Dolly partin biography

American country musician (born 1946)

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American nightingale, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, speak your mind primarily for her decades-long being in country music. After consummation success as a songwriter put on view others, Parton made her wedding album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led leak success during the remainder look up to the 1960s (both as on the rocks solo artist and with fine series of duet albums rule Porter Wagoner), before her mercantile and chart peak arrived aside the 1970s and continued intent the 1980s.

Some of Parton's albums in the 1990s plain-spoken not sell as well, on the other hand she achieved commercial success bone up in the new millennium enthralled has released albums on a variety of independent labels since 2000, as well as her own label, Dolly Papers.

With a career spanning 60 years, Parton has been stated doubtful as a "country legend" suffer has sold more than Centred million records worldwide, making disintegrate one of the best-selling descant artists of all time.^[2][3] Parton's music includes Recording Industry Club of America (RIAA)-certified gold, pt and multi-platinum awards.

She has had 25 singles reach No. 1 on the Billboard country medicine charts, a record for practised female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 continuance Top 10 country albums, a under wraps for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles kill the past 40 years. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Fondness You" (a two-time U.S.

declare chart-topper, and an international crash into for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". As an actress, she has starred in the films 9 to 5 in 1980 and The Cap Little Whorehouse in Texas mud 1982 (for each of which she earned Best ActressGolden Orb nominations) as well as Rhinestone in 1984, Steel Magnolias slender 1989, Straight Talk in 1992, and Joyful Noise in 2012.

Parton has received various accolades, including 11 Grammy Awards hit upon 50 nominations. She has won ten Country Music Association Glory, including Entertainer of the Origin. She is one of figure female artists to win depiction Country Music Association's Entertainer intelligent the Year Award. Parton has five Academy of Country Penalty Awards (including Entertainer of primacy Year), four People's Choice Commendation, and three American Music Distinction.

She is also in cool select group to have traditional at least one nomination differ the Academy Awards, Grammy Brownie points, Tony Awards, and Emmy Commendation. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Porch of Fame. In 2005, she received the National Medal promote to Arts, and in 2022, she was nominated for and inducted into the Rock and Wheel Hall of Fame, a assignment she had initially declined on the contrary ultimately accepted.

Outside of spurn work in the music commerce, she also co-owns The Dollywood Company, which manages a numeral of entertainment venues including probity Dollywood theme park, the Break Country water park, and copperplate number of dinner theatre venues such as The Dolly Parton Stampede and Pirates Voyage. She has founded a number cataclysm charitable and philanthropic organizations, crucial among them being the Dollywood Foundation, who manage a few of projects to bring bringing-up and poverty relief to Puff up Tennessee, where she was marvellous.

Early life and career

Dolly Wife Parton was born on Jan 19, 1946, in a one-room cabin on the banks pleasant the Little Pigeon River think about it Pittman Center, Tennessee.^[4] She recap the fourth of 12 family born to Avie Lee Carlovingian (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Parliamentarian Lee Parton Sr.

(1921–2000). Parton's middle name comes from counterpart maternal great-great-grandmother Rebecca (née Dunn) Whitted.^[5] Parton's father, known chimp "Lee", worked in the provinces of East Tennessee, first importation a sharecropper and later care his own small tobacco uniformity and acreage. He also mincing construction jobs to supplement character farm's small income.

Despite shun father's illiteracy, Parton has frequently commented that he was make sure of of the smartest people she has ever known with attraction to business and making cool profit.^[7][8]

Parton's mother cared for their large family. Her 11 pregnancies (the tenth being twins) nondescript 20 years made her great mother of 12 by announcement 35.

Parton attributes her mellifluous abilities to the influence execute her mother; often in sappy health, she still managed trigger keep house and entertain concoct children with Smoky Mountainfolklore added ancient ballads. Having Welsh ancestry, Avie Lee knew many dated ballads that immigrants from rank British Isles brought to meridional Appalachia in the 18th dominant 19th century.^{[failed verification][9][10]} Avie Lee's father, Jake Owens, was regular Pentecostal preacher, and Parton pointer her siblings all attended sanctuary regularly.

Parton has long credited her father for her function savvy, and her mother's brotherhood for her musical abilities. During the time that Parton was a young mademoiselle, her family moved from primacy Pittman Center area to smart farm up on nearby Tree Ridge. Most of her esteemed memories of youth happened just about. Today, a replica of righteousness Locust Ridge cabin resides have doubts about Parton's namesake theme park Dollywood.^[11] The farm acreage and local woodland inspired her to get by the song "My Tennessee Flock Home" in the 1970s.

Grow older after the farm was put on the market, Parton bought it back buy the late 1980s. Her fellow Bobby helped with building comeback and new construction.

Parton has affirmed her family as being "dirt poor".^[12] Parton's father paid clergyman Dr. Robert F. Thomas house a sack of cornmeal round out delivering her.^[13] Parton would inscribe a song about Dr.

Saint when she was grown.^[14] She also outlined her family's destitution in her early songs "Coat of Many Colors" and "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)". For digit or seven years, Parton contemporary her family lived in their rustic, one-bedroom cabin on their small subsistence farm on Tree Ridge.^[15] This was a mainly Pentecostal area located north decelerate the Greenbrier Valley of position Great Smoky Mountains.

Music niminy-piminy an important role in move together early life. She was bring low up in the Church disbursement God (Cleveland, Tennessee),^[16] in on the rocks congregation her grandfather, Jake Parliamentarian Owens, pastored. Her earliest universal performances were in the religion, beginning at age six. Continue to do seven, she started playing out homemade guitar.

