Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, writer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, known primarily for her country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Dolly Parton made her debut album in 1967, with her album Halo, I Dolly . Successfully fixed during the rest of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), sales and chart tops came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s; Subsequent albums Parton in the late 1990s was lower in sales. However, in the new millennium, Parton achieved more commercial success and has released albums on independent labels since 2000, including an album on his own label, Dolly Records.
Parton is the most respectable female player of all time. Awarded 25 American Associated Recording Industries (RIAA) certified Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum, he has 25 tracks reaching No. 1. 1 on the country music chart
In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He has composed more than 3,000 songs, most notably "I Will Always Love You" (two US chart charts for Parton, as well as international pop hits for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Multi Color Symbol" and "9 to 5 ". She is also one of the few who received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred in movies like 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), where she got a Golden Globe nomination for Actress Best, and Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992) and Joyful Noise (2012).
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Early life and career
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946, at Locust Ridge, a remote area in rural Sevier County, Tennessee. She is the fourth of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline (nÃÆ' Â © e Owens; 1923 - 2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921 - 2000). Mr. Parton (known as "Lee") is a subsistence farmer and construction worker. Avie Lee is a housewife for their extended family. His 11 pregnancies between 1939 and 1959 made him the mother of 12 at the age of 35.
Dolly Parton's middle name comes from her great-grandmother, Rebecca (Dunn) Whitted. He describes his family as "the poor." Parton's father pays for a doctor who helps him with a bag of cornmeal. She describes her family's poverty in the early songs of "Symbol of Many Colors" and "On the Good Old Days (When The Bad Time)." They live in a modest one-bedroom cabin at Locust Ridge, just north of the Greenbrier Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains, a predominantly Pentecostal region. Music plays an important role in early life. She grew up in Lord's Church (Cleveland, Tennessee), her grandfather's church, Jake Robert Owens, pastored. Her earliest public performances were in church, starting at the age of six. At seven, he started playing homemade guitar. When he was eight years old, his uncle bought his first real guitar.
Parton began to appear as a child, singing on local radio and television programs in the East Tennessee region. At ten o'clock, she appeared on The Cas Walker Show at WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. At the age of 13, he recorded (single "Puppy Love") on a small Louisiana label, Goldband Records, and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry, where he first met Johnny Cash, who encouraged him to follow his own instincts about his career.
A day after graduating from high school in 1964, he moved to Nashville. His early success came as a songwriter, having signed a contract with Combine Publishing shortly after his arrival; with his frequent co-writer, his uncle Bill Owens, he wrote several charting singles during this time, including two top-10 hits: Bill Phillips's 1966 record "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" and Skeeter Davis 1967 hit "Fuel to the Flame. " His songs were recorded by many other artists during this period, including Kitty Wells and Hank Williams Jr. He signed a contract with Monument Records in 1965, at the age of 19; he originally pitched as a bubblegum pop singer. She released a series of singles, but the only one that charted, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," did not solve Billboard Hot 100. Although she expressed a desire to record state material, the Monument refused, thinking her unique voice with vibrato the strong does not fit the genre.
After the composition, "Put It Off Until Tomorrow," as recorded by Bill Phillips (and with Parton, uncredited, on harmony), went to number six on the state chart in 1966, the label succumbed and allowed him to record the country. His first single, "Dumb Blonde" (composed by Curly Putman, one of the few songs in this era he recorded but did not write), reached number 24 on the country chart in 1967, followed by "Something Fishy," which went to number 17. Both songs appear on their first full-length album, Hello, I'm Dolly .
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Careers
His non-musical efforts include Dollywood, a playground in Pigeon Forge in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, and his efforts on behalf of childhood literacy, particularly his Imagination Library, as well as Dolly Parton's Stampede and Pirates Voyage Dinner and Show.
1967-1975: Country music
In 1967, musician and entertainer country music, Porter Wagoner invited Parton to join his organization, offering it a regular place on his weekly syndication television program The Porter Wagoner Show, and in his performances. As documented in his 1994 autobiography, most of Wagoner's audience was unhappy that Norma Jean, Parton's replaced player, had left the show, and was reluctant to accept the Parton (sometimes singing to Norma Jean from the audience). With Wagoner's help, however, Parton was finally accepted. Wagoner assured his label, RCA Victor, to sign him. RCA decided to protect their investment by releasing its first single as a duet with Wagoner. The song, a cover of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind", was released in late 1967, reaching the top 10 countries in January 1968, launching a six-year streak of unbroken, top-10 singles for the couple.
