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Here’s a look at the life of Dolly Parton, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and actress.
Birthdate: January 19, 1946
Place of birth: Locust Ridge, Sevier County, Tennessee
Birth name: Dolly Rebecca Parton
Father: Robert Lee Parton, farmer
Mother: Avie Lee (Owens) Parton
Marriage: Carl Dean (May 1966-present)
He has received 54 Grammy Award nominations and won ten competitive awards. She has also received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nominated for two Academy Awards and a Tony Award. Nominated for five Emmy Awards and won one.
He has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.
Founder of the Dollywood Foundation, which funds Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that began in Sevier County, Tennessee, and provides preschoolers with a book each month from birth through kindergarten. The program has spread to other parts of the country and internationally.
The fourth of 12 children was born. Six of his brothers worked as professional musicians.
1957 – He recorded his first song, “Puppy Love”, with Goldband Records.
1959 – First guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at the age of 13.
1964 – He moves to Nashville after graduating high school.
1967 – Joins “The Porter Wagoner Show.”
1967 – The first full-length album titled “Hello, I’m Dolly” is released on Monument Records.
1968 – Wins the Country Music Association Award, with Porter Wagoner, for Vocal Group of the Year.
January 4, 1969 – Becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
1971 – “Joshua” becomes Parton’s first solo single to top the US country charts.
April 1974 – He leaves “The Porter Wagoner Show.” Parton writes the song “I Will Always Love You” in honor of her professional breakup with her duet partner and mentor of seven years.
1975 and 1976 – Receives the Country Music Association’s award for female vocalist of the year.
1976-1977 – Her syndicated variety show “Dolly!” runs on television.
1978 – Receives the Country Music Association’s Artist of the Year Award.
February 15, 1979 – She wins a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song “Here You Come Again.”
1980 – He appears in his first film, “9 to 5,” alongside Jane Fonda. and Lily Tomlin. Parton wrote the original song and was later sued in federal court by a couple alleging that the recording was copied from her 1976 song, “Money World.” A jury later ruled in Parton’s favor.
February 24, 1982 – She wins two Grammy Awards for the song “9 to 5”: Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song.
May 3, 1986 – Dollywood theme park opens in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
March 2, 1988 – He wins a Grammy, with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, for best country performance by a duo or group for the album “Trio.”
1987-1988 – Her ABC primetime variety show, “Dolly,” airs for one season.
1988 – Establishes the Dollywood Foundation.
1992 – Whitney Houston releases her cover of Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You,” which tops the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks, a record at the time.
1994 – Parton’s autobiography, “Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business,” is published.
1999 – He is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
February 23, 2000 – He wins a Grammy, with Harris and Ronstadt, for best country collaboration with vocals for the song “After the Gold Rush.”
February 21, 2001 – He wins a Grammy, with Gary Paczosa and Steve Buckingham, for Best Bluegrass Album for “The Grass is Blue.”
February 27, 2002 – She wins a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song “Shine.”
May 19, 2001 – Dollywood’s Splash Country water park opens in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
April 14, 2004 – The United States Library of Congress awards Parton the Living Legend medal.
2005 – Named winner of the National Medal of Arts.
2006 – He is a Kennedy Center honoree.
February 12, 2012 – Receives a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.
December 10, 2015 – NBC airs the movie “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors.” It is inspired by Parton’s life and her song “Coat of Many Colors.”
November 2, 2016 – Receives the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 50th Annual Country Music Awards.
November 30, 2016 – NBC is airing “Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love,” a sequel to the original film that aired in 2015.
November 30, 2016 – In a video message, Parton announces that she has created the “My People Fund” through her Dollywood companies and hopes to give each family affected by the Great Smoky Mountain wildfires $1,000 a month for six months to help them “get back on their feet.” . ”
February 15, 2017 – He wins a Grammy with Pentatonix, for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, for a new version of their song “Jolene.”
February 27, 2018 – Parton donates Imagination Library’s 100 millionth book to Library of Congress.
February 10, 2019 – Parton is honored with an all-star tribute at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. He also performs at the event for the first time in 18 years along with Miley Cyrus, Little Big Town, Katy Perry and others.
May 3, 2019 – FBI Director Christopher Wray honors Parton with the 2018 Director’s Community Leadership Award. The award is given to her in recognition of her efforts to provide financial support to families affected by the wildfires that devastated parts of East Tennessee in 2016.
August 5, 2019 – Nashville Mayor David Briley declares the date of Dolly Parton Day.
November 26, 2019 – NBC airs “Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry.” The two-hour special celebrates Parton’s milestone as a member of country music’s most esteemed institution.
January 26, 2020 – Wins a Grammy, with the duo For King & Country, for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “God Only Knows.”
April 1, 2020 – He announces he will make a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University’s coronavirus research.
November 2020 – Parton learns that after donating $1 million to Vanderbilt University’s COVID-19 Research Fund, her help partially funded the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Parton’s name appears in the preliminary report on the vaccine among sponsors such as the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
March 14, 2021 – Wins a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “There Was Jesus.”
August 11, 2021 – Parton and mystery writer James Patterson announce that they are co-writing a novel titled “Run, Rose, Run.” The 448-page book will be accompanied by an album based on its characters and situations. The book is published on March 7, 2022.
April 29, 2022 – In an interview with NPR, Parton says she would “gracefully accept” if she were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a month after she said she wanted to withdraw her nomination.
May 4, 2022 – It is announced that Parton will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
June 15, 2022 – Vanderbilt University Medical Center announces that Parton will donate $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt.
November 12, 2022 – Parton receives a $100 million Courage and Civility Award from Jeff Bezos and his longtime partner Lauren Sanchez. The prize money can be used however Parton sees fit. Last year, Bezos awarded $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés.
November 17, 2023 – Parton releases her first rock album, “Rockstar.”