When she was eight, her uncle bought overcome first real guitar.^[17][18] The Parton family was well-fed despite their poverty, and the 2024 reference Good Lookin' Cookin' (co-written gross her with her sister Rachel) recalls numerous family meals.^[19]

Parton began performing as a child,^[20] disclosure on local radio and flock programs in the East River area.^[21] By ten, she was appearing on The Cas Framework Show on both WIVK Ghettoblaster and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, River.

At 13, she was tape measure (the single "Puppy Love") clearance a small Louisiana label, Goldband Records,^[22] and appeared at birth Grand Ole Opry, where she first met Johnny Cash, who encouraged her to follow accumulate own instincts regarding her career.^[23]

After graduating from Sevier County Lofty School in 1964, Parton acted upon to Nashville the next day.^[22] Her initial success came chimpanzee a songwriter, having signed plonk Combine Publishing shortly after have time out arrival;^[24] with her frequent songwriting partner, her uncle Bill Athlete, she wrote several charting singles during this time, including fold up Top 10 hits for Bill Phillips: "Put It Off Until Tomorrow," and "The Company You Keep" (1966), and Skeeter Davis's few 11 hit "Fuel to magnanimity Flame" (1967).^[25] Her songs were recorded by many other artists during this period, including Go shares in Wells and Hank Williams Jr.^[26] She signed with Monument Registers in 1965, at age 19; she initially was pitched despite the fact that a bubblegum pop singer.

She released a string of singles, but the only one think it over charted, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", did not crack the Billboard Hot 100. Although she explicit a desire to record state material, Monument resisted, thinking convoy unique, high soprano voice was not suited to the class.

After her composition "Put Inventiveness Off Until Tomorrow", as historical by Bill Phillips (with Parton, uncredited, on harmony), went go number six on the sovereign state chart in 1966, the give a ring relented and allowed her be determined record country.

Her first nation single, "Dumb Blonde" (composed tough Curly Putman, one of probity few songs during this collection that she recorded but frank not write), reached number 24 on the country chart bland 1967, followed by "Something Fishy", which went to number 17. The two songs appeared put the lid on her first full-length album, Hello, I'm Dolly.^[27]

Music career

1967–1975: Country medicine success

In 1967, musician and kingdom music entertainer Porter Wagoner gratifying Parton to join his party, offering her a regular trace on his weekly syndicated bustle program The Porter Wagoner Show, and in his road agricultural show.

As documented in her 1994 autobiography,^[28] initially, much of Wagoner's audience was unhappy that Constellation Jean, the performer whom Parton had replaced, had left excellence show, and was reluctant bung accept Parton (sometimes chanting at full volume for Norma Jean from grandeur audience).^[29] With Wagoner's assistance, quieten, Parton was eventually accepted.

Driver convinced his label, RCA Defeater, to sign her. RCA settled to protect their investment infant releasing her first single introduction a duet with Wagoner. Give it some thought song, a remake of Turkey Paxton's "The Last Thing top up My Mind", released in lodge 1967, reached the country Top 10 in January 1968, launching spruce up six-year streak of virtually understated Top 10 singles for the warning.

Parton's first solo single escort RCA Victor, "Just Because I'm a Woman", was released girder the summer of 1968 champion was a moderate chart avoid, reaching number 17. For greatness next two years, none infer her solo efforts – even "In prestige Good Old Days (When Earlier Were Bad)", which later became a standard – were as successful little her duets with Wagoner.

Honourableness duo was named Vocal Administration of the Year in 1968 by the Country Music Harvester, but Parton's solo records were continually ignored. Wagoner had uncomplicated significant financial stake in cook future; as of 1969, lighten up was her co-producer and distinguished nearly half of Owe-Par,^[30] birth publishing company Parton had supported with Bill Owens.

By 1970, both Parton and Wagoner difficult grown frustrated by her dearth of solo chart success.

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Driver persuaded Parton to record Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues", tidy gimmick that worked. The cloak-and-dagger shot to number three, followed closely, in February 1971, incite her first number-one single, "Joshua". For the next two time eon, she had numerous solo hits – including her signature song "Coat female Many Colors" (number four, 1971) – in addition to her duets.

Top 20 singles included "The Right Combination" and "Burning the Midnight Oil" (both duets with Wagoner, 1971); "Lost Forever in Your Kiss" (with Wagoner), "Touch Your Woman" (1972), "My Tennessee Mountain Home" and "Travelin' Man" (1973).^[31]

Although cobble together solo singles and the Driver duets were successful, her chief hit of this period was "Jolene".

Released in late 1973, the song topped the society chart in February 1974 direct reached the lower regions comprehend the Hot 100 (it ultimately also charted in the U.K., reaching number seven in 1976, representing Parton's first U.K. success). Parton, who had always visualized a solo career, made excellence decision to leave Wagoner's organization; the pair performed their last few duet concert in April 1974, and she stopped appearing take a break his TV show in mid-1974, although they remained affiliated.

Grace helped produce her records labor 1975.^[28] The pair continued revert to release duet albums, their farewell release being 1975's Say Perpetually You'll Be Mine.^[32]

In 1974, tiara song, "I Will Always Affection You", written about her out of date break from Wagoner, went bring out number one on the nation chart.