Parton's first solo single for RCA Victor, "Just Because I'm a Woman," was released in the summer of 1968 and was a moderate hit chart, reaching number 17. For the rest of the decade, none of his solo efforts - even " The Good Old Day (When Times Were Bad), "which later became standard - was as successful as his duet with Wagoner. The duo was named Vocal Group of the Year in 1968 by the Country Music Association, but Parton's solo recordings continued to be ignored. Wagoner has significant financial shares in the future; in 1969, he was a co-producer and had almost half of Owe-Par, a Parton publishing company founded with Bill Owens. In 1970, both Parton and Wagoner became frustrated by the lack of solo chart success. Wagoner persuaded Parton to record Jimmie Rodgers's "Mule Skinner Blues", a successful gimmick. The tape shot to number three, followed closely, in February 1971, by first number one, "Joshua." Over the next two years, he has many solo songs - including his tune "Coat of Many Colors" (number four, 1971) - in addition to his duet. Top 20 singles include "The Right Combination" and "Burning the Midnight Oil" (both duet with Wagoner, 1971); "Lost Forever in Your Kiss," (with Wagoner) "Touch Your Woman," (1972) "My Tennessee Mountain Home," and "Travelin 'Man" (1973).
Although his solo single and Wagoner duo were successful, his biggest blow during this period was "Jolene." Released in late 1973, he topped the country charts in February 1974 and reached the lower realm of Hot 100. (This eventually also charted in England, reaching number seven in 1976, representing Britain's first success in Britain). Parton, who always imagined a solo career, made the decision to leave Wagoner's organization; the couple performed their last duet concert in April 1974, and he stopped performing on his TV show in mid-1974, although they remained affiliated. He helped produce the tapes until 1975. The couple continued to release duet albums, their last release being 1975 Say Forever You Be Be Mine.
In 1974, his song, "I Will Always Love You," written about his professional break from Wagoner, went to number one on the country chart. Around the same time, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to cover the song. Parton was drawn to Presley's resolute manager, Colonel Tom Parker, telling him that it was standard procedure for songwriters to sign over half the publishing rights for any song Presley recorded. Parton refused. The decision has been credited with helping make millions of dollars in royalties from songs over the years. Parton has three solo singles that reached number one on the country charts in 1974 ("Jolene," "I Will Always Love You," and "Love Is Like a Butterfly,") and a duet with Porter Wagoner, "Please Don 'Do not Stop Love Me ". He again occupied the singles chart in 1975 with "The Bargain Store,"
1976-1986: Pop transitions
From 1974 to 1980, he consistently charted in Top 10 countries, with eight singles reaching number one. Parton has his own syndicated television variety show, Dolly! (1976-77) During this period, many artists, including Rose Maddox, Kitty Wells, Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt covered it. song. His brothers Randy and Stella both received their own recording contract. During this period, Parton began a high-profile crossover campaign, trying to steer his music in a more important direction and increasing his visibility beyond the boundaries of country music. In 1976, he began working closely with Sandy Gallin, who served as his personal manager for the next 25 years. With his 1976 album All I Can Do, which he produced with Porter Wagoner, Parton began to take on more active roles in production, and began to specifically direct his music toward more mainstream pop. His first fully self-produced effort, New Harvest... First Gathering, (1977) highlights his pop sensitivity, both in terms of song selection - pop covers and R & B classic "My Girl" and "Higher and Higher" - and production. Although the album was well received and topped the US country album charts, both album and single "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" made many impressions on the pop charts.
After New Harvest ' disappointed graphics performance, Parton turned to renowned pop producer Gary Klein for the next album. As a result, 1977 Here You Come Again became the first millions of sellers, topping the country album chart and reaching number 20 on the pop chart. The Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil-writing the title song topped the country singles chart, and became the first part of the Top Ten single on the pop chart (# 3). The second single, Double A-sided "Two Doors Down"/"It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" topped the country charts and crossed into the Top 20 pop. For the rest of the 1970s and into the early 1980s, many of the singles the duration of moving to both diagrams simultaneously. His album during this period was developed specifically for the success of pop-crossover.
In 1978, Parton won a Grammy Award for Best Country Female Vocal Appearance for his album Here You Come Again . He continues to have hits with "Heartbreaker," (1978) "Baby I'm Burning," (1979) and "You're The Only One," (1979) all mapped in Top 40 pop and occupying the country. chart. "Sweet Summer Lovin '" (1979) became Parton's first single in two years not to be at the top of the country chart (even though it reached the Top 10). During this period, his visibility continues to increase, with some television appearances. A widely publicized interview at Barbara Walters Special in 1977 (timed to coincide with Here You Come Again ' s release) followed by an appearance in 1978 on ABC television special ABC , and his own specials with Carol Burnett on CBS, Carol and Dolly in Nashville.
