Is dolly parton still alive and how old is she
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Dolly Parton
American country musician (born 1946)
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton released her debut album in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, commencing a career spanning 60 years and 49 studio albums, including 2023's Rockstar, which became her highest-charting Billboard 200 album, peaking at number-three.
Described as a "country legend", Parton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[2][3] Her music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 singles reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. Parton has composed over 3,000 so
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Dolly Parton is turning 77. Here's a timeline of her inspiring life and career.
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- Dolly Parton celebrates her 77th birthday on January 19.
- Before Dolly Parton was a country megastar, she grew up in a poor family in rural Tennessee.
- She wrote her first song aged 5 and played her first show at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry at 13.
Dolly Parton was born in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, on January 19, 1946.
The fourth of 12 children, Parton was born to a poor family in rural Appalachia.
Parton's father, Robert Lee, was a tobacco farmer and a construction worker who never learned to read or write as a result of abandoning school as a young child. Her mother, Avie Lee Owens, was a preacher's daughter who spent most of her life raising and taking care of her children.
According to her website, Parton always knew she wanted to be a star. In the early days of her musical career, she
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Hello, Hollywood (and Dollywood)
Parton’s new life looked beyond Nashville and increasingly upon Hollywood. Her first album after declaring her independence from Wagoner was 1977’s New Harvest, First Gathering, which yielded the #11 single “Light of a Clear Blue Morning.” That same year brought the album Here You Come Again, a glitzy—and successful—attempt at a country-to-pop crossover. The CMA named Parton Entertainer of the Year in 1978, and it seemed as if she could preserve the best of both worlds.
However, Parton’s country career became erratic after that, even as her name became a household word and she became a constant presence on network TV: on talk shows, specials, and a brief, self-titled series of her own in 1976. Her movie career bounced from stellar (9 to 5) to forgettable (Rhinestone, which attempted to make Sylvester Stallone a believable country singer). Her recording triumphs included 1987’s Trio with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and a 1993 collaboration, Honky Tonk Angels, with Loretta Lynn and
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