In Dolly parton biography, she married Carl Dean.
In Dolly Parton biography history, she was born on January 19, 1946 in Sevierville Tennessee. Her father, Robert Lee Parton was a tobacco farmer. Her mother's name is Avie Owens Parton. Dolly Parton, was born into a family of twelve children. In 1959, she appeared on the Grand Ole Opry.
In 1964, she move to Nashville, Tennessee the home of the country singers to launch her career. On May 30, of 1966 Dolly got married to Carl Dean, who worked in the road paving business. In 1967, she joined the weekly Country Music Television program hosted by Porter Wagner. She stayed with the show till she was 28 years old. In 1974, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagner performed for the last time on the Grand Ole Opry. In 1969, she put out the hit titled, "Joshua" which became a number one hit in 1970. In 1976, she had her own show on TV called "Dolly". Continuing with Dolly Parton biography history, in 1977, she won a Grammy Award for the hit song, "Here You Come Again". In 1980, she got an Oscar nomination for her role in the movie, "Nine To Five". In 1981, she released the song, "But You Know I Love You". In 1982, she appeared with Burt Reynolds, in the film "The Best Little Whore House in Texas". In 1986, she founded Dollywood, a theme park in the City of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. In January of 1987 she signed with CBS Records after nearly 20 years with RCA. In 1993, she played in the film, "The Beverly Hill Billies". Continuing with Dolly Parton biography, in 1993, she released the album, "Honky Tonk Angels" with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. together, they sang the hit songs from Patsy Cline and Kitty Wells.
In 1994 she wrote her, biography titled, "Dolly My Life And Unfinished Business". In 2001, she won a Grammy Award for the Song, "Little Sparrow". In July of 2001, Dolly was inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music, in the Song Writers Hall Of Fame. On April 14, of 2004 she was awarded the "Living Legend Medal", for her contributions to the Cultural Heritage of the U.S.A. In 2007, Dolly pledged half a million dollars to help build a new hospital and cancer clinic in Sevierville Tennessee her home town.
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