Parton serves as one of three co-hosts (along with Roy Clark and Glen Campbell) on CBS specifically Fifty Years of Country Music. In 1979 Parton hosted the special NBC The Seventies: An Explosion of Country Music, appearing live at the Ford Theater in Washington, D.C., and whose audience included President Jimmy Carter. His commercial success grew in 1980, with three successive number-one hit singles: Donna Summer-written "Start Again," "Old Flames Can not Hold Candles for You," and "9 to 5", over which country and charts pop in early 1981. He has one more Top 10 that year with "Making Plans," which was released from a 1980 reunion album with Porter Wagoner.
The theme song for the 1980 feature film 9 to 5 , where he starred alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, "9 to 5," not only reached number one on the country charts but also, in February 1981, reached number one on the pop and adult-contemporary charts, giving him the number one hit three. Parton became one of the few female country singers to have number one in the country and the pop charts simultaneously. It also received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. His singles continued to appear consistently in Top 10 countries. Between 1981 and 1985, he had 12 Top-10 hits; half of them hit number one. He continues to make inroads on the pop charts as well. The re-recorded version of "I Will Always Love You," from The Big Bang's Big Bang movie in Texas (1982) erodes the Top 50 that year and his duet with Kenny Rogers, "Islands on the Stream" (written by Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb), spent two weeks at number one in 1983.
In the mid-1980s, record sales are still relatively strong, with "Save the Last Dance for Me," "Downtown," "Tennessee Homesick Blues" (1984) "Real Love" (another duet with Kenny Rogers), "Don ' t Call It Love, "(1985) and" Think About Love "(1986) all reached the country Top 10. (" Tennessee Homesick Blues "and" Think About Love "reached number one;" Real Love "also reached number one on the charts state and become a simple crossover hit). However, RCA Records did not renew his contract after the end of that year, and he signed a contract with Columbia Records in 1987.
1987-2005: Country and bluegrass period
Together with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, he released Trio (1987) for critical acclaim. The album revitalizes Parton's music career, spending five weeks at number one on the Billboard's Country Album chart, and also reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Top-200 Album chart. It sold several million copies and produced four Top 10 hit countries, including Phil Spector's "To Know Him Is to Love Him," which went to number one. Trio won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Following further attempts at pop success with Rainbow, 1987 included the single "The River Unbroken," Parton focused on recording state material. White Limozeen (1989) produced two number one hits on "Why You Come Here Looking" and "Yellow Roses." Although Parton's career seems to be revived, it was in fact only a brief awakening before contemporary country music emerged in the early 1990s and moved most of the veteran artists off the charts.
Duet with Ricky Van Shelton, "Year of the Rockin." (1991) reached number one, although the greatest commercial luck of Parton's decade came when Whitney Houston recorded "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). Both singles and albums were a great success. The Parton soundtrack album from the 1992 film, Straight Talk, however, was less successful. But his 1993 album Slow Dancing with the Moon won critical acclaim and succeeded on the charts, reaching number four on the country album charts, and number 16 on the Billboard album of 200 charts. He recorded "The Day I Fall in Love" as a duet with James Ingram for Beethoven's 2nd feature film (1993). Songwriters (Ingram, Carole Bayer Sager, and Clif Magness) were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and Parton and Ingram performed the song in the award presentation. Similar to previous collaborative albums with Harris and Ronstadt, Parton released Honky Tonk Angels in the fall of 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. It was certified as a gold album by the Recording Industry Association of America and helped revive Wynette and Lynn's career. Also in 1994 Parton donated the song "You Gotta Be My Baby" to the Red Hot Country AIDS awareness album produced by the Red Hot Organization. A live acoustic album, Heartsongs , featuring a stripped down version of some of his hits, as well as some traditional songs, was released in late 1994.