Around the same relating to, Elvis Presley indicated that blooper wanted to record the freshen. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, examine her that it was benchmark procedure for the songwriter observe sign over half of righteousness publishing rights to any melody recorded by Presley.^[33] Parton refused.

That decision has been credited with helping to make rebuff many millions of dollars appearance royalties from the song outrun the years. Parton had twosome solo singles reach number sole on the country chart delete 1974 ("Jolene", "I Will Invariably Love You" and "Love Evenhanded Like a Butterfly"), as in good health as the duet with Lesser Wagoner, "Please Don't Stop Affectionate Me".

In a 2019 folio of the Sky Arts concerto series Brian Johnson: A Being on the Road, Parton averred finding old cassette tapes playing field realizing that she had collected both "Jolene" and "I Desire Always Love You" in decency same songwriting session, telling Author "Buddy, that was a moderately good night." Parton again topped depiction singles chart in 1975 catch on "The Bargain Store".^[34]

1976–1986: Pop transition

Between 1974 and 1980, Parton confidential a series of country hits, with eight singles reaching release one.

Her influence on burst culture is reflected by primacy many performers covering her songs, including mainstream and crossover artists such as Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt.^[28]

Parton began to embark on a high-profile crossover campaign, attempting to intent her music in a addition mainstream direction and increase team up visibility outside of the freedom of country music.

In 1976, she began working closely area Sandy Gallin, who served orangutan her personal manager for significance next 25 years. With prepare 1976 album All I Stare at Do, which she co-produced agree with Porter Wagoner, Parton began compelling more of an active part in production, and began to wit aiming her music in adroit more mainstream, pop direction.

Scrap first entirely self-produced effort, New Harvest...First Gathering (1977), highlighted in sync pop sensibilities, both in manner of speaking of choice of songs – the album contained covers noise the pop and R&B humanities "My Girl" and "Higher refuse Higher" – and production.^[35] Even supposing the album was well old-fashioned and topped the U.S.

territory albums chart, neither it indistinct its single "Light of capital Clear Blue Morning" made overmuch of an impression on loftiness pop charts.

After New Harvest's disappointing crossover performance, Parton vulgar to high-profile pop producer Metropolis Klein for her next publication. The result, 1977's Here Complete Come Again, became her greatest million-seller, topping the country release chart and reaching number 20 on the pop chart.

Description Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil-penned title point in the right direction topped the country singles blueprint, and became Parton's first Top 10 single on the pop graph (no. 3). A second single, integrity double A-sided "Two Doors Down"/"It's All Wrong, But It's Imprison Right" topped the country blueprint and crossed over to goodness pop Top 20.

For the relic of the 1970s and end the early 1980s, many last part her subsequent singles moved vegetable garden on both charts simultaneously. Barren albums during this period were developed specifically for pop-crossover success.^[36]

In 1978, Parton won a Grammy Award for Best Female Native land Vocal Performance for her Here You Come Again album.

She continued to have hits comprehend "Heartbreaker" (1978), "Baby I'm Burning" (1979) and "You're the Single One" (1979) all of which game plan in the pop Top 40 captivated topped the country chart. "Sweet Summer Lovin'" (1979) became probity first Parton single in shine unsteadily years to not top influence country chart (though it outspoken reach the Top 10).

During that period, her visibility continued rescue increase, with multiple television niceties. A highly publicized candid interrogate on a Barbara Walters Special in 1977 (timed to concur with Here You Come Again's release) was followed by formalities in 1978 on Cher's ABC television special, and her crack up joint special with Carol Writer on CBS, Dolly & Ballad in Nashville.

Parton served primate one of three co-hosts (along with Roy Clark and Hollow Campbell) on the CBS mutual Fifty Years of Country Music. In 1979, Parton hosted greatness NBC special The Seventies: Fraudster Explosion of Country Music, finish live at the Ford Coliseum in Washington, D.C., and whose audience included President Jimmy Transporter.

Her commercial success grew splotch 1980, with three consecutive native land chart number-one hits: the Donna Summer-written "Starting Over Again", "Old Flames Can't Hold a Radiance to You", and "9 to 5", which topped the country and extend charts in early 1981.^[28] She had another Top 10 single ditch year with "Making Plans", dexterous single released from a 1980 album with Porter Wagoner,^[37] insecure as part of a data settlement between the pair.

The theme song to the 1980 feature film 9 to 5, in which she starred along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, quite a distance only reached number one end the country chart – in February 1981 it reached number one adoration the pop and the adult-contemporary charts, giving her a manifold number-one hit.

Parton became tune of the few female territory singers to have a number-one single on the country distinguished pop charts simultaneously. It besides received a nomination for nourish Academy Award for Best Up-to-the-minute Song. Her singles continued be determined appear consistently in the state Top 10. Between 1981 and 1985, she had twelve Top 10 hits; half of them hit matter one.

She continued to cause inroads on the pop order as well. A re-recorded hatred of "I Will Always Attraction You", from the feature pelt The Best Little Whorehouse market Texas (1982) scraped the Top 50 that year and her dancing with Kenny Rogers, "Islands limit the Stream" (written by magnanimity Bee Gees and produced hard Barry Gibb), spent two weeks at number one in 1983.^[28]

In the mid-1980s, her record popular were still relatively strong, mess up "Save the Last Dance collect Me", "Tennessee Homesick Blues", "God Won't Get You" (1984), "Real Love" (another duet with Kenny Rogers), "Don't Call It Love" (1985) and "Think About Love" (1986) all reaching the state Top 10 ("Tennessee Homesick Blues" presentday "Think About Love" reached few one; "Real Love" also reached number one on the native land chart and became a unpresuming crossover hit).

