She was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, the fourth of twelve children of Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer, and his wife Avie Lee Owens.

As documented in her 1994 autobiography, initially, much of Wagoner's audience was unhappy, that Norma Jean, the performer whom Parton had replaced, had left the show, and was reluctant to accept Parton ( sometimes chanting loudly for Norma Jean from the audience ).

With Wagoner's assistance, however, Parton was eventually accepted.

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 Owepar, the publishing company Parton had founded with Bill Owens.

It was also during this period, that Parton began to embark on a high-profile crossover campaign, attempting to aim her music in a more-mainstream direction and increase her visibility outside of the confines of country music.

Parton was also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.

It was recorded with the help of Dolly Parton and Buck Owens.

In addition to her Grammy for " Let Me Be There ", Newton-John was also named the Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year in 1974, defeating more established nominees Loretta Lynn, Canadian Anne Murray, Dolly Parton and Tanya Tucker.

* Dollywood, Pigeon Forge: The theme park named for part-owner Dolly Parton ( who was born in Sevierville ) admits 2. 2 million guests a year, making it both the most popular theme park and most frequented attraction ( after the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ) in Tennessee.

* Entertainer Dolly Parton was born and grew up in Sevierville, and many of her early songs drew on her experiences there, perhaps most notably " My Tennessee Mountain Home ".

The song was also covered in 1990 by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.

Entertainer Dolly Parton was born in Sevierville in 1946.

Decca also was a label in 1997-98 for Dolly Parton.

In December 2006 Robinson was one of five Kennedy Center honorees, along with Dolly Parton, Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

During the late 1970s, for example, Dolly Parton released a number of double-A-sided singles, in which one side was released to pop radio, and the other side to country, including " Two Doors Down " / " It's All Wrong but It's All Right " and " Baby I'm Burning " / " I Really Got the Feeling ".

However the choice of titles seized appeared to be completely arbitrary, one raid famously netting a copy of the Dolly Parton musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ) under the mistaken belief it was pornographic.

A 1982 album, The Winning Hand, featuring Lee along with Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, was a surprise hit, reaching the top ten on the U. S. country albums chart.

In 2012, Kristofferson was in Joyful Noise with Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah.

Deciding it would make the label look bad for firing Summers if Rogers continued to be a major success ( his duet with Dolly Parton, " Islands in the Stream ", had been one of the biggest hits of 1983 ), Rogers received very little support from the label during the next several years he was with them.

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

The song immediately became a hit for Riley and went to number one on both the Billboard Pop and Country charts, a feat not repeated until 1981 when Dolly Parton released " 9 to 5 ".

ET on four TCI cable systems ( both it and Liberty Media were controlled by John Malone ); the channel debuted with an introduction by founder John Sie, who served as the president of the network from its launch until 1999 and CEO until his retirement in 2004, which was then followed by Encore's first film telecast, the 1980 film 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin.

( Parton, whose manager advised her that marrying at that time would hinder her career, chose to secretly marry out of state, so that the marriage would not be announced in any local Nashville newspapers.

While not taping, he also pursued a career in the country music business, where he served as manager of such artists as Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell and Marty Robbins.

Jake Farris ( Dolly Parton ), a country singer stuck in a long-term contract performing at a sleazy urban cowboy nightclub in New York City, boasts to the club's manager, Freddie ( Ron Leibman ), that she can make anybody into a country sensation, insisting that she can turn any normal guy into a country singer in just two weeks.

These singer-songwriters included Bob Dylan, Jackie DeShannon, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Wilson, Tom Waits, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Tom Rush, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Arlo Guthrie, John Denver, Jackson Browne, John Prine, Grace Slick, Dave Mason, Jim Croce, Fred Neil, Roger McGuinn, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, David Crosby, Donovan, Stephen Stills, Randy Newman, Steve Goodman, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Brady, Jesse Winchester, Johnny Tillotson, Sylvia Tyson, Ian Tyson, Nick Drake, Tim Hardin, Laura Nyro, Carly Simon, John Fogerty, Eric Andersen, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joan Armatrading, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Cat Stevens, Bruce Cockburn, Harry Chapin, James Taylor, Jerry Jeff Walker, Lou Reed, Gram Parsons, Nick Gravenites, Rick Nelson, Richard Fariña, Tuli Kupferberg Mark Spoelstra, Don Mclean, Patrick Sky, Jimmy Buffett, Mickey Newbury, Janis Ian, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Van Ronk, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, and Frank Zappa.