Parton's music recording during the mid to late 1990s remained stable and somewhat eclectic. His 1995 recording of "I Will Always Love You" (performed as a duet with Vince Gill), from his album Something Special. won the Vocal Event of the Year Award from Country Music Association. The following year, Treasures , a cover album of the 1960s/70s hits was released, and featured a diverse collection of materials, including songs by Mac Davis, Pete Seeger, Krisdayanti, Cat Stevens, and Neil Young. Her recording of Stevens' "Peace Train" was then re-mixed and released as a single dance, reaching Billboard's dance single . Her country-rock 1998 album Hungry Again was made entirely of her own composition. Although none of the album's two singles, "Honky Tonk Songs" and "Salt in my Tears," "mapping", the videos for both songs received significant playback on the CMT. A second and more contemporary collaboration with Harris and Ronstadt, Trio II, was released in early 1999. The cover of Neil Young's song "After the Gold Rush" won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Parton was also inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
Parton recorded a series of bluegrass-inspired albums, beginning with The Grass Is Blue (1999), winning a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album; and Little Sparrow (2001) with the cover of "Shine" Collective Soul won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Woman Appearance. Third, Halos & amp; Horns (2002) includes a bluegrass version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." In 2005, he released The Were The Days consisting of his interpretations of the hit of the folk-rock era in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including "Imagine", "Where Do the Children Play ? "," Crimson and Clover ", and" Where are All the Lost Flowers? "
2005-present
Parton earned a second Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Travelin 'Thru," which he wrote specifically for feature film Transamerica. (2005) Because of the acceptance (and film) of a female transgender, Parton received death threats. He returned to number one on the country charts in 2005 by lending his distinctive harmonies to Brad Paisley's ballad, "When I Get Where I'm Goin '." In September 2007, Parton released their first single from record label Dolly Records titled "Better Get to Livin", which reached number 48 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. It was followed by Barbie's Backwoods studio album , which was released on February 26, 2008, and reached number two on the country charts. The album debut at number 17 on the Billboard album chart 200 genres was the highest in his career. Backwoods Barbie produces four additional singles, including the title track, written as part of the score for 9 to 5: The Musical, is an adaptation of the movie. After Michael Jackson's sudden death, whom Parton knew personally, he released a video in which he sadly shared his feelings for Jackson and his death.
On October 27, 2009, Parton released a set of four CD boxes, "Dolly," which featured 99 songs and spanned most of his career. She released her second live DVD and live album, Live From London in October 2009, which was filmed during her sold-out concert in 2008 at The O2 Arena, London. In 2010, he is said to have worked on a dance-oriented album, Dance with Dolly, but in June 2015, the album has not been released yet. With old friend Billy Ray Cyrus, Parton released their album Brother Clyde on August 10, 2010. Parton is featured on "The Right Time," which he co-wrote with Cyrus and Morris Joseph Tancredi. On January 6, 2011, Parton announced that his new album would be titled Better Day. In February 2011, he announced that he would start the Better Day World Tour on July 17, 2011, with performances in Northern Europe and the US The album's opening single, "Together You and I," was released on May 23, 2011, and < i> Better Day was released on June 28, 2011. In 2011, Parton voiced the character of Dolly Gnome in the animated film Gnomeo & amp; Juliet .
On February 11, 2012, after Whitney Houston's sudden death, Dolly Parton stated, "Mine is just one of the millions of hearts crushed over Whitney Houston's death, I will always be grateful and amazed at the incredible performance she performs on my song, and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you.You will be missed.' "In 2013 Parton joined Lulu Roman for" I Will Always Love You "for the Roman album," At Last. " In 2013 Parton and Kenny Rogers reunited for the title track from their album You Can not Make Old Friends. For their performances, they were nominated at the Grammy Awards 2014 for the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Performance Group.
In 2014, Parton started the Blue Smoke World Tour to support his 42nd studio album, Blue Smoke. The album was first released in Australia and New Zealand on January 31 to coincide with the date of the tour there in February. , and reached the top 10 in both countries. The album was released in the United States on May 13, and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart, making it his first top-10 album and his highest ever solo album; it also reached number two on the US country chart. The album was released in Europe on June 9, and reached number two on the UK album chart. On June 29, 2014, Parton performed for the first time at the UK Glastonbury Festival featuring songs such as "Jolene," "9 to 5", and "Multi Color Symbol" to a crowd of over 180,000.
On March 6, 2016, Parton announced that he would embark on a tour to support his new album, Pure & amp; Simple. The tour is one of Parton's biggest tours in the United States in more than 25 years. Sixty-four dates are planned in the United States and Canada, visiting the most requested markets missed on previous tours. In the fall of 2016, he also released "Jolene" as a single with the Pentatonix cappella group and performed on The Voice with Pentatonix and Miley Cyrus in November 2016.
Also in 2016, Parton is one of 30 artists performing in "Forever Country," an intoxicating song, "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "On the Road Again," and hers "I Will Always Love You." The song celebrates 50 years of CMA Awards. At the ceremony itself, Parton was awarded the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Lily Tomlin and preceded by an award featuring Jennifer Nettles, Pentatonix, Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood, and Martina McBride. In 2017, Parton appeared in Rainbow, the third studio album by Kesha performing a duet of "Old Flames Can not Hold a Candle to You." The song was written by Kesha's mother, Pebe Sebert. It had previously been a hit for Parton and was included in his 1980 album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly . He also co-wrote and provided vocals on the song "Rainbowland" on Younger Now , the sixth album by his Miley Cyrus God-daughter.
