[76] When asked about future plastic surgeries, she famously said, "If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging, I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked. [178], In 2015, a newly discovered species of lichen found growing in the southern Appalachians was named Japewiella dollypartoniana in honor of Parton's music and her efforts to bring national and global attention to that region. Family Trees. Wagoner persuaded Parton to record Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues", a gimmick that worked. That song, a remake of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind", released in late 1967, reached the country Top10 in January 1968, launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top10 singles for the pair. 9 to 5 became a major box office success, grossing over $3.9million its opening weekend, and over $103million worldwide. Dolly Parton credits her long-term success to this 6-word piece of advice from her mother. On January 6, 2011, Parton announced that her new album would be titled Better Day. [99] 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. Dolly Parton reads her children's book, "Coat of Many Colors," to a group of kids during an event announcing her first children's album, "I Believe In You," in 2017. Trio won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2017, Parton appeared on Rainbow, the third studio album by Kesha performing a duet of "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You". [33] In September 2007, Parton released her first single from her own record company, Dolly Records, titled, "Better Get to Livin'", which eventually peaked at number 48 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Nevertheless, Parton remains driven. 1818) Emert, Barbara (b. He also worked construction jobs to supplement the farm's small income. [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. 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. [RELATED: 3 of Dolly Partons Favorite Dolly Parton Songs], Thats your foundation, she said of her family roots. Country music icon, Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love is a beautiful reminder of all the things we love about the holidays. Parton credits her musical abilities to her mother; often in poor health, she still managed to keep house and entertain her children with Smoky Mountain folklore and ancient ballads. The album revitalized Parton's music career, spending five weeks at number one on Billboard's Country Albums chart, and also reached the Top10 on Billboard's Top200 Albums chart. [140], In 2003, 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. 00:41. It is believed to be correct at the time of inputting and is presented here in good faith. [86] As of 2017[update], her net worth is estimated at $500million. Also in 1994, Parton contributed the song "You Gotta Be My Baby" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases. On November 16, 2010, Parton accepted the Liseberg Applause Award, the theme park industry's most prestigious honor, on behalf of Dollywood theme park during a ceremony held at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Dolly Parton, in full Dolly Rebecca Parton, (born January 19, 1946, Locust Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.), American country music singer, guitarist, and actress best known for pioneering the interface between country and pop music styles. 3). She also has said in interviews that, although it appears they spend little time together, it is simply that nobody sees him publicly. Shes written several books, including the memoir, Tell It Sister, Tell It: Memories, Music and Miracles, to go along with three cookbooks. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. 2000, Eric Clapton{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Clapton", "gender": "Male" } The new, renovated show by the Dollywood Company opened in 2016. A re-recorded version of "I Will Always Love You", from the feature film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) scraped the Top50 that year and her duet with Kenny Rogers, "Islands in the Stream" (written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb), spent two weeks at number one in 1983. She was brought up in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee),[13] in a congregation her grandfather, Jake Robert Owens, pastored. I am lucky that I was born into a very musical family, Parton told AS. See the Elon Musk family tree here at FameChain. It also reached no. The show, which opened in June 2011, was owned and operated by Rob Scheer until the close of the 2015 season. This Tennessee native grew up in a sharecropping family - meaning hard work was the core of their values. He helped produce her records through 1975. [17] By ten, she was appearing on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song recorded by Presley. 1985. [28] Parton refused. Parton received nominations for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, as well as a nomination for Tony Award for Best Original Score. Dolly has also opened a theme park named Dollywood, which is recognized as a travel destination spot. The actual area was known as Mountain View. [130] In 2011, Parton said, "We're really very proud of our marriage. 2007, Paul Newman{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Newman", "gender": "Male" } [105] After the retirement of her partner, Sandy Gallin, Parton briefly operated Dolly Parton's Southern Light Productions and in 2015 she announced her new production company would be called Dixie Pixie Productions and produce the movies-of-week in development with NBC Television and Magnolia Hill Productions.[106]. 1988, Paul Simon{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Simon", "gender": "Male" } Her recording of Stevens' "Peace Train" was later re-mixed and released as a dance single, reaching Billboard's dance singles chart. Her first country single, "Dumb Blonde" (composed by Curly Putman, one of the few songs during this era that she recorded but did not write), reached number 24 on the country chart in 1967, followed by "Something Fishy", which went to number 17. Dolly Parton opened up about her Christmas traditions and explained why she "always wants a live tree " for the holidays. The Record Industry Association of America has certified 25 of her single or album releases as either Gold Record, Platinum Record or Multi-Platinum Record. [45] In 2014, Parton embarked on the Blue Smoke World Tour in support of her 42nd studio album, Blue Smoke. Actor, Singer & Musician, Philanthropist, Industrialist, Businessman, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman and humanitarian, Born on January 19, 1946 Half sister of Willadeene Parton; Private; Private; Private; Private and 8 others; Private; Private; Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and Private less. Parton starred along with James Woods in Straight Talk (1992), which received mixed reviews, and grossed a mild $21million at the box office. [56], In August 2020 Parton announced plans to release her first holiday album in 30 years, A Holly Dolly Christmas, in October 2020. [52] In July 2019, Parton made an unannounced appearance at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, and performed several songs accompanied by the Highwomen and Linda Perry. 