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Dolly Parton

January 05, 2023

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Dolly Parton
Parton accepting the Liseberg Applause Award in 2010
Born
Dolly Rebecca Parton

(1946-01-19) January 19, 1946 (age 76)
Pittman Center, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • actress
  • philanthropist
  • businesswoman
Years active1956–present
Spouse
Carl Dean
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(m. 1966)​
Relatives
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Labels
Websitedollyparton.com
Signature

Parton's 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. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". As an actress, she has starred in films such as 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, as well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992) and Joyful Noise (2012).

She has received 11 Grammy Awards and 50 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award; ten Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award; five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including Entertainer of the Year; four People's Choice Awards; and three American Music Awards. She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2022, she was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, she initially declined the nomination, but ultimately accepted it and was inducted.

Outside of her work in the music industry, she also co-owns The Dollywood Company, which manages a number of entertainment venues, including the Dollywood theme park, the Splash Country water park, and a number of dinner theatre venues including The Dolly Parton Stampede and Pirates Voyage. She has founded a number of charitable and philanthropic organizations, chief among which is the Dollywood Foundation, which manages a number of projects to bring education and poverty relief to East Tennessee where she grew up.

Early life and career

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born January 19, 1946, in a one-room cabin on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center, Tennessee.[2] She is the fourth of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921–2000). Parton's middle name comes from her maternal great-great-grandmother Rebecca (Dunn) Whitted.[3][4] Parton's father, known as "Lee", worked in the mountains of East Tennessee, first as a sharecropper and later tending his own small tobacco farm and acreage. He also worked construction jobs to supplement the farm's small income. Despite her father's illiteracy, Parton has often commented that he was one of the smartest people she had ever known in regards to business and making a profit.[5][6][7]

Parton's mother, Avie Lee, cared for their large family. Her 11 pregnancies (the tenth being twins) in 20 years made her a mother of 12 by age 35. Parton credits her musical abilities to her mother; often in poor health, she still managed to keep house and entertain her children with Smoky Mountain folklore and ancient ballads. Having Welsh ancestors, Avie Lee knew many old ballads that immigrants from the British Isles brought to southern Appalachia in the 18th and 19th century.[8][9] Avie Lee's father, Jake Owens, was a Pentecostal preacher, and Parton and her siblings all attended church regularly. Parton has long credited her father for her business savvy, and her mother's family for her musical abilities. When Parton was a young girl, her family moved from the Pittman Center area to a farm up on nearby Locust Ridge. Most of her cherished memories of youth happened there. Today, a replica of the Locust Ridge cabin resides at Parton's namesake theme park Dollywood.[10] The farm acreage and surrounding woodland inspired her to write the song "My Tennessee Mountain Home" in the 1970s. Years after the farm was sold, Parton bought it back in the late 1980s. Her brother Bobby helped with building restoration and new construction.[5]

Parton has described her family as being "dirt poor".[11] Parton's father paid missionary Dr. Robert F. Thomas with a sack of cornmeal for delivering her. Parton would write a song about Dr. Thomas when she was grown. She also outlined her family's poverty in her early songs "Coat of Many Colors" and "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)". For six or seven years, Parton and her family lived in their rustic, one-bedroom cabin on their small subsistence farm on Locust Ridge.[12] This was a predominantly Pentecostal area located north of the Greenbrier Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains. Music played an important role in her early life. She was brought up in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee),[13] in a congregation her grandfather, Jake Robert Owens, pastored. Her earliest public performances were in the church, beginning at age six. At seven, she started playing a homemade guitar. When she was eight, her uncle bought her first real guitar.[14][15]

Parton began performing as a child,[16] singing on local radio and television programs in the East Tennessee area.[17] By ten, she was appearing on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. At 13, she was recording (the single "Puppy Love") on a small Louisiana label, Goldband Records,[18] and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry, where she first met Johnny Cash, who encouraged her to follow her own instincts regarding her career.[19]

After graduating from Sevier County High School in 1964, Parton moved to Nashville the next day.[5][18] Her initial success came as a songwriter, having signed with Combine Publishing shortly after her arrival;[20] with her frequent songwriting partner, her uncle Bill Owens, she wrote several charting singles during this time, including two Top 10 hits: Bill Phillips's "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" (1966) and Skeeter Davis's "Fuel to the Flame" (1967). Her songs were recorded by many other artists during this period, including Kitty Wells and Hank Williams Jr.[21] She signed with Monument Records in 1965, at age 19; she initially was pitched as a bubblegum pop singer. She released a string of singles, but the only one that charted, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", did not crack the Billboard Hot 100. Although she expressed a desire to record country material, Monument resisted, thinking her unique, high soprano voice was not suited to the genre.

After her composition "Put It Off Until Tomorrow", as recorded by Bill Phillips (with Parton, uncredited, on harmony), went to number six on the country chart in 1966, the label relented and allowed her to record country. Her first country single, "Dumb Blonde" (composed by Curly Putman, one of the few songs during this era that she recorded but did not write), reached number 24 on the country chart in 1967, followed by "Something Fishy", which went to number 17. The two songs appeared on her first full-length album, Hello, I'm Dolly.[22]

Music career

1967–1975: Country music success

 
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton in 1969

In 1967, musician and country music entertainer Porter Wagoner invited Parton to join his organization, offering her a regular spot on his weekly syndicated television program The Porter Wagoner Show, and in his road show. As documented in her 1994 autobiography,[23] initially, much of Wagoner's audience was unhappy that Norma Jean, the performer whom Parton had replaced, had left the show, and was reluctant to accept Parton (sometimes chanting loudly for Norma Jean from the audience).[24] With Wagoner's assistance, however, Parton was eventually accepted. Wagoner convinced his label, RCA Victor, to sign her. RCA decided to protect their investment by releasing her first single as a duet with Wagoner. That song, a remake of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind", released in late 1967, reached the country Top 10 in January 1968, launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top 10 singles for the pair.

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 chart hit, reaching number 17. For the next two years, none of her solo efforts – even "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)", which later became a standard – were as successful as her duets with Wagoner. The duo was named Vocal Group of the Year in 1968 by the Country Music Association, but Parton's solo records were continually ignored. Wagoner had a significant financial stake in her future; as of 1969, he was her co-producer and owned nearly half of Owe-Par,[25] the publishing company Parton had founded with Bill Owens.

By 1970, both Parton and Wagoner had grown frustrated by her lack of solo chart success. Wagoner persuaded Parton to record Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues", a gimmick that worked. The record shot to number three, followed closely, in February 1971, by her first number-one single, "Joshua". For the next two years, she had numerous solo hits – including her signature song "Coat of 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).[26]

Although her solo singles and the Wagoner duets were successful, her biggest hit of this period was "Jolene". Released in late 1973, it topped the country chart in February 1974 and reached the lower regions of the Hot 100 (it eventually also charted in the U.K., reaching number seven in 1976, representing Parton's first U.K. success). Parton, who had always envisioned a solo career, made the decision to leave Wagoner's organization; the pair performed their last duet concert in April 1974, and she stopped appearing on his TV show in mid-1974, although they remained affiliated. He helped produce her records through 1975.[23] The pair continued to release duet albums, their final release being 1975's Say Forever You'll Be Mine.[27]

In 1974, her song, "I Will Always Love You", written about her professional break from Wagoner, went to number one on the country chart. Around the same time, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song recorded by Presley.[28] Parton refused. That decision has been credited with helping to make her many millions of dollars in royalties from the song over the years. Parton had three solo singles reach number one on the country chart in 1974 ("Jolene", "I Will Always Love You" and "Love Is Like a Butterfly"), as well as the duet with Porter Wagoner, "Please Don't Stop Loving Me". In a 2019 episode of the Sky Arts music series Brian Johnson: A Life on the Road, Parton described finding old cassette tapes and realizing that she had composed both "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" in the same songwriting session, telling Johnson "Buddy, that was a good night." Parton again topped the singles chart in 1975 with "The Bargain Store".[29]

1976–1986: Pop transition

 
Parton in 1977

Between 1974 and 1980 Parton had a series of country hits, with eight singles reaching number one. Her influence on pop culture is reflected by the many performers covering her songs, including mainstream and crossover artists such as Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt.[23]

Parton began to embark on a high-profile crossover campaign, attempting to aim her music in a more mainstream direction and increase her visibility outside of the confines of country music. In 1976, she began working closely with Sandy Gallin, who served as her personal manager for the next 25 years. With her 1976 album All I Can Do, which she co-produced with Porter Wagoner, Parton began taking more of an active role in production, and began specifically aiming her music in a more mainstream, pop direction. Her first entirely self-produced effort, New Harvest...First Gathering (1977), highlighted her pop sensibilities, both in terms of choice of songs – the album contained covers of the pop and R&B classics "My Girl" and "Higher and Higher" – and production.[30] Though the album was well received and topped the U.S. country albums chart, neither it nor its single "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" made much of an impression on the pop charts.

After New Harvest's disappointing crossover performance, Parton turned to high-profile pop producer Gary Klein for her next album. The result, 1977's Here You Come Again, became her first million-seller, topping the country album chart and reaching number 20 on the pop chart. The Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil-penned title track topped the country singles chart, and became Parton's first Top 10 single on the pop chart (no. 3). A second single, the double A-sided "Two Doors Down"/"It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" topped the country chart and crossed over to the pop Top 20. For the remainder of the 1970s and into the early 1980s, many of her subsequent singles moved up on both charts simultaneously. Her albums during this period were developed specifically for pop-crossover success.[31]

 
With Carol Burnett, 1979

In 1978, Parton won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her Here You Come Again album. She continued to have hits with "Heartbreaker" (1978), "Baby I'm Burning" (1979) and "You're the Only One" (1979) all of which charted in the pop Top 40 and topped the country chart. "Sweet Summer Lovin'" (1979) became the first Parton single in two years to not top the country chart (though it did reach the Top 10). During this period, her visibility continued to increase, with multiple television appearances. A highly publicized candid interview on a Barbara Walters Special in 1977 (timed to coincide with Here You Come Again's release) was followed by appearances in 1978 on Cher's ABC television special, and her own joint special with Carol Burnett on CBS, Dolly & Carol in Nashville.