Other jobs
In 1998, Nashville Business placed it as the country's richest music star. By 2017, its net worth is estimated at $ 500 million. She was also at Love Boat in 1977, a brief cameo in episode 13 as the ship's reserved captain's wife.
Songwriting
Parton is a prolific songwriter, starting with writing country-music songs with elements of strong folk music, based on his upbringing in a low mountain environment, and reflecting his family's Christian background. His songs "The Symbol of Many Colors," "I Will Always Love You," and "Jolene," among other things, have become classics in music. On November 4, 2003, Parton was awarded as a BMI Icon at the 2003 BMI Country Award. Parton has received over 35 BMI Pop and Country Awards throughout his career in songwriting. In 2001, he was inducted into the Songwriter Hall of Fame. In a 2009 interview on CNN's Larry King, Parton indicated he had written "at least 3,000" songs, after writing seriously since the age of seven. Parton goes on to say that he writes something every day, be it a song or an idea.
Parton songwriting has been featured prominently in several movies. In addition to the title track for 9 to 5, he also recorded the second version of "I Will Always Love You" for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982. The second version was the number one hit of the country and also managed to reach the pop charts, going to number 53. "I Will Always Love You" has been covered by many country artists, including Ronstadt at Prisoner In Disguise (1975) , Kenny Rogers on Vote for Love (1996), and LeAnn Rimes on Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997). Whitney Houston did it on The Bodyguard's soundtrack and his version became the best-selling hit written and performed by female vocalists, with worldwide sales of over 12 million copies. In addition, the song has been translated into Italian and performed by Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins, a fact called Parton himself at the Barbie Backwoods tour concert in Birmingham (UK).
As a songwriter, Parton has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "9 to 5" and "Travelin 'Thru" (2005) from transgendered film Transamerica . "Travelin 'Thru" won as the Best Original Song award at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2005). The song was also nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (2005) and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award (also known as the Critics' Choice Awards) for Best Song (2005). The cover version of "Love Is Like A Butterfly," was recorded by singer Clare Torry, used as the theme music for the British TV show Butterflies.
9 to 5: The Musical
Parton wrote the score (and Patricia Resnick wrote the book) for 9 to 5: The Musical, a musical theater adaptation of the feature film Parton 9 to 5 (1980). The musical was held at Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles at the end of 2008. The show opened at Broadway at the Marquis Theater in New York City, on April 30, 2009, for various reviews. The title track of her album Backwoods Barbie 2008 is written for Doralee musical character. Although his score (and also the debut of musical actress Allison Janney) was praised, the show was struggling, closing on September 6, 2009, after 24 previews and 148 performances. Parton received a nomination for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and Drama Desk Award for Exceptional Lyrics, as well as a nomination for Tony Award for Best Original Score. Developing musical is not a fast process. According to the broadcast of the public radio program Studio 360 (October 29, 2005), in October 2005, Parton was in the midst of composing a song for the Broadway musical theater adaptation of the film. At the end of June 2007, 9 through 5: The Musical was read for industry presentations. The readings starred Megan Hilty, Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Bebe Neuwirth, and Marc Kudisch. The Ambassador Theater Group announced a 2012 UK tour for Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, starting at Manchester Opera House, on October 12, 2012.
Dollywood Company
Parton invests most of his income into business in his home country, East Tennessee, especially Pigeon Forge. He is co-owner of The Dollywood Company, which operates Dollywood playgrounds, dinner theaters, Dixie Stampede Dolly Parton and Dollywood's Splash Country waterpark, and Dream More Resort and Spa all in Pigeon Forge. Dollywood is ranked as the 24th most popular amusement park in the United States, with approximately three million visitors per year. Business Dixie Stampede has spots in Branson, Missouri, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A former location in Orlando, Florida, closed in January 2008 after the land and buildings were sold to developers. Starting in June 2011, the location of Myrtle Beach to Pirates Voyage Fun, Feast and Adventure; Parton appeared for the opening, and the General Assembly of South Carolina declared June 3, 2011, as Dolly Parton Day.
On January 19, 2012, Partan's 66th anniversary, Gaylord Opryland and Dollywood announced plans to open a $ 50 million water and snow park, a fun and family-friendly destination that opens every month of the year in Nashville. However, on September 29, 2012, Parton officially withdrew its support from the Nashville park due to the restructuring of Gaylord Entertainment Company after a merger with Marriott International. On June 12, 2015, it was announced that the Dollywood Company had purchased the Feud Lumberjack Dinner Show in Pigeon Forge. The show, which originally opened in June 2011, was previously owned and operated by Rob Scheer until the close of the 2015 season. The newly renovated event by Dollywood Company opened in 2016.