2011, Lady Gaga{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Lady Gaga", "gender": "Female" } 1979, John Lennon{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "John Lennon", "gender": "Male" } She has called that statue of herself in her hometown "the greatest honor", because it came from the people who knew her. She has had 26 songs reach no. 1960, Elizabeth Taylor{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Elizabeth Taylor", "gender": "Female" } The song celebrates fifty years of the CMA Awards. [102] On September 29, 2012, Parton officially withdrew her support for the Nashville park due to the restructuring of Gaylord Entertainment Company after its merger with Marriott International. 256 Share 62K views 6 years ago Dolly Parton was raised here.Ride alone on my motorcycle up this beautiful but dangerous narrow road.No guard rails and cliffs are very high.Dolly Parton was. She recorded "The Day I Fall in Love" as a duet with James Ingram for the feature film Beethoven's 2nd (1993). [58][59], In early 2022, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With a career spanning over fifty years, Parton has been described as a "country music legend" and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female artists of all time. [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). For their performance, they were nominated at the 2014 Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Dollywood is the 24th-most-popular theme park in the United States, with three million visitors per year. US based Meghan and Harry.. FameChain has their amazing trees. She even sang about these moments in the song You Are My Christmas, which she sang as a duet with Randy. [118][119] She is its executive producer and co-star. 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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 Her songs "Coat of Many Colors", "I Will Always Love You", and "Jolene", among others, have become classics. 2000, Cher{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Cher", "gender": "Female" } [23] She had another Top10 single that year with "Making Plans", a single released from a 1980 album with Porter Wagoner,[32] released as part of a lawsuit settlement between the pair. Chester Bennington American Singer-Songwriter. However, RCA Records did not renew her contract after it expired in 1986, and she signed with Columbia Records in 1987. Parton also had a cameo in the sequel, which aired in November 2016. As documented in her 1994 autobiography,[23] 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). At the Academy of Country Music, she has won seven awards and 39 nominations. 1960, Sir Mick Jagger{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sir Mick Jagger", "gender": "Male" } 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. This song was released to help keep the spirits up of those affected by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. West found that the "My People Fund", in tandem with traditional disaster response, gave families the ability to make decisions that were most beneficial to them, and concluded that unconditional cash support may be more beneficial for disaster relief than conditional financial support. The duo met at a Laundromat two years prior to their wedding. [97] Ambassador Theatre Group announced a 2012 UK tour for Dolly Parton's 9to5: The Musical, commencing at Manchester Opera House, on October 12, 2012. She also sang background vocals on some of Dollys LPs. [10] The farm acreage and surrounding woodland inspired her to write the song "My Tennessee Mountain Home" in the 1970s. 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. Years after the farm was sold, Parton bought it back in the late 1980s. At 13, she was recording (the single "Puppy Love") on a small Louisiana label, Goldband Records,[18] and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry, where she first met Johnny Cash, who encouraged her to follow her own instincts regarding her career.[19]. Parton again topped the singles chart in 1975 with "The Bargain Store". It is hosted by Jad Abumrad, who also hosts Radiolab.[122]. [38][39], On October 27, 2009, Parton released a four-CD box set, Dolly, which featured 99 songs and spanned most of her career. The clan was always singing at weddings and funerals, Parton said, and all the shindigs and jamborees. At church, too. In 2020, People magazine shared a clip of Parton welcoming her family on stage during her 1970s variety show, Dolly. In 1979, Parton hosted the NBC special The Seventies: An Explosion of Country Music, performed live at the Ford Theatre in Washington, D.C., and whose audience included President Jimmy Carter. Donald asks the courts to let him tweet. The tongue-out, eye-catching musician and performer, who is also releasing an album later this year, is famously Dollys goddaughter. [174] This was followed by induction into the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001. After the 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. She has had 25 singles reach no. Parton's middle name comes from her maternal great-great-grandmother Rebecca (Dunn) Whitted. 1998, Kris Kristofferson{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Kris Kristofferson", "gender": "Male" } [68][69] In Mobile, Alabama, the General W.K. [55] On May 27, 2020, Parton released a brand new song called "When Life Is Good Again". Dolly Rebecca Parton was born January 19, 1946, in a one-room cabin on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center, Tennessee. 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. I love that I can express every thought and feeling that Ive ever had through music, Parton says. She labeled social media accounts of the occasion "Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine. [151], The impact of the fund's financial relief for the 2016 wildfire victims was studied by University of Tennessee College of Social Work professor Stacia West, who examined the impact of cash transfers in poverty alleviation. [51] At the ceremony itself, Parton was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented by Lily Tomlin and preceded by a tribute featuring Jennifer Nettles, Pentatonix, Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride. [3][4] Parton's father, known as "Lee", worked in the mountains of East Tennessee, first as a sharecropper and later tending his own small tobacco farm and acreage. In February 2011, she announced that she would embark on the Better Day World Tour on July 17, 2011, with shows in northern Europe and the U.S.[41] The album's lead-off single, "Together You and I", was released on May 23, 2011, and Better Day was released on June 28, 2011. 1991, Elvis Presley{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Elvis Presley", "gender": "Male" } By Chrissy Callahan. 4 in CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music. Parton had three solo singles reach number one on the country chart in 1974 ("Jolene", "I Will Always Love You" and "Love Is Like a Butterfly"), as well as the duet with Porter Wagoner, "Please Don't Stop Loving Me". Keep reading to know everything about the Parton family. 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