Parton served as one of three co-hosts (along with Roy Clark and Glen Campbell) on the CBS special Fifty Years of Country Music. In 1979, Parton hosted the NBC special The Seventies: An Explosion of Country Music, performed live at the Ford Theatre in Washington, D.C., and whose audience included President Jimmy Carter. Her commercial success grew in 1980, with three consecutive country chart number-one hits: the Donna Summer-written "Starting Over Again", "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You", and "9 to 5", which topped the country and pop charts in early 1981.[23] She had another Top 10 single that year with "Making Plans", a single released from a 1980 album with Porter Wagoner,[32] released as part of a lawsuit settlement between the pair.

 
Dolly Parton holding a baby in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1983

The theme song to the 1980 feature film 9 to 5, in which she starred along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, not only reached number one on the country chart – in February 1981 it reached number one on the pop and the adult-contemporary charts, giving her a triple number-one hit. Parton became one of the few female country singers to have a number-one single on the country and pop charts simultaneously. It also received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Her singles continued to appear consistently in the country Top 10. Between 1981 and 1985, she had twelve Top 10 hits; half of them hit number one. She continued to make inroads on the pop chart as well. A re-recorded version of "I Will Always Love You", from the feature film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) scraped the Top 50 that year and her duet with Kenny Rogers, "Islands in the Stream" (written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb), spent two weeks at number one in 1983.[23]

In the mid-1980s, her record sales were 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 reaching the country Top 10 ("Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "Think About Love" reached number one; "Real Love" also reached number one on the country chart and became a modest crossover hit). However, RCA Records did not renew her contract after it expired in 1986, and she signed with Columbia Records in 1987.[23]

1987–2005: Country and bluegrass period

Along with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, she released Trio (1987) to critical acclaim. The album revitalized Parton's music career, spending five weeks at number one on Billboard's Country Albums chart, and also reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. It sold several million copies and produced four Top 10 country hits, 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 a Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. After a further attempt at pop success with Rainbow (1987), including the single "The River Unbroken", it ended up a commercial let-down, causing Parton to focus on recording country material. White Limozeen (1989) produced two number one hits in "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" and "Yellow Roses". Although Parton's career appeared to be revived, it was actually just a brief revival before contemporary country music came in the early 1990s and moved most veteran artists off the charts.[23]

 
Dolly Parton at a recording session c. 1989

A duet with Ricky Van Shelton, "Rockin' Years" (1991) reached number one, though Parton's greatest commercial fortune of the decade came when Whitney Houston recorded "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). Both the single and the album were massively successful. Parton's soundtrack album from the 1992 film, Straight Talk, however, was less successful. But her 1993 album Slow Dancing with the Moon won critical acclaim and did well on the charts, reaching number four on the country albums chart, and number 16 on the Billboard 200 album chart. She recorded "The Day I Fall in Love" as a duet with James Ingram for the feature film Beethoven's 2nd (1993). The 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 at the awards telecast. Similar to her earlier collaborative album with Harris and Ronstadt, Parton released Honky Tonk Angels in the fall of 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette.[33] It was certified as a gold album by the Recording Industry Association of America and helped revive both Wynette and Lynn's careers. Also in 1994, Parton contributed the song "You Gotta Be My Baby" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization.[34] A live acoustic album, Heartsongs: Live from Home, featuring stripped-down versions of some of her hits, as well as some traditional songs, was released in late 1994.[35]

Parton's recorded music during the mid-to-late-1990s remained steady and somewhat eclectic. Her 1995 re-recording of "I Will Always Love You" (performed as a duet with Vince Gill), from her album Something Special won the Country Music Association's Vocal Event of the Year Award. The following year, Treasures, an album of covers of 1960s/70s hits was released, and featured a diverse collection of material, including songs by Mac Davis, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens, and Neil Young. Her recording of Stevens' "Peace Train" was later re-mixed and released as a dance single, reaching Billboard's dance singles chart. Her 1998 country-rock album Hungry Again was made up entirely of her own compositions. Although neither of the album's two singles, "(Why Don't More Women Sing) Honky Tonk Songs" and "Salt in my Tears", charted, videos for both songs received significant airplay on CMT. A second and more contemporary collaboration with Harris and Ronstadt, Trio II, was released in early 1999. Its cover of Neil Young's song "After the Gold Rush" won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Parton also was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.[33]

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 its cover of Collective Soul's "Shine" winning a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. The third, Halos & Horns (2002) included a bluegrass version of the Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven". In 2005, she released Those Were The Days consisting of her interpretations of hits from the folk-rock era of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including "Imagine", "Where Do the Children Play?", "Crimson and Clover", and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"[33]

2005–present: Touring and holiday album

Dolly Parton introducing Coat of Many Colors in 2009

Parton earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Travelin' Thru", which she wrote specifically for the feature film Transamerica. (2005) Due to the song's (and film's) acceptance of a transgender woman, Parton received death threats.[36] She returned to number one on the country chart later in 2005 by lending her distinctive harmonies to the Brad Paisley ballad, "When I Get Where I'm Going".[33] In September 2007, Parton released her first single from her own record company, Dolly Records, titled, "Better Get to Livin'", which eventually peaked at number 48 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. It was followed by the studio album Backwoods Barbie, which was released on February 26, 2008, and reached number two on the country chart. The album's debut at number 17 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart was the highest in her career.[37] Backwoods Barbie produced four additional singles, including the title track, written as part of her score for 9 to 5: The Musical, an adaptation of her feature film. After the death of Michael Jackson, whom Parton knew personally, she released a video in which she somberly told of her feelings on Jackson and his death.[38][39]

 
Parton at the Grand Ole Opry in 2005

On October 27, 2009, Parton released a four-CD box set, Dolly, which featured 99 songs and spanned most of her career.[40] She released her second live DVD and album, Live From London in October 2009, which was filmed during her sold-out 2008 concerts at London's The O2 Arena. On August 10, 2010, with longtime friend Billy Ray Cyrus, Parton released the album Brother Clyde. Parton is featured on "The Right Time", which she co-wrote with Cyrus and Morris Joseph Tancredi. On January 6, 2011, Parton announced that her new album would be titled Better Day. In February 2011, she announced that she would embark on the Better Day World Tour on July 17, 2011, with shows in northern Europe and the U.S.[41] The album's lead-off single, "Together You and I", was released on May 23, 2011, and Better Day was released on June 28, 2011.[42] In 2011, Parton voiced the character Dolly Gnome in the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet. On February 11, 2012, after the sudden death of Whitney Houston, Parton stated, "Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song, and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'"[43]

In 2013 Parton joined Lulu Roman for a re-recording of "I Will Always Love You" for Roman's album, At Last.[44] In 2013, Parton and Kenny Rogers reunited for the title song of his album You Can't Make Old Friends. For their performance, they were nominated at the 2014 Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.[45] In 2014, Parton embarked on the Blue Smoke World Tour in support of her 42nd studio album, Blue Smoke.[46] The album was first released in Australia and 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 the United States on May 13, and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart, making it her first Top 10 album and her highest-charting solo album ever; it also reached the number two on the U.S. 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 performing songs such as "Jolene", "9 to 5" and "Coat of Many Colors" to a crowd of more than 180,000.[47] On March 6, 2016, Parton announced that she would be embarking on a tour in support of her new album, Pure & Simple. The tour was one of Parton's biggest tours within the United States in more than 25 years.[48] Sixty-four dates were planned in the United States and Canada, visiting the most requested markets missed on previous tours.[49]

 
Parton performing at the Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee

In the fall of 2016 she released "Jolene" as a single with the a cappella group Pentatonix and performed on The Voice with Pentatonix and Miley Cyrus in November 2016.[50] Also in 2016, Parton was one of thirty artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mash-up of the songs, "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "On the Road Again" and her own "I Will Always Love You". The song celebrates fifty years of the CMA Awards.[51] At the ceremony itself, Parton was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented by Lily Tomlin and preceded by a tribute featuring Jennifer Nettles, Pentatonix, Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride. In 2017, Parton appeared on Rainbow, the third studio album by Kesha performing a duet of "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You". The track had been co-written by Kesha's mother Pebe Sebert. It was previously a hit for Parton and was included on her 1980 album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly. She also co-wrote and provided featuring vocals on the song "Rainbowland" on Younger Now, the sixth album by her goddaughter Miley Cyrus.

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Parton as one of the hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[52] In July 2019, Parton made an unannounced appearance at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, and performed several songs accompanied by the Highwomen and Linda Perry.[53] In 2020, Parton received worldwide attention after posting four pictures in which she showed how she would present herself on the social media platforms LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The original post on Instagram[54] went viral after celebrities posted their own versions of the so-called Dolly Parton challenge on social media. On April 10, 2020, Parton re-released 93 songs from six of her classic albums. Little Sparrow, Halos & Horns, For God and Country, Better Day, Those Were The Days, and Live and Well are all available for online listening.[55] On May 27, 2020, Parton released a brand new song called "When Life Is Good Again". This song was released to help keep the spirits up of those affected by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Parton also released a music video for "When Life Is Good Again" which premiered on Time 100 talks on May 28, 2020.[56]

In August 2020 Parton announced plans to release her first holiday album in 30 years, A Holly Dolly Christmas, in October 2020.[57] On December 6, CBS aired a Christmas special, "A Holly Dolly Christmas", where Parton performed songs from her album.[58][59]

In October 2022 Parton stated in an interview that she would no longer tour, but would continue to play live shows occasionally.[60]

Public image

Parton had turned down several offers to pose nude for Playboy magazine, but did appear on the cover of the October 1978 issue wearing a Playboy bunny outfit, complete with ears (the issue featured Lawrence Grobel's extensive and candid interview with Parton, representing one of her earliest high-profile interviews with the mainstream press). The association of breasts with Parton's public image is illustrated in the naming of Dolly the sheep after her, since the sheep was cloned from a cell taken from an adult ewe's mammary gland.[61][62] In Mobile, Alabama, the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge is commonly called "the Dolly Parton Bridge" due to its arches resembling her bust.[63] The thickened appearance of the turret frontal armor of the T-72A main battle tank led to the unofficial Army nickname "Dolly Parton"[64] - and later the T-72BI's got the "Super Dolly Parton" nickname[65]