Production work
Parton is one of the owners of Sandollar Productions, with Sandy Gallin, a former manager. A film and television production company, producing Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature); television series Babes (1990-91) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003); and feature films Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride: Part II (1995) Straight Talk (1992) ( in which Parton starred), and Sabrina (1995), among other performances. In an interview in 2009, singer Connie Francis revealed that Dolly had contacted her for years in an attempt to film the singer's life story. Francis rejected Parton's offer, because he had already negotiated with Gloria Estefan's singer to produce the film, a collaboration now over. After his retirement from his partner, Sandy Gallin, Parton briefly operates Dolly Parton's Southern Light Productions and in 2015, announced its new production company will be called Dixie Pixie Productions and will produce film-weeks in development with NBC Television and Magnolia Hill Production.
Acting career
Underwent breakthrough
In addition to appearances at The Porter Wagoner Show in the 1960s and into the 1970s, two television shows were themselves titled in the 1970s and 1980s, and in American Idol In 2008 and other guest appearances, Parton has had a television role. In 1979, he received an Emmy award nomination as an "Extraordinary Supporting Actress in Variation Program" for his guest appearance in a special Cher show. During the mid-1970s, Parton wanted to broaden his audience base. Despite his first attempt, the show showed Dolly! (1976-77), has a high ranking, it only lasts for one season, with Parton asking to be released from his contract due to the stress it causes. on the vocal cords. (He then tried the second television variety show, also titled Dolly (1987-88); also, it only lasted for a season).
In his first feature film, Parton plays a secretary in the lead role alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the comedy films 9 to 5 (1980). She received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Movie and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actress. Parton writes and records the movie's title. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Released as a single, the song won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Grammy Award for Best Country Song. It also reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart and it's No. 78 on the "100 song 100 song" list AFI released by the American Film Institute in 2004. 9 to 5 became a major box office success, grossing over $ 3.9 million on its opening weekend, and over $ 103 million worldwide. Parton was named Top Female Box Office Star by Motion Picture Herald in 1981 and 1982 because of the film's success.
In late 1981, Parton began filming his second film, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982). The film earned a second nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The film was greeted with positive critical reviews and became a commercial success, generating over $ 69 million worldwide. After a two-year absence from the film, Parton teamed up with Sylvester Stallone for Rhinestone (1984). A comedy about the efforts of a country music star to form an unknown musical sensation, the film is a critical and financial failure, generating over $ 21 million with a $ 28 million budget.
Advanced role
In 1989, he returned to acting film at Steel Magnolias (1989), based on a drama of the same name by Robert Harling. The film is popular among critics and viewers, generating over $ 95 million in the United States. She starred in the films of television A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986); Wild Texas Wind (1991); Unlikely Angel (1996), describes an angel sent back to earth after a deadly car crash; and Blue Valley Songbird (1999), where his character lives through his music. Parton starred alongside James Woods at Straight Talk (1992), which received mixed reviews, and grossed $ 21 million at the box office.
He launched the television series, The Dolly Show, but it did not work. Parton made a cameo appearance like himself in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), an adaptation of an old TV sitcom of the same name (1962-71). Parton has been doing voice work for animation for the television series, playing on Alvin and the Chipmunks (episodes "Urban Chipmunk" 1983) and the Katrina Eloise character Murphy (Murphy's first cousin Ms. The Magic School Bus (episode "The Family Holiday Special", 1994). She also has guest stars in several sitcoms, including the 1990 episode of Designing Women <(episode "First Day of the Last Decade of the Twentieth Century") as her star actor Charlene baby. He made guest appearances in Reba (episode "Reba Real Estate Rules") describes the owner of the real estate agency and at The Simpsons (episode "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday, 1999). She appeared as herself in 2000 on a Halloween episode of short-lived Bette Midler short comedy Bette, and on episode 14 of Babes, (produced by Sandollar Productions, The Company Production with Parton and Sandy Gallin) She made a cameo appearance on Disney Channel as "Aunt Dolly," visiting Hannah and her family in fellow Tennessean, and real life godson, the Miley Cyrus series Hannah Montana (episode "Good Golly, Miss Dolly", 2006, "I Will Always Loathe You," 2007, and "Kiss It All Goodbye," 2010.) She was nominated for an Extraordinary Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
She appears as an overprotective mother in the comedy of Frank McKlusky, CI. (2002) She made a cameo appearance in the comedy film Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, starring Sandra Oxum. She is featured in The Book Lady, a documentary about her campaign for children's literacy. Parton expects to relaunch his television role as Hannah's godmother in the movie Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), but the character is removed from the final scenario. He has a voice role in Gnomeo & amp; comedy family movies Juliet (2011), computer animated film with gnome about William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet .
