Dolly Parton

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Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, producer, entrepreneur, author and actress.

Parton began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television in East Tennessee. At age 12 she was appearing on Knoxville TV, and at 13, she was recording on a small label and appearing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. When she graduated from high school in 1964 she moved to Nashville, taking many traditional elements of folklore and popular music from East Tennessee with her.

Parton’s initial success came as a songwriter, with her songs being covered by Kitty Wells, Hank Williams, Jr., Skeeter Davis, and a number of others. She signed with Monument Records in late 1965, where she was initially pitched as a bubblegum pop singer, earning only one national chart single, “Happy, Happy Birthday Baby,” which did not crack the Billboard Top 100. Additional pop singles also failed to chart.

The label agreed to have Parton sing country music after her composition “Put It Off Until Tomorrow” as recorded by Bill Phillips (and with Parton, uncredited, on harmony) went to No. 6 on the country charts in 1966. Her first country single, “Dumb Blonde” (one of the few songs during this era that she recorded but didn’t write), reached No. 24 country 1967, followed later the same year with “Something Fishy,” which went to No. 17. The two songs anchored her first full-length album, Hello I’m Dolly, that same year.

1	Jolene full track	1,712
2	9 to 5 full track	950
3	I Will Always Love You	471
4	Here You Come Again	353
5	Coat of Many Colors	292
6	Love Is Like a Butterfly	138
7	The Bargain Store	134
8	My Tennessee Mountain Home	123
9	Better Get to Livin'	87
10	Tennessee Homesick Blues	82
11	Travelin' Thru	81
12	Two Doors Down	80
13	Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That	78
14	Applejack	77
15	Dumb Blonde	75

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deadrook wrote:
22 days ago

I love to get her the Dolly Dip

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FatBazyl wrote:
23 days ago

Jolene Jolene Jolene!

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hiddenmonster wrote:
23 days ago

Dolly gets it done.

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sayheyheyhey wrote:
25 days ago

Love Dolly? Love divas? Then come travelin' thru and join the new Last.FM group 'Divas' to celebrate the greatest divas on the planet! http://www.last.fm/group/Divas%21

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Jodi_Ann wrote:
26 days ago

You may also like this artist! http://www.last.fm/music/Jodi+Ann

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lakerecords wrote:
last month

THANKS DOLLY---ILL GET BACK TO YOU

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peachxringsx17 wrote:
last month

dolly=my hero <3

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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
last month

did anyone see Dolly in MOJO magazine???? She's so cool!!

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jjlevi wrote:
last month

Dolly's Bluegrass Collection Is Amazing. Absolutely Perfect!

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earthmp wrote:
June 2008

saw her in manchester last night - totally awesome

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elphabalicious wrote:
June 2008

People! Vote for this picture, how can you resist? She looks so cute :D lol http://www.last.fm/music/Dolly+Parton/+images/6844803 Yeah, Dolly rocks <3 End of.

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Tabletter wrote:
June 2008

'Rainbow' is my guilty pleasue :P But Halos and Horns is probably my favourite album, along with The Grass Is Blue.... I do like For God and Country, but not for the message's sake...

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hippiexmaggie wrote:
June 2008

I'm really starting to get into her discography a bit... any fan favorites? She's an incredible voice that I've never taken the time to discover or listen to. So let's hear your suggestions! :)

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dodoriazarbon wrote:
June 2008

I was kinda raised with her music...Im giving my mum's copy of the new album a listen, she is a great talent.

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clowezra wrote:
June 2008

I'm not much of a Dolly fan, but with a discography that huge, she deserves way more listens.xD

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HerraKjani wrote:
June 2008

Seeing her tonight live, can't wait! Is there a woman out there more cool than Dolly? Eh, no! Praise Dolly!

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danndo wrote:
June 2008

i looooove Dolly!!!!

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Nemesisyume wrote:
May 2008

Joshua, Coat of Many Colors and Jolene = ♥

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idolescence wrote:
May 2008

I didn't know that she love n*gger c*cks... lol.

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happyxface wrote:
May 2008

<3 her new song Better Get to Livin'!

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