Parton is known for having undergone considerable plastic surgery.[66][67] On a 2003 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey asked what kind of cosmetic surgery Parton had undergone. Parton replied that cosmetic surgery was imperative in keeping with her famous image.[episode needed] Parton has repeatedly joked about her physical image and surgeries, saying, "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap."[68] Her breasts have garnered her mentions in several 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 George Jones and Merle Haggard, and "Make Me Proud" by Drake, featuring Nicki Minaj.[69] When asked about future plastic surgeries, she famously said, "If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging, I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked."[70] Parton's feminine escapism is acknowledged in her words, "Womanhood was a difficult thing to get a grip on in those hills, unless you were a man."[71]

Artistry

Influences

Parton, though influenced by big name stars, often credits much of her inspiration to her family and community. On her own mother Parton, in her 2020 book Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, wrote "So it was just natural for my mom to always be singing. My mother had that old-timey voice, and she used to sing all these songs that were brought over from the Old World. They were English, Irish, Welsh, folk songs where people tell stories." Parton calls her mother's voice "haunting". "Lord you would feel it", she wrote.[72] Her biggest influence however was her Aunt Dorothy Jo: "People often ask me who my influences were, they think I'm going to say some big names, and there were a few 'stars' I was impressed with. But my hero was my aunt Dorothy Jo. Mama's baby sister. She was not only an evangelist, she played banjo, she played guitar, and she wrote some great songs."[72] Of course, fellow singers also had an impact on Parton, describing George Jones as her "all time favorite singer",[73] and recognizing her love for other artists such as Kitty Wells, Roy Acuff, and Rose Maddox.[74][75]

Musicianship

Though unable to read sheet music, Parton can play many instruments, including: the dulcimer, autoharp, banjo, guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, piano, recorder, and the saxophone.[76] Reflecting on her multi-instrumental abilities, Parton said, "I play some of everything. I ain't that good at none of it, but I try to sell it. I really try to lay into it."[77] Parton has also used her fingernails as an instrument, most evident on her 1980 song "9 to 5", which she derived the beat for from clacking her nails together while backstage on the set of the film of the same name.[78]

Other ventures

In 1998, Nashville Business ranked her the wealthiest country music star.[79] As of 2017, her net worth is estimated at $500 million.[80]

Songwriting

Parton is a prolific songwriter, having begun by writing country music songs with strong elements of folk music, based on her upbringing in humble mountain surroundings and reflecting her family's Christian background. Her songs "Coat of Many Colors", "I Will Always Love You", and "Jolene", among others, have become classics. On November 4, 2003, Parton was honored as a BMI Icon at the 2003 BMI Country Awards.[81] Parton has earned over 35 BMI Pop and Country Awards.[82] In 2001, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[83] In a 2009 interview on CNN's Larry King Live, she said she had written "at least 3,000" songs, having written seriously since the age of seven. Parton also said she writes something every day, be it a song or an idea.[84]

Parton's songwriting has been featured prominently in several films. In addition to the title song for 9 to 5, she also recorded a second version of "I Will Always Love You" for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982). The second version was a number one country hit and also reached number 53 on the pop charts. "I Will Always Love You" has been covered by many country artists, including Ronstadt on Prisoner In Disguise (1975), Kenny Rogers on Vote for Love (1996), and LeAnn Rimes on Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997). Whitney Houston performed it on The Bodyguard soundtrack and her version became the best-selling hit both written and performed by a female vocalist, with worldwide sales of over twelve million copies. In addition, the song has been translated into Italian and performed by the Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins.[85]

As a songwriter, Parton has twice been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "9 to 5" and "Travelin' Thru" (2005) from the film Transamerica. "Travelin' Thru" won Best Original Song at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards. It was also nominated for both the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award (also known as the Critics' Choice Awards) for Best Song. A cover of "Love Is Like A Butterfly" by Clare Torry was used as the theme music for the British TV show Butterflies.[86]

9 to 5: The Musical

Main article: 9 to 5 (musical)

Parton wrote the score (and Patricia Resnick the book) for 9 to 5: The Musical, a musical-theater adaptation of Parton's feature film 9 to 5 (1980). The musical ran at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles in late 2008. It opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in New York City, on April 30, 2009, to mixed reviews.[87] The title track of her 2008 album Backwoods Barbie was written for the musical's character Doralee.[88] Although her score (as well as the musical debut of actress Allison Janney) was praised, the show struggled, closing on September 6, 2009, after 24 previews and 148 performances. Parton received nominations for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, as well as a nomination for Tony Award for Best Original Score. Developing the musical was not a quick process. According to the public-radio program Studio 360 (October 29, 2005),[89] in October 2005 Parton was in the midst of composing the songs for a Broadway musical theater adaptation of the film. In late June 2007, 9 to 5: The Musical was read for industry presentations. The readings starred Megan Hilty, Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Bebe Neuwirth, and Marc Kudisch.[90] Ambassador Theatre Group announced a 2012 UK tour for Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, commencing at Manchester Opera House, on October 12, 2012.[91]

The Dollywood Company

 
Entrance to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge

Parton invested much of her earnings into business ventures in her native East Tennessee, notably Pigeon Forge. She is a co-owner of The Dollywood Company, which operates the theme park Dollywood (a former Silver Dollar City), a dinner theater, Dolly Parton's Stampede, the waterpark Dollywood's Splash Country, and the Dream More Resort and Spa, all in Pigeon Forge. Dollywood is the 24th-most-popular theme park in the United States, with three million visitors per year.[92] The Dolly Parton's Stampede business has venues in Branson, Missouri, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A former location in Orlando, Florida, closed in January 2008 after the land and building were sold to a developer.[93] Starting in June 2011, the Myrtle Beach location became Pirates Voyage Fun, Feast and Adventure; Parton appeared for the opening, and the South Carolina General Assembly declared June 3, 2011, as Dolly Parton Day.[94]

On January 19, 2012, Parton's 66th birthday, Gaylord Opryland and Dollywood announced plans to open a $50 million water and snow park, a family-friendly destination in Nashville that is open all year.[95] On September 29, 2012, Parton officially withdrew her support for the Nashville park due to the restructuring of Gaylord Entertainment Company after its merger with Marriott International.[96] On June 12, 2015, it was announced that the Dollywood Company had purchased the Lumberjack Feud Dinner Show in Pigeon Forge. The show, which opened in June 2011, was owned and operated by Rob Scheer until the close of the 2015 season. The new, renovated show by the Dollywood Company opened in 2016.[97]

Production work

Parton was a co-owner of Sandollar Productions, with Sandy Gallin, her former manager. A film and television production company, it produced the documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989), which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature); the television series Babes (1990–91) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003); and the 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 shows. In a 2009 interview, singer Connie Francis revealed that Dolly had been contacting her for years in an attempt to film the singer's life story. Francis turned down Parton's offers, as she was already in negotiations with singer Gloria Estefan to produce the film, a collaboration now ended.[98] After the retirement of her partner, Sandy Gallin, Parton briefly operated Dolly Parton's Southern Light Productions and in 2015 she announced her new production company would be called Dixie Pixie Productions and produce the movies-of-week in development with NBC Television and Magnolia Hill Productions.[99]

Acting career

Acting breakthrough

In addition to her performing appearances on The Porter Wagoner Show in the 1960s and into the 1970s, her two self-titled television variety shows in the 1970s and 1980s, and on American Idol in 2008 and other guest appearances, Parton has had television roles. In 1979, she received an Emmy award nomination as "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Variety Program" for her guest appearance in a Cher special.[100] During the mid-1970s, Parton wanted to expand her audience base. Although her first attempt, the television variety show Dolly! (1976–77), had high ratings, it lasted only one season, with Parton requesting to be released from her contract because of the stress it was causing on her vocal cords (she later tried a second television variety show, also titled Dolly (1987–88); it too lasted only one season).

In her first feature film, Parton portrayed a secretary in a leading role with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the comedy film 9 to 5 (1980). The movie highlights discrimination against women in the workplace and created awareness of the National Association of Working Women (9–5).[101] She received nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress.[14][102] Parton wrote and recorded the film's title song. It received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Song and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[102] Released as a single, the song won both the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. It also reached no. 1 on the Hot 100 chart and it was no. 78 on the "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs" list released by the American Film Institute in 2004. 9 to 5 became a major box office success, grossing over $3.9 million its opening weekend, and over $103 million worldwide. Parton was named Top Female Box Office Star by the Motion Picture Herald in both 1981 and 1982 due to the film's success.[103]

In late 1981, Parton began filming her second film, the musical film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982).[14] The film earned her a second nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.[102] The film was greeted with positive critical reviews and became a commercial success, earning over $69 million worldwide. After a two-year hiatus from films, Parton was teamed with Sylvester Stallone for Rhinestone (1984). A comedy film about a country music star's efforts to mould an unknown into a music sensation, the film was a critical and financial failure, making just over $21 million on a $28 million budget.

