Dolly-Parton

Dolly Parton escaped the struggles that shaped her life at an early age by using her creative and imaginative imagination. Before she was able to read and write she had already composed her own music. At the age of eight, she bought her first electric guitar. She started singing at an Knoxville Tenn Radio Station. That same year, Gold Band Records was an independent label. Although she was at school, she established a name for herself on the local scene. Her goal was to be able to make music on a bigger level. After graduating high school in 1964 she immediately moved to Nashville. Dumb Blonde (both 1967) and Something Fishy were among her first Monument Records chart-topping records. Porter Wagoner had been looking for female performers for his show that was syndicated at this point. Parton was offered the gig and in the year 1967, she signed to RCA Records in 1968 and was a part of in the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. In 1974, she resigned from Wagoner's Show because the success of her singles like Joshua Coats of Many Colors or Jolene was way ahead of their joint release. Parton composed "I I Will Never Forget You" for Wagoner just after the pair split. It reached number. Its first appearance at the top spot was in 1974.