parton has turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice due to her husband's illness and the ongoing pandemic. [177], In 2005, she was honored with the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor given by the U.S. government for excellence in the arts. [57] On December 6, CBS aired a Christmas special, "A Holly Dolly Christmas", where Parton performed songs from her album. Francis turned down Parton's offers, as she was already in negotiations with singer Gloria Estefan to produce the film, a collaboration now ended. ", Parton is the fourth of 12 children. Her commercial success grew in 1980, with three consecutive country chart number-one hits: the Donna Summer-written "Starting Over Again", "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You", and "9to5", which topped the country and pop charts in early 1981. In 2014, she performed at the Red Tent Womens Conference in Tennessee with Dolly and Stella. Although Parton's career appeared to be revived, it was actually just a brief revival before contemporary country music came in the early 1990s and moved most veteran artists off the charts. She made cameo appearances on the Disney Channel as "Aunt Dolly", visiting Hannah and her family in fellow Tennessean and real-life goddaughter Miley Cyrus's series Hannah Montana (episodes "Good Golly, Miss Dolly", 2006, "I Will Always Loathe You", 2007, and "Kiss It All Goodbye", 2010). On August 10, 2010, with longtime friend Billy Ray Cyrus, Parton released the album Brother Clyde. [47] On March 6, 2016, Parton announced that she would be embarking on a tour in support of her new album, Pure & Simple. It was donated to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.[144]. Parton has repeatedly joked about her physical image and surgeries, saying, "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap. 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