Continued roles

In 1989, Parton returned to film acting in Steel Magnolias (1989), based on the play of the same name by Robert Harling. The film was popular with critics and audiences, grossing over $95 million inside the U.S. She starred in the television movies A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986); Wild Texas Wind (1991); Unlikely Angel (1996), portraying an angel sent back to earth following a deadly car crash; and Blue Valley Songbird (1999), where her character lives through her music. Parton starred along with James Woods in Straight Talk (1992), which received mixed reviews, and grossed a mild $21 million at the box office.[104]

Parton's 1987 variety show Dolly lasted only one season. She made a cameo appearance as herself in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), an adaptation of the long-running TV sitcom of the same name (1962–71).[14] Parton has done voice work for animation for television series, playing herself in Alvin and the Chipmunks (episode "Urban Chipmunk", 1983) and the character Katrina Eloise "Murph" Murphy (Ms. Frizzle's first cousin) in The Magic School Bus (episode "The Family Holiday Special", 1994). She also has guest-starred in several sitcoms, including a 1990 episode of Designing Women (episode "The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century") as herself, the guardian movie star of Charlene's baby.[105] She made a guest appearance on Reba (episode "Reba's Rules of Real Estate") portraying a real-estate agency owner and on The Simpsons (episode "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday", 1999). She appeared as herself in 2000 on the Halloween episode of Bette Midler's short-lived sitcom Bette, and on episode 14 of Babes (produced by Sandollar Productions, Parton and Sandy Gallin's joint production company). She made cameo appearances on the Disney Channel as "Aunt Dolly", visiting Hannah and her family in fellow Tennessean and real-life goddaughter Miley Cyrus's series Hannah Montana (episodes "Good Golly, Miss Dolly", 2006, "I Will Always Loathe You", 2007, and "Kiss It All Goodbye", 2010). She was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.[106]

Parton appeared as an overprotective mother in the comedy Frank McKlusky, C.I.. (2002) She made a cameo appearance in the comedy film Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, starring Sandra Bullock. She was featured in The Book Lady (2008), a documentary about her campaign for children's literacy. Parton expected to reprise her television role as Hannah's godmother in the musical comedy film Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), but the character was omitted from the screenplay.[107] She had a voice role in the comedy family film Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), a computer-animated film with garden gnomes about William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Recent work

Parton co-starred with Queen Latifah in the musical film Joyful Noise (2012),[108] playing a choir director's widow who joins forces with Latifah's character, a mother of two teens, to save a small Georgia town's gospel choir.[109]

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors, a made-for-TV film based on Parton's song of the same name, and featuring narration by Parton, aired on NBC in December 2015, with child actress Alyvia Alyn Lind portraying the young Parton. Parton also had a cameo in the sequel, which aired in November 2016.[110]

In June 2018, Parton announced an eight-part Netflix series, featuring her music career.[111][112] She is its executive producer and co-star.[113] The series, called Dolly Parton's Heartstrings, aired in November 2019.[114]

Parton is the subject of the NPR podcast Dolly Parton's America. It is hosted by Jad Abumrad, who also hosts Radiolab.[115]

In December 2019, the biographical documentary Here I Am was added to the catalog of the Netflix streaming service. The documentary, a co-production of Netflix and the BBC, takes its name from Parton's 1971 song.

In November 2020, Parton produced and starred in the Netflix musical film Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square, which won her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.[116]

In November 2021, Parton was confirmed to be appearing in the final season of Grace and Frankie in a guest-starring role, reuniting with her 9 to 5 co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda.[117]

In July 2022, Parton appeared as a simulation of herself on sci-fi show The Orville in the episode "Midnight Blue".[118]

In December 2022, Parton appeared in an NBC special titled "Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas."

Personal life

Family

Parton is the fourth of 12 children. Her siblings are: Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Robert Lee, Stella Mae, Cassie Nan, Randel Huston (deceased), Larry Gerald (deceased), twins Floyd Estel (deceased) and Frieda Estelle, and Rachel Ann.[119]

On May 30, 1966, Parton and Carl Thomas Dean (born July 20, 1942, in Nashville, Tennessee), were married in Ringgold, Georgia.[120][121] Although Parton does not use Dean's surname professionally, she has stated that her passport reads "Dolly Parton Dean" and that she sometimes uses Dean when signing contracts.[122] Dean, who is retired from running an asphalt road-paving business in Nashville, has always shunned publicity and rarely accompanies his wife to any events. Parton has jokingly said he has only seen her perform once. She also has said in interviews that, although it appears they spend little time together, it is simply that nobody sees him publicly. She has commented on Dean's romantic side, saying that he does spontaneous things to surprise her and sometimes even writes poems for her.[123] In 2011 Parton said, "We're really very proud of our marriage. It's the first for both of us. And the last."[124]

On May 6, 2016, Parton announced that she and her husband would renew their vows in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary later in the month.[125]

Parton and Dean helped raise several of Parton's younger siblings in Nashville, leading her nieces and nephews to refer to them as "Uncle Peepaw" and "Aunt Granny"; the latter a moniker that later lent its name to one of Parton's Dollywood restaurants. Parton is the godmother of singer-songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus.[126]

Philanthropy

Since the mid-1980s, Parton has supported many charitable efforts, particularly in the area of literacy, primarily through her Dollywood Foundation. Her literacy program, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library,[127] a part of the Dollywood Foundation, mails one book per month to each enrolled child from the time of their birth until they enter kindergarten. Currently, over 1600 local communities provide the Imagination Library to almost 850,000 children each month across the U.S., Canada, the UK, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland.[127] In 2018, Parton was honored by the Library of Congress on account of the "charity sending out its 100 millionth book".[128] In 2006, Parton published a cookbook, Dolly's Dixie Fixin's: Love, Laughter and Lots of Good Food.[129][130]

The Dollywood Foundation, funded from Parton's profits, has been noted for bringing jobs and tax revenues to a previously depressed region. Parton also has worked to raise money for several other causes, including the American Red Cross and HIV/AIDS-related charities.[131]

In December 2006, Parton pledged $500,000 toward a proposed $90 million hospital and cancer center to be constructed in Sevierville in the name of Robert F. Thomas, the physician who delivered her. She announced a benefit concert to raise additional funds for the project. The concert played to about 8,000 people.[132] That same year, Emmylou Harris and she had allowed their music to be used in a PETA ad campaign that encouraged pet owners to keep their dogs indoors rather than chained outside.[133]

 
With Tennessee Senator Bob Corker at the rededication ceremony for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in September 2009

In 2003, her efforts to preserve the bald eagle through the American Eagle Foundation's sanctuary at Dollywood earned her the Partnership Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.[134] Parton received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution at a ceremony in Nashville on November 8, 2007.[135] In February 2018, in honor of her father, who never learned to read or write,[136] she donated her 100 millionth free book, a copy of Parton's children's picture book Coat of Many Colors. It was donated to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.[137]

For her work in literacy, Parton has received various awards, including Association of American Publishers Honors Award (2000), Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval (2001) (the first time the seal had been awarded to a person), American Association of School Administrators – Galaxy Award (2002), National State Teachers of the Year – Chasing Rainbows Award (2002), and Parents as Teachers National Center – Child and Family Advocacy Award (2003).

On May 8, 2009, Parton gave the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's College of Arts and Sciences.[138] During the ceremony, she received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the university. It was only the second honorary degree given by the university, and in presenting the degree, the university's Chancellor, Jimmy Cheek, said, "Because of her career not just as a musician and entertainer, but for her role as a cultural ambassador, philanthropist and lifelong advocate for education, it is fitting that she be honored with an honorary degree from the flagship educational institution of her home state."[139]

In response to the 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires, Parton was one of a number of country music artists who participated in a telethon to raise money for victims of the fires.[140] This was held in Nashville on December 9. In addition, Parton hosted her own telethon for the victims on December 13[141] and reportedly raised around $9 million.[142] Her fund, the "My People Fund", provided $1,000 a month for six months to over 900 families affected by the wildfires, finally culminating with $5,000 to each home in the final month due to increased fundraising, for a total of $10,000 per family.[143][144][145] In 2018, the FBI honored Parton for her wildfire aid work, awarding her the 2018 Director’s Community Leadership Award at a ceremony at FBI Headquarters in Washington. The honor was bestowed by Director Christopher Wray and was accepted on the Parton’s behalf by David Dotson, the CEO of the Dollywood Foundation.[144]

The impact of the fund's financial relief for the 2016 wildfire victims was studied by University of Tennessee College of Social Work professor Stacia West, who examined the impact of cash transfers in poverty alleviation.[146] West surveyed 100 recipients of the emergency relief funds in April 2017 on topics including questions on housing, financial impact, physical and emotional health, and sources of support, with a follow up survey conducted in December 2017. West found that the "My People Fund", in tandem with traditional disaster response, gave families the ability to make decisions that were most beneficial to them, and concluded that unconditional cash support may be more beneficial for disaster relief than conditional financial support.[147] The report cited the impact of the monthly financial disbursements from the "My People Fund" on residents' emergency savings: "Following the monthly disbursements of unconditional cash assistance, participants were able to return to baseline financial stability reported prior to the wildfire, and improve their ability to set aside savings for hypothetical future emergencies."[148]

Parton has been a generous donor to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Among her gifts was a contribution to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Pediatric Cancer Program in honor of a friend, Professor Naji Abumrad, and her niece, Hannah Dennison, who was successfully treated for leukemia as a child at Children's Hospital.[149]

Vaccination

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Parton donated $1 million towards research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and encouraged those who can afford it to make similar donations.[150] She said "I'm a very proud girl today to know I had anything at all to do with something that's going to help us through this crazy pandemic."[151] Her donation funded the critical early stages of development of the Moderna vaccine.[152] In March 2021, Parton was vaccinated against COVID-19 at Vanderbilt University. She labeled social media accounts of the occasion "Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine."[153] Parton strongly encouraged everyone to get vaccinated when eligible and performed a song celebrating her vaccination, set to the tune of her song "Jolene".[154][155] The song included the lines "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine/I'm begging of you please don't hesitate/Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine/'Cos once you're dead, then that's a bit too late."[156]

Awards and honors

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Dolly Parton
 
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, with the Kennedy Center honorees in the Blue Room of the White House during a 2006 reception. From left: singer-songwriter William "Smokey" Robinson; composer Andrew Lloyd Webber; Dolly Parton; film director Steven Spielberg; and conductor Zubin Mehta.

Dolly Parton is one of the most-honored female country performers of all time. The Record Industry Association of America has certified 25 of her single or album releases as either Gold Record, Platinum Record or Multi-Platinum Record. She has had 26 songs reach no. 1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 42 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-charted singles over the past forty years.[157] As of 2012 she had written more than 3,000 songs and sold more than 100 million records.[158] As of 2021, she had appeared on the country music charts in each of seven decades, the most of any artist.[159]

Dolly Parton has earned eleven Grammy Awards (including her 2011 Lifetime Achievement Grammy) and a total of fifty Grammy Award nominations, the second-most nominations of any female artist in the history of the prestigious awards.[160][161]

At the American Music Awards, she has won three awards out of 18 nominations. At the Country Music Association, she has won ten awards out of 42 nominations. At the Academy of Country Music, she 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 Country Music Association's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year (1978). She also has been nominated for two Academy Awards and a Tony Award. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her appearance in a 1978 Cher television special. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her music in 1984, located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California; a star on the Nashville StarWalk for Grammy winners;[162] and a bronze sculpture on the courthouse lawn in Sevierville. She has called that statue of herself in her hometown "the greatest honor", because it came from the people who knew her. Parton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1969, and in 1986 was named one of Ms. Magazine's Women of the Year. In 1986, she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[163][164]

In 1999, Parton received country music's highest honor, an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.[165] She received an honorary doctorate degree from Carson-Newman College (Jefferson City, Tennessee) in 1990.[166] This was followed by induction into the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001.[167] In 2002, she ranked no. 4 in CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music.