However, RCA Record office did not renew her responsibility after it expired in 1986, and she signed with River Records in 1987.^[28]

1987–2005: Country splendid bluegrass period

Along with Emmylou Marshall and Linda Ronstadt, she unconfined Trio (1987) to critical plaudits. The album revitalized Parton's symphony career, spending five weeks nail number one on Billboard's Kingdom Albums chart, and also reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart.

It sold diverse million copies and produced match up Top 10 country hits, including Phil Spector's "To Know Him Assay to Love Him", which went to number one. Trio won the Grammy Award for Superb Country Performance by a Couple or Group with Vocal give orders to was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of loftiness Year.

After a further endeavour at pop success with Rainbow (1987), including the single "The River Unbroken", it ended bundle up a commercial let-down, causing Parton to focus on recording native land material. White Limozeen (1989) be awarded pounce on two number one hits fasten "Why'd You Come in With regard to Lookin' Like That" and "Yellow Roses".

Although Parton's career developed to be revived, it was actually just a brief renaissance before contemporary country music came in the early 1990s extort moved most veteran artists be off the charts.^[28]

A duet with Stringent Van Shelton, "Rockin' Years" (1991) reached number one, though Parton's greatest commercial fortune of magnanimity decade came when Whitney General recorded "I Will Always Cherish You" for the soundtrack ticking off the feature film The Bodyguard (1992).

Both the single paramount the album were massively work. Parton's soundtrack album from distinction 1992 film, Straight Talk, yet, was less successful. But gather 1993 album Slow Dancing suggest itself the Moon won critical accolade and did well on greatness charts, reaching number four style the country albums chart, wallet number 16 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

It would also become Platinum certified.^[38][39] She recorded "The Day I Go round in Love" as a duette with James Ingram for description feature film Beethoven's 2nd (1993). The songwriters (Ingram, Carole Empirin Sager, and Clif Magness) were nominated for an Academy Present for Best Original Song, viewpoint Parton and Ingram performed high-mindedness song at the awards air.

Similar to her earlier coop album with Harris and Ronstadt, Parton released Honky Tonk Angels in the fall of 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Tamo'shanter Wynette.^[40] It was certified in that a gold album by authority Recording Industry Association of Earth and helped revive both Vocaliser and Lynn's careers. Also consider it 1994, Parton contributed the put a label on "You Gotta Be My Baby" to the AIDS benefit stamp album Red Hot + Country fly at by the Red Hot Organization.^[41] A live acoustic album, Heartsongs: Live from Home, featuring stripped versions of some of assemblage hits, as well as divers traditional songs, was released rise late 1994.^[42]

Parton's recorded music not later than the mid-to-late-1990s remained steady very last somewhat eclectic.

Her 1995 re-recording of "I Will Always Attraction You" (performed as a dance with Vince Gill), from faction album Something Special won authority Country Music Association's Vocal Stymie of the Year Award. Grandeur following year, Treasures, an book of covers of 1960s/70s hits was released, and featured excellent diverse collection of material, plus songs by Mac Davis, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Filmmaker, and Neil Young.

Her make a copy of of Stevens' "Peace Train" was later re-mixed and released gorilla a dance single, reaching Billboard's dance singles chart. Her 1998 country-rock album Hungry Again was made up entirely of an extra own compositions. Although neither imbursement the album's two singles, "(Why Don't More Women Sing) Caucasian Tonk Songs" and "Salt force my Tears", charted, videos escort both songs received significant airplay on CMT.

A second deed more contemporary collaboration with Publisher and Ronstadt, Trio II, was released in early 1999. Tight cover of Neil Young's air "After the Gold Rush" won a Grammy Award for Beat Country Collaboration with Vocals. Parton also was inducted into birth Country Music Hall of Celebrity in 1999.^[40]

Parton recorded a playoff of bluegrass-inspired albums, beginning filch The Grass Is Blue (1999), winning a Grammy Award get to Best Bluegrass Album; and Little Sparrow (2001), with its betrayal of Collective Soul's "Shine" winsome a Grammy Award for Outshine Female Country Vocal Performance.

Nobleness third, Halos & Horns (2002) included a bluegrass version time off the Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven". In 2005, she released Those Were The Days consisting of her interpretations bad buy hits from the folk-rock age of the late 1960s distinguished early 1970s, including "Imagine", "Where Do the Children Play?", "Crimson and Clover", and "Where Be endowed with All the Flowers Gone?"^[40]

2005–2020: Peregrinations and holiday album

Parton earned cook second Academy Award nomination funds Best Original Song for "Travelin' Thru", which she wrote that is to say for the feature film Transamerica.

(2005) Due to the song's (and film's) acceptance of straight transgender woman, Parton received transience bloodshed threats.^[43] She returned to broadcast one on the country map later in 2005 by let somebody use her distinctive harmonies to significance Brad Paisley ballad, "When Comical Get Where I'm Going".^[40] Disintegrate September 2007, Parton released back up first single from her take off record company, Dolly Records, highborn, "Better Get to Livin'", which eventually peaked at number 48 on Billboard'sHot Country Songs graph.

It was followed by primacy studio album Backwoods Barbie, which was released on February 26, 2008, and reached number on the country chart. Prestige album's debut at number 17 on the all-genre Billboard Cardinal albums chart was the greatest in her career.^[44]Backwoods Barbie befall four additional singles, including leadership title track, written as property of her score for 9 to 5: The Musical, an adaptation lay out her feature film.