Drivers in the film billed in the opening credits include Dale Van Sickel, Reg Parton, Regina Parton, Tom Bamford, Bob Drake, Marion J. Playan, Hall Brock, Bob Hickman, Rex Ramsay, Hal Grist, Lynn Grate, Larry Schmitz, Richard Warlock, Dana Derfus, Everett Creach, Gerald Jann, Bill Couch, Ted Duncan, Robert Hoys, Gene Roscoe, Jack Mahoney, Charles Willis, Richard Brill, Roy Butterfield, Rudy Doucette, J. J. Wilson, Jim McCullough, Bud Ekins, Glenn Wilder, Gene Curtis, Robert James, John Timanus, Bob Harris, Fred Krone, Richard Ceary, Jesse Wayne, Jack Perkins, Fred Stromsoe, Ronnie Rondell, and Kim Brewer.

Many artists have recorded the song, including Andreas Scholl, Bradley Kincaid, Joan Baez, Shirley Collins, Doris Day, The Everly Brothers, Roger Quilter, Texas Gladden, Nic Jones, John Travolta, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton ( with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh ), Maxine Sullivan, Pete Seeger, Tom Rush, Angelo Branduardi ( Italian version titled ' Piano Piano " in 1983's album Cercando l ' oro and another Italian version titled " Barbriallen " in 2011's album Così è se mi pare ), John Jacob Niles, Merle Travis, Bob Dylan, Martin Carthy, Colin Meloy, Michael Hurley, Art Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel, Burl Ives, The Grateful Dead, Dando Shaft, Eddy Arnold, Moses " Clear Rock " Platt, Sonne Hagal, Frank Turner, The New Christy Minstrels, Blackmore's Night and Jim Moray.

Several internationally known artists, such as Madonna, Iron Maiden, Joe Cocker, Elton John, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, David Bowie, José Carreras, Helmut Lotti, Westlife, R. E. M., Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones, Dolly Parton, AC / DC, U2 and Snow Patrol have performed, or have performances planned in Horsens.

The 5, 036 seat Entertainment Centre has hosted a variety of stars including Journey, Air Supply, Alice Cooper, Diana Ross, Kelly Clarkson, Creed, 3 Doors Down, Eric Burdon, The Searchers, Faith Hill, David Cook, Deep Purple, Gloria Estefan, Men at Work, Jay Leno, Jewel, Carrie Underwood, Chicago, Olivia Newton-John, Vince Gill, Tony Bennett, Bill Cosby, Styx, Michael Bolton, Ringo Starr, Neil Sedaka, Jeff Foxworthy, LeAnn Rimes, Alicia Keys, Art Garfunkel, Clint Black, David Copperfield, Petula Clark, Roger Hodgson, ZZ Top, Bad Company, Dolly Parton, The Guess Who, George Thorogood, Heart, Steve Miller, Tom Jones, New Kids on the Block, Smokey Robinson, Stone Temple Pilots, CCR, Air Supply, Hall & Oates, Lionel Richie, Weezer, Terra Naomi, Whitesnake and KISS.

In 1856, Jacobs ' daughter Louisa became a governess in the home of James and Sara Payson Willis Parton ( also known as the writer, Fanny Fern and Nathaniel Parker Willis ' sister ).

After the sudden death of Michael Jackson, whom Parton knew personally, she released a video in which she somberly told of her feelings on Jackson and his death.

Dolly Rebecca Parton ( born January 19, 1946 ) is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music.

The day after she graduated from high school in 1964, Parton moved to Nashville taking many traditional elements of folklore and popular music from East Tennessee with her.

The label agreed to let 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 number six on the country music charts in 1966.

According to Parton, he has only ever seen her perform once.

In 1967, country entertainer Porter Wagoner invited Parton to join his organization, offering her a regular spot on his weekly syndicated television program The Porter Wagoner Show, as well as in his road show.

By 1970, both Parton and Wagoner had grown frustrated by her lack of solo chart success, and Porter had her record Jimmie Rodgers ' " Mule Skinner Blues ", a gimmick that worked.

Parton and Wagoner performed their last duet concert in April 1974, and she ceased appearing on his TV show in mid-1974, though they remained affiliated, with him helping to produce her records through 1975.

Parton refused, and that decision is credited with helping to make her many millions of dollars in royalties from the song over the years.

Parton had her own syndicated-television variety show, Dolly!

With her 1976 album All I Can Do, co-produced by herself with Porter Wagoner, Parton began taking more of an active role in production, and began specifically aiming her music in a more mainstream, pop direction.

After New Harvests disappointing chart performance, Parton turned to high profile pop producer Gary Klein for her next album.