 
Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Parton was honored in 2003 with a tribute album called Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton. The artists who recorded versions of Parton's songs included Melissa Etheridge ("I Will Always Love You"), Alison Krauss ("9 to 5"), Shania Twain ("Coat of Many Colors"), Meshell Ndegeocello ("Two Doors Down"), Norah Jones ("The Grass is Blue"), and Sinéad O'Connor ("Dagger Through the Heart"). Parton herself contributed a re-recording of the title song, originally the title song for her first RCA album in 1968. Parton was awarded the Living Legend Medal by the U.S. Library of Congress on April 14, 2004, for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States.[168] She is also the focus of a Library of Congress collection exploring the influences of country music on her life and career. The collection contains images, articles, sheet music, and more.[169]

In 2005, she was honored with the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor given by the U.S. government for excellence in the arts. The award is presented by the U.S. President. On December 3, 2006, Parton received the Kennedy Center Honors from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for her lifetime of contributions to the arts. During the show, some of country music's biggest names came to show their admiration. Carrie Underwood performed "Islands in the Stream" with Rogers, Parton's original duet partner. Krauss performed "Jolene" and duetted "Coat of Many Colors" with Twain. McEntire and Reese Witherspoon also came to pay tribute. On November 16, 2010, Parton accepted the Liseberg Applause Award, the theme park industry's most prestigious honor, on behalf of Dollywood theme park during a ceremony held at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 in Orlando, Florida.[170]

In 2015, a newly discovered species of lichen found growing in the southern Appalachians was named Japewiella dollypartoniana in honor of Parton's music and her efforts to bring national and global attention to that region.[171] In 2018, Parton received a second star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, inducted alongside Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris in recognition of their work as a trio.[172] Parton was also recognized in the Guinness World Records 2018 Edition for holding records for the Most Decades with a Top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart and Most Hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart by a Female Artist.[173] In 2020, Parton received a Grammy award for her collaboration with For King & Country on their song, "God Only Knows".[174] In 2021, she was included on the Time 100, Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[175]

Parton has turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice due to her husband's illness and the ongoing pandemic.[176] In response to a 2021 proposal by the Tennessee legislature to erect a statue of Parton, she released a statement asking the legislature to remove the bill from consideration, saying "Given all that is going on in the world, I don't think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time."[177]

In late 2022, Parton received a $100-million Courage and Civility Award from the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. According to Bezos, the award was given to Parton because of her charity work focused on improving children's literacy around the world.[178]

Hall of Fame honors

During her career, Parton has gained induction into numerous Halls of Fame. Those honors include:

In early 2022, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[196] Parton initially declined the nomination believing that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was "for the people in rock music",[197][198] but after learning that this was not the case Parton said she would accept her induction if she were chosen for the honor.[198] In May her induction was announced, and finally on November 5, 2022 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[199][200]

Discography

Main articles: Dolly Parton albums discography and Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography
See also: Dolly Parton singles discography and List of songs recorded by Dolly Parton

Studio albums

Filmography

Main article: Dolly Parton filmography

Theatrical releases

Published works

  • Parton, Dolly (1979). Just the Way I Am: Poetic Selections on "Reasons to Live, Reasons to Love and Reasons to Smile" from the Songs of Dolly Parton. Blue Mountain Press. ISBN 978-0883960431.
  • Parton, Dolly (October 1, 1994). Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060177201.
  • Parton, Dolly (January 18, 1996). Coat of Many Colors. ISBN 978-0064434478.
  • Parton, Dolly (2006). Dolly's Dixie Fixin's: Love, Laughter and Lots of Good Food. Viking Studio. ISBN 9780670038145.
  • Parton, Dolly (2009). I Am a Rainbow. G.P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 9780141330105.
  • Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You. Riverhead Books. November 5, 2013. ISBN 978-1594631313.
  • Parton, Dolly (2020). Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1797205090.
  • Run, Rose, Run (with James Patterson) (2022)