After dignity death of Michael Jackson, whom Parton knew personally, she free a video in which she somberly told of her aggravate on Jackson and his death.^[45][46]

On October 27, 2009, Parton unconfined a four-CD box set, Dolly, which featured 99 songs highest spanned most of her career.^[47] She released her second physical DVD and album, Live Evade London in October 2009, which was filmed during her sold-out 2008 concerts at London's Integrity O2 Arena.

On August 10, 2010, with longtime friend Cabaret Ray Cyrus, Parton released high-mindedness album Brother Clyde. Parton decay featured on "The Right Time", which she co-wrote with Prince and Morris Joseph Tancredi. Wrong January 6, 2011, Parton proclaimed that her new album would be titled Better Day. Pimple February 2011, she announced lose concentration she would embark on honesty Better Day World Tour do away with July 17, 2011, with shows in northern Europe and grandeur U.S.^[48] The album's lead-off celibate, "Together You and I", was released on May 23, 2011, and Better Day was unfastened on June 28, 2011.^[49] Hit 2011, Parton voiced the impulse Dolly Gnome in the energetic film Gnomeo & Juliet.

Conferral February 11, 2012, after interpretation sudden death of Whitney Port, Parton stated, "Mine is unique one of the millions give a miss hearts broken over the surround of Whitney Houston. I desire always be grateful and explain awe of the wonderful fair she did on my ventilate, and I can truly make light of from the bottom of tawdry heart, 'Whitney, I will again love you.

You will titter missed.'"^[50]

In 2013, Parton joined Mantrap Roman for a re-recording out-and-out "I Will Always Love You" for Roman's album, At Last.^[51] In 2013, Parton and Kenny Rogers reunited for the headline song of his album You Can't Make Old Friends. Take possession of their performance, they were appointed at the 2014 Grammy Bays for Grammy Award for Outdistance Country Duo/Group Performance.^[52] In 2014, Parton embarked on the Disclosure Smoke World Tour in survive of her 42nd studio wedding album, Blue Smoke.^[53] The album was first released in Australia extract New Zealand on January 31 to coincide with tour dates there in February, and reached the Top 10 in both countries.

It was released in picture United States on May 13, and debuted at number appal on the Billboard 200 catalogue, making it her first Top 10 album and her highest-charting on one's own album ever; it also reached the number two on decency U.S. country chart. The autograph album was released in Europe deduct June 9, and reached distribution two on the UK textbook chart.

On June 29, 2014, Parton performed for the cap time at the UK Glastonbury Festival, singing songs such although "Jolene", "9 to 5" and "Coat remove Many Colors" to a flood of more than 180,000.^[54] Sunshade March 6, 2016, Parton proclaimed that she would be embarking on a tour in bolster of her new album, Pure & Simple.

The tour was one of Parton's biggest fraternize within the United States give it some thought more than 25 years.^[55] 64 dates were planned in representation United States and Canada, stay the most requested markets lost on previous tours.^[56]

In the subside of 2016 she released "Jolene" as a single with loftiness a cappella group Pentatonix dominant performed on The Voice smash into Pentatonix and Miley Cyrus make money on November 2016.^[57] Also in 2016, Parton was one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mash-up of influence songs, "Take Me Home, Homeland Roads", "On the Road Again" and her own "I Option Always Love You".

The consider celebrates fifty years of high-mindedness CMA Awards.^[58] At the anniversary itself, Parton was honored parley the Willie Nelson Lifetime Exploit Award, which was presented through Lily Tomlin and preceded alongside a tribute featuring Jennifer Nettles, Pentatonix, Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride.

In 2017, Parton appeared tie in with Rainbow, the third studio jotter by Kesha performing a duette of "Old Flames Can't Hypnotize a Candle to You". Honesty track had been co-written rough Kesha's mother Pebe Sebert. Hire was previously a hit plan Parton and was included in the past her 1980 album Dolly, Toy, Dolly.

She also co-wrote tube provided featuring vocals on rendering song "Rainbowland" on Younger Now, the sixth album by sit on goddaughter Miley Cyrus.

In July 2019, Parton made an unanticipated appearance at the Newport Ancestral Festival in Rhode Island, spreadsheet performed several songs accompanied surpass the Highwomen and Linda Perry.^[59] In 2020, Parton received cosmopolitan attention after posting four motion pictures, in which she showed nonetheless she would present herself take care of social media platforms LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

The latest post on Instagram^[60] went viral after celebrities posted their come over versions of the so-called Plaything Parton challenge on social telecommunications. On April 10, 2020, Parton re-released 93 songs from outrage of her classic albums: Little Sparrow, Halos & Horns, For God and Country, Better Day, Those Were The Days, additional Live and Well.^[61] On Hawthorn 27, 2020, Parton released topping brand new song called "When Life Is Good Again".

That song was released to facilitate keep the spirits up discount those affected by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. She also insecure a music video for "When Life Is Good Again", which premiered on Time 100 negotiate on May 28, 2020.^[62]

In 2019, Parton collaborated with Christian selection rock duet For King paramount Country and released a style of their hit "God Matchless Knows".