Recent work
Dolly Parton's Movie of Many Colors, a film made for TV based on Parton's song of the same name, and featuring narrations by Parton, aired on NBC in December 2015, with Alyvia's child actress Alyn Lind describing Young Parton. Parton also has a cameo in the sequel, which aired in November 2016. She starred alongside Queen Latifah in the musical film Joyful Noise (2012), which finished filming in April 2011. She plays the director's widow choir who joined forces with the character of Latifah, the mother of two teenagers, to rescue the gospel choir of a small town in Georgia. The film was released in theaters on January 13, 2012.
In June 2018, Parton announced the eight-part Netflix series, featuring his musical career. Parton plays as a singer, songwriter, executive producer and co-star in this series.
Personal life
Family
On May 30, 1966, Parton and Carl Thomas Dean (born ( 1942-07-20 ) July 20, 1942, in Nashville, Tennessee) were married in Ringgold, Georgia. Although Parton did not use Dean's family name professionally, he stated that his passport said "Dolly Parton Dean" and that he sometimes used Dean when he signed a contract. Dean, who retired from running the asphalt pavement business in Nashville, always avoided publicity and rarely accompanied his wife to any event. According to Parton, he has seen it only once. However, he also commented in the interview that, although it seems they spent little time together, it's just that nobody's seen it openly. He has commented on Dean's romantic side, saying that he does spontaneous things to surprise him and sometimes even write poems for him.
Parton and Dean helped raise some of Parton's young brothers in Nashville, who led his nephew and nephew to call himself "Aunt Granny," a moniker who then lent his name to one of Dollywood Parton's restaurants. The couple has no children of their own, but Parton is godmother of the player Miley Cyrus. In 2011, the couple celebrated their 45th anniversary. Then Parton said, "We're really proud of our marriage, it's the first one for both of us, and last." On May 6, 2016, Parton announced that she and her husband would renew their pledge to honor their 50th wedding anniversary at the end of the month.
Public image
Parton has rejected several offers to pose naked for Playboy magazine, though he appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine's October 1978 edition wearing Playboy bunny clothing, complete with ears. (October 1978 edition Playboy featuring an extensive and honest interview Lawrence Grobel with Parton, representing one of his earliest profile interviews with the mainstream press). Breast relationships with Parton's public image are illustrated in the naming of Dolly the sheep after him, since the sheep were cloned from cells taken from mature female mammary glands. In Mobile, Alabama, General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge is often called by the nickname, "Dolly Parton Bridge," because the curvature resembles a Parton's chest. The Hernando de Soto bridge over the Mississippi River in Memphis is also sometimes called this for the same reason.
He is also known for undergoing considerable plastic surgery. In the 2003 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey asked what cosmetic surgery Parton had. Parton replied that cosmetic surgery is very important in accordance with his famous image. Parton has repeatedly joked about his physical image and operation, saying, "It takes a lot of money for this cheap look." Her breasts have mentioned her name in several songs including: "Dolly Parton's Hits," by Bobby Braddock, "Marty Feldman Eyes" by Bruce Baum (parody "Bette Davis Eyes"), "No Show Jones," by George Jones, and Merle Haggard and "Make Me Proud" by Drake ft. Nicki Minaj. When asked about plastic surgery in the future, he famously said, "If I see something sag, pocket or drag, I will bite it, tuck it in or suck it."
Philanthropy
Since the mid-1980s, Parton has supported many charity efforts, especially in the field of literacy, especially through its Dollywood Foundation. The literacy program, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, part of the Dollywood Foundation, sends a book per month to every child registered from the time of their birth until they enter kindergarten. Currently, more than 1600 local communities provide Imagination Library to nearly 850,000 children every month in the US, Canada, UK and Australia. In 2018 Parton was honored by the Library of Congress for "charity sending the 100 millionth book." In 2006 Parton published a cookbook Dolly's Dixie Fixin's: Love, Laughter and Lots of Good Food.
The Dollywood Foundation, funded by Parton's net profit, has been noted for bringing employment and tax revenues to previously depressed areas. Parton has also worked to raise money on behalf of several other causes, including the American Red Cross and charity related HIV/AIDS. In December 2006, Parton pledged $ 500,000 to a $ 90 million hospital and cancer center to be built in Sevierville on behalf of Dr. Robert F. Thomas, the doctor who delivered it. He announced a charity concert to raise additional funds for the project. The concert was played to about 8,000 people. That same year, Emmylou Harris and he have allowed their music to be used in PETA ad campaigns that encourage pet owners to keep their dog indoors rather than chained out.