See also

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dolly, parton, dolly, rebecca, parton, born, january, 1946, american, singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, businesswoman, known, primarily, work, country, music, after, achieving, success, songwriter, others, parton, made, album, debut, 1967, with, hel. Dolly Rebecca Parton born January 19 1946 is an American singer songwriter actress philanthropist and businesswoman known primarily for her work in country music After achieving success as a songwriter for others Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello I m Dolly which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s Parton s albums in the 1990s did not sell as well but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000 including her own label Dolly Records She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide Dolly PartonParton accepting the Liseberg Applause Award in 2010BornDolly Rebecca Parton 1946 01 19 January 19 1946 age 76 Pittman Center Tennessee U S OccupationsSinger songwriteractressphilanthropistbusinesswomanYears active1956 presentSpouseCarl Dean m 1966 wbr RelativesStella Parton sister Randy Parton brother Rachel Dennison sister AwardsFull listMusical careerGenresCountrycountry popbluegrassgospelInstrumentsVocalsguitarbanjopianoautoharpviolinAppalachian dulcimerharmonicasaxophoneLabelsGoldbandMercuryMonumentRCA VictorWarner Bros ColumbiaRising TideDeccaSugar HillDolly 1 ButterflyWebsitedollyparton wbr comSignatureParton s 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 She has composed over 3 000 songs including I Will Always Love You a two time U S country chart topper as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston Jolene Coat of Many Colors and 9 to 5 As an actress she has starred in films such as 9 to 5 1980 and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress as well as Rhinestone 1984 Steel Magnolias 1989 Straight Talk 1992 and Joyful Noise 2012 She has received 11 Grammy Awards and 50 nominations including the Lifetime Achievement Award ten Country Music Association Awards including Entertainer of the Year and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association s Entertainer of the Year Award five Academy of Country Music Awards also including Entertainer of the Year four People s Choice Awards and three American Music Awards She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards Grammy Awards Tony Awards and Emmy Awards In 1999 Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame In 2022 she was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame she initially declined the nomination but ultimately accepted it and was inducted Outside of her work in the music industry she also co owns The Dollywood Company which manages a number of entertainment venues including the Dollywood theme park the Splash Country water park and a number of dinner theatre venues including The Dolly Parton Stampede and Pirates Voyage She has founded a number of charitable and philanthropic organizations chief among which is the Dollywood Foundation which manages a number of projects to bring education and poverty relief to East Tennessee where she grew up Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Music career 2 1 1967 1975 Country music success 2 2 1976 1986 Pop transition 2 3 1987 2005 Country and bluegrass period 2 4 2005 present Touring and holiday album 3 Public image 4 Artistry 4 1 Influences 4 2 Musicianship 5 Other ventures 5 1 Songwriting 5 2 9 to 5 The Musical 5 3 The Dollywood Company 5 4 Production work 6 Acting career 6 1 Acting breakthrough 6 2 Continued roles 6 3 Recent work 7 Personal life 7 1 Family 7 2 Philanthropy 7 3 Vaccination 8 Awards and honors 8 1 Hall of Fame honors 9 Discography 10 Filmography 11 Published works 12 See also 13 References 14 Bibliography 15 Further reading 16 External linksEarly life and career EditDolly Rebecca Parton was born January 19 1946 in a one room cabin on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center Tennessee 2 She is the fourth of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline nee Owens 1923 2003 and Robert Lee Parton Sr 1921 2000 Parton s middle name comes from her maternal great great grandmother Rebecca Dunn Whitted 3 4 Parton s father known as Lee worked in the mountains of East Tennessee first as a sharecropper and later tending his own small tobacco farm and acreage He also worked construction jobs to supplement the farm s small income Despite her father s illiteracy Parton has often commented that he was one of the smartest people she had ever known in regards to business and making a profit 5 6 7 Parton s mother Avie Lee cared for their large family Her 11 pregnancies the tenth being twins in 20 years made her a mother of 12 by age 35 Parton credits her musical abilities to her mother often in poor health she still managed to keep house and entertain her children with Smoky Mountain folklore and ancient ballads Having Welsh ancestors Avie Lee knew many old ballads that immigrants from the British Isles brought to southern Appalachia in the 18th and 19th century 8 9 Avie Lee s father Jake Owens was a Pentecostal preacher and Parton and her siblings all attended church regularly Parton has long credited her father for her business savvy and her mother s family for her musical abilities When Parton was a young girl her family moved from the Pittman Center area to a farm up on nearby Locust Ridge Most of her cherished memories of youth happened there Today a replica of the Locust Ridge cabin resides at Parton s namesake theme park Dollywood 10 The farm acreage and surrounding woodland inspired her to write the song My Tennessee Mountain Home in the 1970s Years after the farm was sold Parton bought it back in the late 1980s Her brother Bobby helped with building restoration and new construction 5 Parton has described her family as being dirt poor 11 Parton s father paid missionary Dr Robert F Thomas with a sack of cornmeal for delivering her Parton would write a song about Dr Thomas when she was grown She also outlined her family s poverty in her early songs Coat of Many Colors and In the Good Old Days When Times Were Bad For six or seven years Parton and her family lived in their rustic one bedroom cabin on their small subsistence farm on Locust Ridge 12 This was a predominantly Pentecostal area located north of the Greenbrier Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains Music played an important role in her early life She was brought up in the Church of God Cleveland Tennessee 13 in a congregation her grandfather Jake Robert Owens pastored Her earliest public performances were in the church beginning at age six At seven she started playing a homemade guitar When she was eight her uncle bought her first real guitar 14 15 Parton began performing as a child 16 singing on local radio and television programs in the East Tennessee area 17 By ten she was appearing on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR TV in Knoxville Tennessee At 13 she was recording the single Puppy Love on a small Louisiana label Goldband Records 18 and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry where she first met Johnny Cash who encouraged her to follow her own instincts regarding her career 19 After graduating from Sevier County High School in 1964 Parton moved to Nashville the next day 5 18 Her initial success came as a songwriter having signed with Combine Publishing shortly after her arrival 20 with her frequent songwriting partner her uncle Bill Owens she wrote several charting singles during this time including two Top 10 hits Bill Phillips s Put It Off Until Tomorrow 1966 and Skeeter Davis s Fuel to the Flame 1967 Her songs were recorded by many other artists during this period including Kitty Wells and Hank Williams Jr 21 She signed with Monument Records in 1965 at age 19 she initially was pitched as a bubblegum pop singer She released a string of singles but the only one that charted Happy Happy Birthday Baby did not crack the Billboard Hot 100 Although she expressed a desire to record country material Monument resisted thinking her unique high soprano voice was not suited to the genre After her composition Put It Off Until Tomorrow as recorded by Bill Phillips with Parton uncredited on harmony went to number six on the country chart in 1966 the label relented and allowed her to record country Her first country single Dumb Blonde composed by Curly Putman one of the few songs during this era that she recorded but did not write reached number 24 on the country chart in 1967 followed by Something Fishy which went to number 17 The two songs appeared on her first full length album Hello I m Dolly 22 Music career Edit1967 1975 Country music success Edit Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton in 1969 In 1967 musician and country music entertainer Porter Wagoner invited Parton to join his organization offering her a regular spot on his weekly syndicated television program The Porter Wagoner Show and in his road show As documented in her 1994 autobiography 23 initially much of Wagoner s audience was unhappy that Norma Jean the performer whom Parton had replaced had left the show and was reluctant to accept Parton sometimes chanting loudly for Norma Jean from the audience 24 With Wagoner s assistance however Parton was eventually accepted Wagoner convinced his label RCA Victor to sign her RCA decided to protect their investment by releasing her first single as a duet with Wagoner That song a remake of Tom Paxton s The Last Thing on My Mind released in late 1967 reached the country Top 10 in January 1968 launching a six year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top 10 singles for the pair 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 chart hit reaching number 17 For the next two years none of her solo efforts even In the Good Old Days When Times Were Bad which later became a standard were as successful as her duets with Wagoner The duo was named Vocal Group of the Year in 1968 by the Country Music Association but Parton s solo records were continually ignored Wagoner had a significant financial stake in her future as of 1969 he was her co producer and owned nearly half of Owe Par 25 the publishing company Parton had founded with Bill Owens By 1970 both Parton and Wagoner had grown frustrated by her lack of solo chart success Wagoner persuaded Parton to record Jimmie Rodgers Mule Skinner Blues a gimmick that worked The record shot to number three followed closely in February 1971 by her first number one single Joshua For the next two years she had numerous solo hits including her signature song Coat of 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 26 Although her solo singles and the Wagoner duets were successful her biggest hit of this period was Jolene Released in late 1973 it topped the country chart in February 1974 and reached the lower regions of the Hot 100 it eventually also charted in the U K reaching number seven in 1976 representing Parton s first U K success Parton who had always envisioned a solo career made the decision to leave Wagoner s organization the pair performed their last duet concert in April 1974 and she stopped appearing on his TV show in mid 1974 although they remained affiliated He helped produce her records through 1975 23 The pair continued to release duet albums their final release being 1975 s Say Forever You ll Be Mine 27 In 1974 her song I Will Always Love You written about her professional break from Wagoner went to number one on the country chart Around the same time Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song Parton was interested until Presley s manager Colonel Tom Parker told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song recorded by Presley 28 Parton refused That decision has been credited with helping to make her many millions of dollars in royalties from the song over the years Parton had three solo singles reach number one on the country chart in 1974 Jolene I Will Always Love You and Love Is Like a Butterfly as well as the duet with Porter Wagoner Please Don t Stop Loving Me In a 2019 episode of the Sky Arts music series Brian Johnson A Life on the Road Parton described finding old cassette tapes and realizing that she had composed both Jolene and I Will Always Love You in the same songwriting session telling Johnson Buddy that was a good night Parton again topped the singles chart in 1975 with The Bargain Store 29 1976 1986 Pop transition Edit Parton in 1977 Between 1974 and 1980 Parton had a series of country hits with eight singles reaching number one Her influence on pop culture is reflected by the many performers covering her songs including mainstream and crossover artists such as Olivia Newton John Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt 23 Parton began to embark on a high profile crossover campaign attempting to aim her music in a more mainstream direction and increase her visibility outside of the confines of country music In 1976 she began working closely with Sandy Gallin who served as her personal manager for the next 25 years With her 1976 album All I Can Do which she co produced with Porter Wagoner Parton began taking more of an active role in production and began specifically aiming her music in a more mainstream pop direction Her first entirely self produced effort New Harvest First Gathering 1977 highlighted her pop sensibilities both in terms of choice of songs the album contained covers of the pop and R amp B classics My Girl and Higher and Higher and production 30 Though the album was well received and topped the U S country albums chart neither it nor its single Light of a Clear Blue Morning made much of an impression on the pop charts After New Harvest s disappointing crossover performance Parton turned to high profile pop producer Gary Klein for her next album The result 1977 s Here You Come Again became her first million seller topping the country album chart and reaching number 20 on the pop chart The Barry Mann Cynthia Weil penned title track topped the country singles chart and became Parton s first Top 10 single on the pop chart no 3 A second single the double A sided Two Doors Down It s All Wrong But It s All Right topped the country chart and crossed over to the pop Top 20 For the remainder of the 1970s and into the early 1980s many of her subsequent singles moved up on both charts simultaneously Her albums during this period were developed specifically for pop crossover success 31 With Carol Burnett 1979 In 1978 Parton won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her Here You Come Again album She continued to have hits with Heartbreaker 1978 Baby I m Burning 1979 and You re the Only One 1979 all of which charted in the pop Top 40 and topped the country chart Sweet Summer Lovin 1979 became the first Parton single in two years to not top the country chart though it did reach the Top 10 During this period her visibility continued to increase with multiple television appearances A highly publicized candid interview on a Barbara Walters Special in 1977 timed to coincide with Here You Come Again s release was followed by appearances in 1978 on Cher s ABC television special and her own joint special with Carol Burnett on CBS Dolly amp Carol in Nashville Parton served as one of three co hosts along with Roy Clark and Glen Campbell on the CBS special Fifty Years of Country Music In 1979 Parton hosted the NBC special The Seventies An Explosion of Country Music performed live at the Ford Theatre in Washington D C and whose audience included President Jimmy Carter Her commercial success grew in 1980 with three consecutive country chart number one hits the Donna Summer written Starting Over Again Old Flames Can t Hold a