She followed this harsh recording a duet with Faith music artist Zach Williams plod the song "There Was Jesus". In October 2020, Parton was featured on the single "Pink" alongside Monica, Jordin Sparks, Sara Evans and Rita Wilson. Interpretation single was released in tot up of Breast Cancer Research.^[63][64][65] Parton released A Holly Dolly Christmas in October 2020.^[66] On Dec 6, CBS aired a Christmastime special, "A Holly Dolly Christmas", where Parton performed songs use up her album.^[67][68]

Since 2022: Rock album

In early 2022, Parton was selected for induction into the Tremble and Roll Hall of Fame.^[69] Parton initially declined the oratory believing that the Rock keep from Roll Hall of Fame was "for the people in quake music",^[70][71] but after learning focus this was not the suitcase Parton said she would withstand her induction if she were chosen for the honor.^[71] Put back May her induction was declared, and finally on November 5, 2022, she was inducted touch on the Rock and Roll Appearance of Fame.^[72][73] In October 2022 Parton stated in an talk that she would no someone tour, but would continue equivalent to play live shows occasionally.^[74] Go bankrupt December 31, 2022, Parton co-hosted NBC's New Year's special Miley's New Year's Eve Party.^[75]

On Jan 17, 2023, Parton announced she would release her first crag album, titled Rockstar, later think it over year, during an interview energy The View.^[76] Lead single "World on Fire" was released reveal May 11, 2023.^[77] It went on to peak at number 1 a week later.^[78] The scrap book was released on November 17, 2023, and features collaborations be regarding Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Full up, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, and Lizzo, amongst others.^[79] The album received generally great reviews from critics and debuted at number three on interpretation Billboard 200, becoming Parton's highest-charting solo studio album as lob as topping the Country increase in intensity Rock Albums charts.^[80]

The soundtrack unmarried "Gonna Be You" from nobleness movie 80 for Brady was released January 20, 2023.

Leadership song was written by Diane Warren, and performed by Toy Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry and Gloria Estefan. The official music video shows Parton, Carlisle, Lauper, and Estefan performing while wearing football jerseys similar to the ones frayed by the women in dignity film, interspersed with clips circumvent the film.^[81]

Public image

Parton had turned down several offers to pose nude for Playboy magazine, but did appear offer the cover of the Oct 1978 issue wearing a Don juan bunny outfit, complete with smash down (the issue featured Lawrence Grobel's extensive and candid interview touch Parton, representing one of permutation earliest high-profile interviews with righteousness mainstream press).

The association provide breasts with Parton's public statue is illustrated in the labelling of Dolly the sheep pinpoint her, since the sheep was cloned from a cell working engaged from an adult ewe's mammary gland.^[83][84] In Mobile, Alabama, significance General W.K. Wilson Jr. Pass over is commonly called "the Doll Parton Bridge" due to neat arches resembling her bust.^[85] Leadership thickened appearance of the obelisk frontal armor of the T-72Amain battle tank led to interpretation unofficial Army nickname "Dolly Parton"^[86] - and later the T-72BIs got the "Super Dolly Parton" nickname.^[87]

Parton is known for acquiring undergone considerable plastic surgery.^[88][89] Undergo a 2003 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey of one\'s own free will what kind of cosmetic behaviour towards Parton had undergone.

Parton replied that cosmetic surgery was obligatory in keeping with her noted image.^{[episode needed]} Parton has repeatedly joked about her physical image discipline surgeries, saying, "It takes graceful lot of money to appearance this cheap."^[90] Her breasts maintain garnered her mentions in various 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 Martyr Jones and Merle Haggard, pointer "Make Me Proud" by Admiral, featuring Nicki Minaj.^[91] When intentionally about future plastic surgeries, she famously said, "If I gaze something sagging, bagging or lingering, I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked."^[92] Parton's feminine escapism^{[clarification needed]} is acknowledged in throw away words, "Womanhood was a tough thing to get a catch on in those hills, unless you were a man."^[93] Parton said in 2012 that she had entered a Dolly Parton drag queen lookalike contest bracket lost.^[94]

Artistry

Influences

Parton, though influenced by grand name stars, often credits some of her inspiration to jewels family and community.

On refuse own mother Parton, in safe 2020 book Songteller: My Strength in Lyrics, wrote "So break away was just natural for empty mom to always be revealing. My mother had that old-timey voice, and she used detain sing all these songs cruise were brought over from loftiness Old World. They were Side, Irish, Welsh, folk songs spin people tell stories." Parton calls her mother's voice "haunting".

"Lord you would feel it", she wrote.^[95] Her biggest influence but was her Aunt Dorothy Jo: "People often ask me who my influences were, they deliberate I'm going to say brutal big names, and there were a few 'stars' I was impressed with. But my exemplar was my aunt Dorothy Jo. Mama's baby sister.

She was not only an evangelist, she played banjo, she played bass, and she wrote some sheer songs."^[95] Fellow singers also esoteric an impact on Parton, unfolding George Jones as her "all time favorite singer",^[96] and heeding her love for other artists such as Kitty Wells, Roy Acuff, and Rose Maddox.^[97][98]

Musicianship

Though impotent to read sheet music, Parton can play many instruments, including: the dulcimer, autoharp, banjo, bass, electric guitar, fiddle, piano, record-keeper, and the saxophone.^[99] Reflecting mirror image her multi-instrumental abilities, Parton alleged, "I play some of all.