In 2003, his efforts to conserve a bald eagle through the American Eagle Foundation nature reserve in Dollywood earned him a Partnership Award from the US Department of Fish and Wildlife. Parton received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for the Smithsonian Institution Scholarship at a ceremony in Nashville on November 8, 2007. In February 2018, he donated his 100 million free booklet, a copy of Parton picture book children "Symbol of Many Colors". It was donated to the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
For his work in literature, Parton has received numerous awards, including: Association of American Poets Award (2000), Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval (2001) (the first time the seal was awarded to someone), American Association of School Administrators - Galaxy Award (2002 ), National Chancellor of the Year - Chasing Rainbows Award (2002), and Parents as National Center Teacher - Child and Family Advocacy Award (2003).
On May 8, 2009, Parton gave an opening speech at a graduation ceremony for the University of Tennessee, College of Arts and Sciences of Knoxville. During the ceremony, he received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the university. It's just a second honors degree awarded by the university, and in presenting the title, Chancellor of the university, Jimmy G. Cheek, said, "Because of his career not only as a musician and entertainer, but for his role as cultural ambassador, philanthropist and lifelong advocate for education, it is fitting that he is honored with honors from his state's primary educational institution. "
Responding to the forest fires that took place in the Great Smoky Mountains, Parton was one of a number of country music artists participating in a telethon to raise money for the victims of the fire. It was held in Nashville on December 9th. In addition, Parton held its own telethon for the victims on December 13 and reportedly raised about $ 9 million.
Awards and honors
Parton is one of the most respected female artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America has certified 25 of its single releases or albums as either a Gold Record, Platinum Record, or Multi-Platinum Record. He has had 26 songs reaching No. 1. 1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for female artists. He has 42 top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-projected singles over the last 40 years. All single sales, albums, collaboration records, compilation usage, and paid digital downloads during Parton's career are reported to have reached 100 million records worldwide.
Parton has received nine Grammy Awards (including the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Grammy) and a total of 46 Grammy Award nominations, most nominations from any female artist in the history of the prestigious award, a record bound by Beyoncà © ©.
At the American Music Awards, he has won three awards from 18 nominations. At the Country Music Association, he has won 10 awards from 42 nominations. At Academy of Country Music, he has won seven awards and 39 nominations. She is one of only six female artists (including Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, Shania Twain, Loretta Lynn, and Taylor Swift), to win the highest award of the Country Music Association, Entertainer of the Year (1978). She has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and Tony Award. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance on a special television in 1978. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her music in 1984, located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California; star at the Nashville Star Walk for Grammy winners; and a bronze statue in the courthouse courtyard in Sevierville. He has called the statue of himself in his hometown "the greatest honor," because it comes from people who know him. Parton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1969, and in 1986 was named one of Ms. Magazine 'Women of the Year'. In 1986, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriting Hall of Fame.
In 1999, Parton received the highest country music award, an induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He received an honorary doctorate from Carson-Newman College (Jefferson City, Tennessee) in 1990. This was followed by induction to the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2002, he was ranked No. 2. 4 in CMT's 40 Smartest Woman of the Country Music.
Parton has received 46 Grammy Award nominations, tying him up with Bruce Springsteen for a Grammy nomination and placing him in tenth position overall.
Parton was honored in 2003 with a tribute album titled Just For Me Women: Dolly Parton Songs. Artists recording versions of Parton songs including Melissa Etheridge ("I Will Always Love You"), Alison Krauss ("9 to 5"), Shania Twain ("Multi Color Symbol"), Meshell Ndegeocello (" Two Doors Down "), Norah Jones (" Blue Grass "), and SinÃÆ'¨ ad O'Connor (" Dagger Through the Heart "). Parton himself contributed a re-recording of the title track, originally the title track for his first RCA album in 1968. Parton was awarded the Legend of Life Medal by the US Library of Congress on April 14, 2004, for his contribution to the cultural heritage of the United States.
In 2005, he was honored with the National Medal of Arts, the highest award awarded by the US government for excellence in art. The award was presented by the US President. On December 3, 2006, Parton received the Kennedy Center Honors from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for his lifetime contribution to art. During the show, some big name country music came to show their admiration. Carrie Underwood performed "Islands in the Stream" with Rogers, partner of original Parton duet. Krauss did "Jolene" and duet "Symbol of Many Colors" with Twain. McEntire and Reese Witherspoon also came to pay their respects. On November 16, 2010, Parton received the Liseberg Applause Award, the industry's most prestigious park award, on behalf of the Dollywood playground during the ceremony held at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 in Orlando, Florida.
Hall of Fame Awards
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