Candle to You and 9 to 5 which topped the country and pop charts in early 1981 23 She had another Top 10 single that year with Making Plans a single released from a 1980 album with Porter Wagoner 32 released as part of a lawsuit settlement between the pair Dolly Parton holding a baby in Honolulu Hawaii 1983 The theme song to the 1980 feature film 9 to 5 in which she starred along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin not only reached number one on the country chart in February 1981 it reached number one on the pop and the adult contemporary charts giving her a triple number one hit Parton became one of the few female country singers to have a number one single on the country and pop charts simultaneously It also received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song Her singles continued to appear consistently in the country Top 10 Between 1981 and 1985 she had twelve Top 10 hits half of them hit number one She continued to make inroads on the pop chart as well A re recorded version of I Will Always Love You from the feature film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 scraped the Top 50 that year and her duet with Kenny Rogers Islands in the Stream written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb spent two weeks at number one in 1983 23 In the mid 1980s her record sales were 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 reaching the country Top 10 Tennessee Homesick Blues and Think About Love reached number one Real Love also reached number one on the country chart and became a modest crossover hit However RCA Records did not renew her contract after it expired in 1986 and she signed with Columbia Records in 1987 23 1987 2005 Country and bluegrass period Edit Along with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt she released Trio 1987 to critical acclaim The album revitalized Parton s music career spending five weeks at number one on Billboard s Country Albums chart and also reached the Top 10 on Billboard s Top 200 Albums chart It sold several million copies and produced four Top 10 country hits 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 a Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year After a further attempt at pop success with Rainbow 1987 including the single The River Unbroken it ended up a commercial let down causing Parton to focus on recording country material White Limozeen 1989 produced two number one hits in Why d You Come in Here Lookin Like That and Yellow Roses Although Parton s career appeared to be revived it was actually just a brief revival before contemporary country music came in the early 1990s and moved most veteran artists off the charts 23 Dolly Parton at a recording session c 1989 A duet with Ricky Van Shelton Rockin Years 1991 reached number one though Parton s greatest commercial fortune of the decade came when Whitney Houston recorded I Will Always Love You for the soundtrack of the feature film The Bodyguard 1992 Both the single and the album were massively successful Parton s soundtrack album from the 1992 film Straight Talk however was less successful But her 1993 album Slow Dancing with the Moon won critical acclaim and did well on the charts reaching number four on the country albums chart and number 16 on the Billboard 200 album chart She recorded The Day I Fall in Love as a duet with James Ingram for the feature film Beethoven s 2nd 1993 The 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 at the awards telecast Similar to her earlier collaborative album with Harris and Ronstadt Parton released Honky Tonk Angels in the fall of 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette 33 It was certified as a gold album by the Recording Industry Association of America and helped revive both Wynette and Lynn s careers Also in 1994 Parton contributed the song You Gotta Be My Baby to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot Country produced by the Red Hot Organization 34 A live acoustic album Heartsongs Live from Home featuring stripped down versions of some of her hits as well as some traditional songs was released in late 1994 35 Parton s recorded music during the mid to late 1990s remained steady and somewhat eclectic Her 1995 re recording of I Will Always Love You performed as a duet with Vince Gill from her album Something Special won the Country Music Association s Vocal Event of the Year Award The following year Treasures an album of covers of 1960s 70s hits was released and featured a diverse collection of material including songs by Mac Davis Pete Seeger Kris Kristofferson Cat Stevens and Neil Young Her recording of Stevens Peace Train was later re mixed and released as a dance single reaching Billboard sdance singles chart Her 1998 country rock album Hungry Again was made up entirely of her own compositions Although neither of the album s two singles Why Don t More Women Sing Honky Tonk Songs and Salt in my Tears charted videos for both songs received significant airplay on CMT A second and more contemporary collaboration with Harris and Ronstadt Trio II was released in early 1999 Its cover of Neil Young s song After the Gold Rush won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Parton also was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 33 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 its cover of Collective Soul s Shine winning a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance The third Halos amp Horns 2002 included a bluegrass version of the Led Zeppelin song Stairway to Heaven In 2005 she released Those Were The Days consisting of her interpretations of hits from the folk rock era of the late 1960s and early 1970s including Imagine Where Do the Children Play Crimson and Clover and Where Have All the Flowers Gone 33 2005 present Touring and holiday album Edit source source source source source source source source source source Dolly Parton introducing Coat of Many Colors in 2009 Parton earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for Travelin Thru which she wrote specifically for the feature film Transamerica 2005 Due to the song s and film s acceptance of a transgender woman Parton received death threats 36 She returned to number one on the country chart later in 2005 by lending her distinctive harmonies to the Brad Paisley ballad When I Get Where I m Going 33 In September 2007 Parton released her first single from her own record company Dolly Records titled Better Get to Livin which eventually peaked at number 48 on Billboard s Hot Country Songs chart It was followed by the studio album Backwoods Barbie which was released on February 26 2008 and reached number two on the country chart The album s debut at number 17 on the all genre Billboard 200 albums chart was the highest in her career 37 Backwoods Barbie produced four additional singles including the title track written as part of her score for 9 to 5 The Musical an adaptation of her feature film After the death of Michael Jackson whom Parton knew personally she released a video in which she somberly told of her feelings on Jackson and his death 38 39 Parton at the Grand Ole Opry in 2005 On October 27 2009 Parton released a four CD box set Dolly which featured 99 songs and spanned most of her career 40 She released her second live DVD and album Live From London in October 2009 which was filmed during her sold out 2008 concerts at London s The O2 Arena On August 10 2010 with longtime friend Billy Ray Cyrus Parton released the album Brother Clyde Parton is featured on The Right Time which she co wrote with Cyrus and Morris Joseph Tancredi On January 6 2011 Parton announced that her new album would be titled Better Day In February 2011 she announced that she would embark on the Better Day World Tour on July 17 2011 with shows in northern Europe and the U S 41 The album s lead off single Together You and I was released on May 23 2011 and Better Day was released on June 28 2011 42 In 2011 Parton voiced the character Dolly Gnome in the animated film Gnomeo amp Juliet On February 11 2012 after the sudden death of Whitney Houston Parton stated Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart Whitney I will always love you You will be missed 43 In 2013 Parton joined Lulu Roman for a re recording of I Will Always Love You for Roman s album At Last 44 In 2013 Parton and Kenny Rogers reunited for the title song of his album You Can t Make Old Friends For their performance they were nominated at the 2014 Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Country Duo Group Performance 45 In 2014 Parton embarked on the Blue Smoke World Tour in support of her 42nd studio album Blue Smoke 46 The album was first released in Australia and 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 the United States on May 13 and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart making it her first Top 10 album and her highest charting solo album ever it also reached the number two on the U S 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 performing songs such as Jolene 9 to 5 and Coat of Many Colors to a crowd of more than 180 000 47 On March 6 2016 Parton announced that she would be embarking on a tour in support of her new album Pure amp Simple The tour was one of Parton s biggest tours within the United States in more than 25 years 48 Sixty four dates were planned in the United States and Canada visiting the most requested markets missed on previous tours 49 Parton performing at the Thompson Boling Arena in Knoxville Tennessee In the fall of 2016 she released Jolene as a single with the a cappella group Pentatonix and performed on The Voice with Pentatonix and Miley Cyrus in November 2016 50 Also in 2016 Parton was one of thirty artists to perform on Forever Country a mash up of the songs Take Me Home Country Roads On the Road Again and her own I Will Always Love You The song celebrates fifty years of the CMA Awards 51 At the ceremony itself Parton was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award which was presented by Lily Tomlin and preceded by a tribute featuring Jennifer Nettles Pentatonix Reba McEntire Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride In 2017 Parton appeared on Rainbow the third studio album by Kesha performing a duet of Old Flames Can t Hold a Candle to You The track had been co written by Kesha s mother Pebe Sebert It was previously a hit for Parton and was included on her 1980 album Dolly Dolly Dolly She also co wrote and provided featuring vocals on the song Rainbowland on Younger Now the sixth album by her goddaughter Miley Cyrus On June 25 2019 The New York Times Magazine listed Parton as one of the hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire 52 In July 2019 Parton made an unannounced appearance at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island and performed several songs accompanied by the Highwomen and Linda Perry 53 In 2020 Parton received worldwide attention after posting four pictures in which she showed how she would present herself on the social media platforms LinkedIn Facebook Instagram and Twitter The original post on Instagram 54 went viral after celebrities posted their own versions of the so called Dolly Parton challenge on social media On April 10 2020 Parton re released 93 songs from six of her classic albums Little Sparrow Halos amp Horns For God and Country Better Day Those Were The Days and Live and Well are all available for online listening 55 On May 27 2020 Parton released a brand new song called When Life Is Good Again This song was released to help keep the spirits up of those affected by the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic Parton also released a music video for When Life Is Good Again which premiered on Time 100 talks on May 28 2020 56 In August 2020 Parton announced plans to release her first holiday album in 30 years A Holly Dolly Christmas in October 2020 57 On December 6 CBS aired a Christmas special A Holly Dolly Christmas where Parton performed songs from her album 58 59 In October 2022 Parton stated in an interview that she would no longer tour but would continue to play live shows occasionally 60 Public image EditParton had turned down several offers to pose nude for Playboy magazine but did appear on the cover of the October 1978 issue wearing a Playboy bunny outfit complete with ears the issue featured Lawrence Grobel s extensive and candid interview with Parton representing one of her earliest high profile interviews with the mainstream press The association of breasts with Parton s public image is illustrated in the naming of Dolly the sheep after her since the sheep was cloned from a cell taken from an adult ewe s mammary gland 61 62 In Mobile Alabama the General W K Wilson Jr Bridge is commonly called the Dolly Parton Bridge due to its arches resembling her bust 63 The thickened appearance of the turret frontal armor of the T 72A main battle tank led to the unofficial Army nickname Dolly Parton 64 and later the T 72BI s got the Super Dolly Parton nickname 65 Parton is known for having undergone considerable plastic surgery 66 67 On a 2003 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show Winfrey asked what kind of cosmetic surgery Parton had undergone Parton replied that cosmetic surgery was imperative in keeping with her famous image episode needed Parton has repeatedly joked about her physical image and surgeries saying It takes a lot of money to look this cheap 68 Her breasts have garnered her mentions in several 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 George Jones and Merle Haggard and Make Me Proud by Drake featuring Nicki Minaj 69 When asked about future plastic surgeries she famously said If I see something sagging bagging or dragging I ll get it nipped tucked or sucked 70 Parton s feminine escapism is acknowledged in her words Womanhood was a difficult thing to get a grip on in those hills unless you were a man 71 Artistry EditInfluences Edit Parton though influenced by big name stars often credits much of her inspiration to her family and community On her own mother Parton in her 2020 book Songteller My Life in Lyrics wrote So it was just natural for my mom to always be singing My mother had that old timey voice and she used to sing all these songs that were brought over from the Old World They were English Irish Welsh folk songs where people tell stories Parton calls her mother s voice haunting Lord you would feel it she wrote 72 Her biggest influence however was her Aunt Dorothy Jo People often ask me who my influences were they think I m going to say some big names and there were a few stars I was impressed with But my hero was my aunt Dorothy Jo Mama s baby sister She was not only an evangelist she played banjo she played guitar and she wrote some great songs 72 Of course fellow singers also had an impact on Parton describing George Jones as her all time favorite singer 73 and recognizing her love for other artists such as Kitty Wells Roy Acuff and Rose Maddox 74 75 Musicianship Edit Though unable to read sheet music Parton can play many instruments including the dulcimer autoharp banjo guitar electric guitar fiddle piano recorder and the saxophone 76 Reflecting on her multi instrumental abilities Parton said I play some of everything I ain t that good at none of it but I try to sell it I really try to lay into it 77 Parton has also used her fingernails as an instrument most evident on her 1980 song 9 to 5 which she derived the beat for from clacking her nails together while backstage on the set of the film of the same name 78 Other ventures EditIn 1998 Nashville Business ranked her the wealthiest country music star 79 As of 2017 update her net worth is estimated at 500 million 80 Songwriting Edit Parton is a prolific songwriter having begun by writing country