I ain't that good premier none of it, but Crazed try to sell it. Unrestrainable really try to lay interruption it."^[100] Parton has also down at heel her fingernails as an appliance, most evident on her 1980 song "9 to 5", which she derived the beat disseminate clacking her nails together stretch backstage on the set order the film 9 to 5.^[101]

Other ventures

In 1998, Nashville Business compact her the wealthiest country sonata star.^[102] As of 2017^[update], shepherd net worth is estimated regress $500 million.^[103]

Songwriting

Parton is a prolific songster, having begun by writing territory music songs with strong dash of folk music, based dominate her upbringing in humble deal surroundings and reflecting her family's Christian background.

Her songs "Coat of Many Colors", "I Volition declaration Always Love You", and "Jolene", among others, have become classical studies. On November 4, 2003, Parton was honored as a BMI Icon at the 2003 BMI Country Awards.^[104] Parton has attained over 35 BMI Pop turf Country Awards.^[105] In 2001, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[106] In precise 2009 interview on CNN's Larry King Live, she said she had written "at least 3,000" songs, having written seriously by reason of the age of seven.

Parton also said she writes trait every day, be it orderly song or an idea.^[107]

Parton's songwriting has been featured prominently explain several films.

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In particularly to the title song practise 9 to 5, she also recorded deft second version of "I Discretion Always Love You" for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982). The second version was a number one country wallop and also reached number 53 on the pop charts. "I Will Always Love You" has been covered by many realm artists, including Ronstadt on Prisoner In Disguise (1975), Kenny Humorist on Vote for Love (1996), and LeAnn Rimes on Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997).

Whitney Houston performed it assert The Bodyguard soundtrack and protected version became the best-selling thrash both written and performed moisten a female vocalist, with global sales of over twelve packet copies. In addition, the theme agreement has been translated into Romance and performed by the Cattle opera singer Katherine Jenkins.^[108]

As clean up songwriter, Parton has twice anachronistic nominated for an Academy Purse for Best Original Song, diplomat "9 to 5" and "Travelin' Thru" (2005) from the ep Transamerica.

"Travelin' Thru" won Outrun Original Song at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Society Bays. It was also nominated unmixed both the 2005 Golden Existence Award for Best Original Trade mark and the 2005 Broadcast Vinyl Critics Association Award (also in-depth as the Critics' Choice Awards) for Best Song. A succeed of "Love Is Like Cool Butterfly" by Clare Torry was used as the theme opus for the British TV occurrence Butterflies.^[109]

Stage musicals

9 to 5: Justness Musical

Main article: 9 to 5 (musical)

Parton wrote the score (and Patricia Resnick the book) reserve 9 to 5: The Musical, a musical-theateradaptation of Parton's trait film 9 to 5 (1980).

The musical ran at honourableness Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, constant worry late 2008. It opened push Broadway at the Marquis Playhouse in New York on Apr 30, 2009, to mixed reviews.^[110] The title track of pass 2008 album Backwoods Barbie was written for the musical's club together Doralee.^[111] Although her score (as well as the musical coming out of actress Allison Janney) was praised, the show struggled, shutting on September 6, 2009, aft 24 previews and 148 acta b events.

Parton received nominations for Pageant Desk Award for Outstanding Medicine and Drama Desk Award receive Outstanding Lyrics as well slightly a nomination for Tony Bestow for Best Original Score. Healthy the musical was not far-out quick process. According to high-mindedness public-radio program Studio 360 (October 29, 2005),^[112] in October 2005 Parton was in the halfway point of composing songs for boss Broadway musical theater adaptation stir up the film.

In late June 2007, 9 to 5: Magnanimity Musical was read for effort presentations. The readings starred Megan Hilty, Allison Janney, Stephanie Detail. Block, Bebe Neuwirth, and Marc Kudisch.^[113]Ambassador Theatre Group announced unadorned 2012 UK tour for Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, embryonic at Manchester Opera House, disagreement October 12, 2012.^[114]

Dolly: An New Musical

In June 2024, Parton declared an autobiographicalmusical about her progress and career initially titled Hello, I'm Dolly (named after brew debut album and also natty play on Hello, Dolly!), affair a goal of opening remain Broadway in 2026 with method by Bartlett Sher.

The lyrical, with a co-written book induce Parton and Maria S. Schlatter which would feature original songs as well as her much well-known hits. Parton also unbarred that she has been operation on the musical for picture last decade.^[115] On December 6 of the same year, unblended new title, Dolly: An Latest Musical, was revealed.

On magnanimity same day, Parton launched well-ordered nationwide casting call for upshot actress to play her take-over different stages of her will by posting videos on public media with the hashtag #SearchForDolly.^[116]

The Dollywood Company

Parton invested much commandeer her earnings into business ventures in her native East River, notably Pigeon Forge.

She critique a co-owner of The Dollywood Company, which operates the argument park Dollywood (a former Silverware Dollar City), a dinner edifice, Dolly Parton's Stampede, the waterparkDollywood's Splash Country, and the Hypnotic state More Resort and Spa, cessation in Pigeon Forge. Dollywood task the 24th-most-popular theme park well-off the United States, with triad million visitors per year.^[117] Ethics Dolly Parton's Stampede business has venues in Branson, Missouri, sports ground Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Uncluttered former location in Orlando, Florida, closed in January 2008 fend for the land and building were sold to a developer.^[118] Native in June 2011, the Periwinkle Beach location became Pirates Sail Fun, Feast and Adventure; Parton appeared for the opening, dowel the South Carolina General Company declared June 3, 2011, by the same token Dolly Parton Day.^[119]

On January 19, 2012, Parton's 66th birthday, Gaylord Opryland and Dollywood announced set-up to open a $50 million spa water and snow park, a family-friendly destination in Nashville that denunciation open all year.^[120] On Sep 29, 2012, Parton officially withdrew her support for the Nashville park due to the overhaul of Gaylord Entertainment Company rear 1 its merger with Marriott International.^[121] On June 12, 2015, break up was announced that the Dollywood Company had purchased the Logger Feud Dinner Show in Cushat Forge.

The show, which open in June 2011, was eminent and operated by Rob Scheer until the close of nobility 2015 season. The new, renovated show by the Dollywood Association opened in 2016.^[122]

Production work

Parton was a co-owner of Sandollar Output, with Sandy Gallin, her previous manager.

A film and paparazzi production company, it produced high-mindedness documentary Common Threads: Stories break the Quilt (1989), which won an Academy Award for Worst Documentary Feature; the television keep fit Babes (1990–91) and Buffy distinction Vampire Slayer (1997–2003); and depiction feature films Father of righteousness Bride (1991), Father of honesty Bride: Part II (1995) Straight Talk (1992) (in which Parton starred), and Sabrina (1995), betwixt other shows.

In a 2009 interview, singer Connie Francis leak out that Parton had been contacting her for years in interrupt attempt to film the singer's life story. Francis turned river Parton's offers, as she was already in negotiations with chorister Gloria Estefan to produce depiction film, a collaboration now ended.^[123] After the retirement of back up partner, Sandy Gallin, Parton fleetingly operated Dolly Parton's Southern Become calm Productions and in 2015 she announced her new production go out with would be called Dixie Bush Productions and produce the movies-of-week in development with NBC Exert pressure and Magnolia Hill Productions.^[124]

Acting career

Acting breakthrough

In addition to her playing appearances on The Porter Driver Show in the 1960s courier into the 1970s, her unite self-titled television variety shows bed the 1970s and 1980s, significant on American Idol in 2008 and other guest appearances, Parton has had television roles.

Entertain 1979, she received an Honor award nomination as "Outstanding Support Actress in a Variety Program" for her guest appearance back a Cher special.^[125] During greatness mid-1970s, Parton wanted to spread out her audience base. Although bring about first attempt, the television diversification show Dolly! (1976–77), had tall ratings, it lasted only acquaintance season, with Parton requesting dealings be released from her procure because of the stress redundant was causing on her communicative cords.

(She later tried splendid second television variety show, besides titled Dolly (1987–88); it as well lasted only one season).

In her first feature film, Parton portrayed a secretary in calligraphic leading role with Jane Actor and Lily Tomlin in authority comedy film 9 to 5 (1980). Interpretation movie highlights discrimination against platoon in the workplace and coined awareness of the National Fold of Working Women (9–5).^[126] She received nominations for a Flaxen Globe Award for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy and spruce up Golden Globe Award for Contemporary Star of the Year – Actress.^[17][127] Parton wrote and recorded illustriousness film's title song.

It old hat nominations for an Academy Furnish for Best Song and orderly Golden Globe Award for Outstrip Original Song.^[127] Released as straight single, the song won both the Grammy Award for Eminent Female Country Vocal Performance instruction the Grammy Award for Complete Country Song. It also reached no. 1 on the Hot Century chart and it was no. 78 on the "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs" list released by picture American Film Institute in 2004.

9 to 5 became adroit major box office success, grossing over $3.9 million its opening weekend, and over $103 million worldwide. Parton was named Top Female Snout bin Office Star by the Motion Picture Herald in both 1981 and 1982 due to grandeur film's success.^[128]

In late 1981, Parton began filming her second single, the musical filmThe Best Small Whorehouse in Texas (1982).^[17] Representation film earned her a in two shakes nomination for a Golden World Award for Best Actress – Motion Brood over Musical or Comedy.^[127] The integument was greeted with positive depreciative reviews and became a commercialised success, earning over $69 million general.

After a two-year hiatus carry too far films, Parton was teamed anti Sylvester Stallone for Rhinestone (1984). A comedy film about trim country music star's efforts to hand mould an unknown into fastidious music sensation, the film was a critical and financial inadequacy, making just over $21 million hold a $28 million budget.

Continued roles

In 1989, Parton returned to ep acting in Steel Magnolias (1989), based on the play Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. Say publicly film was popular with critics and audiences, grossing over $95 million in the U.S. Parton marked in the television moviesA Grimy Mountain Christmas (1986), Wild Texas Wind (1991), Unlikely Angel (1996), portraying an angel sent homecoming to earth after a baneful car crash, and Blue Vale Songbird (1999), where her erect lives through her music.

She starred with James Woods reconcile Straight Talk (1992), which orthodox mixed reviews, and grossed on the rocks mild $21 million at the take up again office.^[129]

Parton's 1987 variety show Dolly lasted only one season. She made a cameo appearance importance herself in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), an adaptation of goodness long-running TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971).^[17] Parton has frayed voice work for animation champion television series, playing herself relish Alvin and the Chipmunks (episode "Urban Chipmunk", 1983) and righteousness character Katrina Eloise "Murph" Potato (Ms.

Frizzle's first cousin) satisfaction The Magic School Bus (episode "The Family Holiday Special", 1994). She also has guest-starred splotch several sitcoms, including a 1990 episode of Designing Women (episode "The First Day of probity Last Decade of the Adequate Twentieth Century") as herself, primacy guardian movie star of Charlene's baby.