music songs with strong elements of folk music based on her upbringing in humble mountain surroundings and reflecting her family s Christian background Her songs Coat of Many Colors I Will Always Love You and Jolene among others have become classics On November 4 2003 Parton was honored as a BMI Icon at the 2003 BMI Country Awards 81 Parton has earned over 35 BMI Pop and Country Awards 82 In 2001 she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame 83 In a 2009 interview on CNN s Larry King Live she said she had written at least 3 000 songs having written seriously since the age of seven Parton also said she writes something every day be it a song or an idea 84 Parton s songwriting has been featured prominently in several films In addition to the title song for 9 to 5 she also recorded a second version of I Will Always Love You for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 The second version was a number one country hit and also reached number 53 on the pop charts I Will Always Love You has been covered by many country artists including Ronstadt on Prisoner In Disguise 1975 Kenny Rogers on Vote for Love 1996 and LeAnn Rimes on Unchained Melody The Early Years 1997 Whitney Houston performed it on The Bodyguard soundtrack and her version became the best selling hit both written and performed by a female vocalist with worldwide sales of over twelve million copies In addition the song has been translated into Italian and performed by the Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins 85 As a songwriter Parton has twice been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for 9 to 5 and Travelin Thru 2005 from the film Transamerica Travelin Thru won Best Original Song at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards It was also nominated for both the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award also known as the Critics Choice Awards for Best Song A cover of Love Is Like A Butterfly by Clare Torry was used as the theme music for the British TV show Butterflies 86 9 to 5 The Musical Edit Main article 9 to 5 musical Parton wrote the score and Patricia Resnick the book for 9 to 5 The Musical a musical theater adaptation of Parton s feature film 9 to 5 1980 The musical ran at the Ahmanson Theatre Los Angeles in late 2008 It opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in New York City on April 30 2009 to mixed reviews 87 The title track of her 2008 album Backwoods Barbie was written for the musical s character Doralee 88 Although her score as well as the musical debut of actress Allison Janney was praised the show struggled closing on September 6 2009 after 24 previews and 148 performances Parton received nominations for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics as well as a nomination for Tony Award for Best Original Score Developing the musical was not a quick process According to the public radio program Studio 360 October 29 2005 89 in October 2005 Parton was in the midst of composing the songs for a Broadway musical theater adaptation of the film In late June 2007 9 to 5 The Musical was read for industry presentations The readings starred Megan Hilty Allison Janney Stephanie J Block Bebe Neuwirth and Marc Kudisch 90 Ambassador Theatre Group announced a 2012 UK tour for Dolly Parton s 9 to 5 The Musical commencing at Manchester Opera House on October 12 2012 91 The Dollywood Company Edit Entrance to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge Parton invested much of her earnings into business ventures in her native East Tennessee notably Pigeon Forge She is a co owner of The Dollywood Company which operates the theme park Dollywood a former Silver Dollar City a dinner theater Dolly Parton s Stampede the waterpark Dollywood s Splash Country and the Dream More Resort and Spa all in Pigeon Forge Dollywood is the 24th most popular theme park in the United States with three million visitors per year 92 The Dolly Parton s Stampede business has venues in Branson Missouri and Myrtle Beach South Carolina A former location in Orlando Florida closed in January 2008 after the land and building were sold to a developer 93 Starting in June 2011 the Myrtle Beach location became Pirates Voyage Fun Feast and Adventure Parton appeared for the opening and the South Carolina General Assembly declared June 3 2011 as Dolly Parton Day 94 On January 19 2012 Parton s 66th birthday Gaylord Opryland and Dollywood announced plans to open a 50 million water and snow park a family friendly destination in Nashville that is open all year 95 On September 29 2012 Parton officially withdrew her support for the Nashville park due to the restructuring of Gaylord Entertainment Company after its merger with Marriott International 96 On June 12 2015 it was announced that the Dollywood Company had purchased the Lumberjack Feud Dinner Show in Pigeon Forge The show which opened in June 2011 was owned and operated by Rob Scheer until the close of the 2015 season The new renovated show by the Dollywood Company opened in 2016 97 Production work Edit Parton was a co owner of Sandollar Productions with Sandy Gallin her former manager A film and television production company it produced the documentary Common Threads Stories from the Quilt 1989 which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature the television series Babes 1990 91 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997 2003 and the 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 shows In a 2009 interview singer Connie Francis revealed that Dolly had been contacting her for years in an attempt to film the singer s life story Francis turned down Parton s offers as she was already in negotiations with singer Gloria Estefan to produce the film a collaboration now ended 98 After the retirement of her partner Sandy Gallin Parton briefly operated Dolly Parton s Southern Light Productions and in 2015 she announced her new production company would be called Dixie Pixie Productions and produce the movies of week in development with NBC Television and Magnolia Hill Productions 99 Acting career EditActing breakthrough Edit In addition to her performing appearances on The Porter Wagoner Show in the 1960s and into the 1970s her two self titled television variety shows in the 1970s and 1980s and on American Idol in 2008 and other guest appearances Parton has had television roles In 1979 she received an Emmy award nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Variety Program for her guest appearance in a Cher special 100 During the mid 1970s Parton wanted to expand her audience base Although her first attempt the television variety show Dolly 1976 77 had high ratings it lasted only one season with Parton requesting to be released from her contract because of the stress it was causing on her vocal cords she later tried a second television variety show also titled Dolly 1987 88 it too lasted only one season In her first feature film Parton portrayed a secretary in a leading role with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the comedy film 9 to 5 1980 The movie highlights discrimination against women in the workplace and created awareness of the National Association of Working Women 9 5 101 She received nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year Actress 14 102 Parton wrote and recorded the film s title song It received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Song and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 102 Released as a single the song won both the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and the Grammy Award for Best Country Song It also reached no 1 on the Hot 100 chart and it was no 78 on the AFI s 100 Years 100 Songs list released by the American Film Institute in 2004 9 to 5 became a major box office success grossing over 3 9 million its opening weekend and over 103 million worldwide Parton was named Top Female Box Office Star by the Motion Picture Herald in both 1981 and 1982 due to the film s success 103 In late 1981 Parton began filming her second film the musical film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 14 The film earned her a second nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 102 The film was greeted with positive critical reviews and became a commercial success earning over 69 million worldwide After a two year hiatus from films Parton was teamed with Sylvester Stallone for Rhinestone 1984 A comedy film about a country music star s efforts to mould an unknown into a music sensation the film was a critical and financial failure making just over 21 million on a 28 million budget Continued roles Edit In 1989 Parton returned to film acting in Steel Magnolias 1989 based on the play of the same name by Robert Harling The film was popular with critics and audiences grossing over 95 million inside the U S She starred in the television movies A Smoky Mountain Christmas 1986 Wild Texas Wind 1991 Unlikely Angel 1996 portraying an angel sent back to earth following a deadly car crash and Blue Valley Songbird 1999 where her character lives through her music Parton starred along with James Woods in Straight Talk 1992 which received mixed reviews and grossed a mild 21 million at the box office 104 Parton s 1987 variety show Dolly lasted only one season She made a cameo appearance as herself in The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 an adaptation of the long running TV sitcom of the same name 1962 71 14 Parton has done voice work for animation for television series playing herself in Alvin and the Chipmunks episode Urban Chipmunk 1983 and the character Katrina Eloise Murph Murphy Ms Frizzle s first cousin in The Magic School Bus episode The Family Holiday Special 1994 She also has guest starred in several sitcoms including a 1990 episode of Designing Women episode The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century as herself the guardian movie star of Charlene s baby 105 She made a guest appearance on Reba episode Reba s Rules of Real Estate portraying a real estate agency owner and on The Simpsons episode Sunday Cruddy Sunday 1999 She appeared as herself in 2000 on the Halloween episode of Bette Midler s short lived sitcom Bette and on episode 14 of Babes produced by Sandollar Productions Parton and Sandy Gallin s joint production company She made cameo appearances on the Disney Channel as Aunt Dolly visiting Hannah and her family in fellow Tennessean and real life goddaughter Miley Cyrus s series Hannah Montana episodes Good Golly Miss Dolly 2006 I Will Always Loathe You 2007 and Kiss It All Goodbye 2010 She was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 106 Parton appeared as an overprotective mother in the comedy Frank McKlusky C I 2002 She made a cameo appearance in the comedy film Miss Congeniality 2 Armed and Fabulous starring Sandra Bullock She was featured in The Book Lady 2008 a documentary about her campaign for children s literacy Parton expected to reprise her television role as Hannah s godmother in the musical comedy film Hannah Montana The Movie 2009 but the character was omitted from the screenplay 107 She had a voice role in the comedy family film Gnomeo amp Juliet 2011 a computer animated film with garden gnomes about William Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet Recent work Edit Parton co starred with Queen Latifah in the musical film Joyful Noise 2012 108 playing a choir director s widow who joins forces with Latifah s character a mother of two teens to save a small Georgia town s gospel choir 109 Dolly Parton s Coat of Many Colors a made for TV film based on Parton s song of the same name and featuring narration by Parton aired on NBC in December 2015 with child actress Alyvia Alyn Lind portraying the young Parton Parton also had a cameo in the sequel which aired in November 2016 110 In June 2018 Parton announced an eight part Netflix series featuring her music career 111 112 She is its executive producer and co star 113 The series called Dolly Parton s Heartstrings aired in November 2019 114 Parton is the subject of the NPR podcast Dolly Parton s America It is hosted by Jad Abumrad who also hosts Radiolab 115 In December 2019 the biographical documentary Here I Am was added to the catalog of the Netflix streaming service The documentary a co production of Netflix and the BBC takes its name from Parton s 1971 song In November 2020 Parton produced and starred in the Netflix musical film Dolly Parton s Christmas on the Square which won her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie 116 In November 2021 Parton was confirmed to be appearing in the final season of Grace and Frankie in a guest starring role reuniting with her 9 to 5 co stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda 117 In July 2022 Parton appeared as a simulation of herself on sci fi show The Orville in the episode Midnight Blue 118 In December 2022 Parton appeared in an NBC special titled Dolly Parton s Mountain Magic Christmas Personal life EditFamily Edit Parton is the fourth of 12 children Her siblings are Willadeene David Wilburn Coy Denver Robert Lee Stella Mae Cassie Nan Randel Huston deceased Larry Gerald deceased twins Floyd Estel deceased and Frieda Estelle and Rachel Ann 119 On May 30 1966 Parton and Carl Thomas Dean born July 20 1942 in Nashville Tennessee were married in Ringgold Georgia 120 121 Although Parton does not use Dean s surname professionally she has stated that her passport reads Dolly Parton Dean and that she sometimes uses Dean when signing contracts 122 Dean who is retired from running an asphalt road paving business in Nashville has always shunned publicity and rarely accompanies his wife to any events Parton has jokingly said he has only seen her perform once She also has said in interviews that although it appears they spend little time together it is simply that nobody sees him publicly She has commented on Dean s romantic side saying that he does spontaneous things to surprise her and sometimes even writes poems for her 123 In 2011 Parton said We re really very proud of our marriage It s the first for both of us And the last 124 On May 6 2016 Parton announced that she and her husband would renew their vows in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary later in the month 125 Parton and Dean helped raise several of Parton s younger siblings in Nashville leading her nieces and nephews to refer to them as Uncle Peepaw and Aunt Granny the latter a moniker that later lent its name to one of Parton s Dollywood restaurants Parton is the godmother of singer songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus 126 Philanthropy Edit Since the mid 1980s Parton has supported many charitable efforts particularly in the area of literacy primarily through her Dollywood Foundation Her literacy program Dolly Parton s Imagination Library 127 a part of the Dollywood Foundation mails one book per month to each enrolled child from the time of their birth until they enter kindergarten Currently over 1600 local communities provide the Imagination Library to almost 850 000 children each month across the U S Canada the UK Australia and the Republic of Ireland 127 In 2018 Parton was honored by the Library of Congress on account of the charity sending out its 100 millionth book 128 In 2006 Parton published a cookbook Dolly s Dixie Fixin s Love Laughter and Lots of Good Food 129 130 The Dollywood Foundation funded from Parton s profits has been noted for bringing jobs and tax revenues to a previously depressed region Parton also has worked to raise money for several other causes including the American Red Cross and HIV AIDS related charities 131 In December 2006 Parton pledged 500 000 toward a proposed 90 million hospital and cancer center to be constructed in Sevierville in the name of Robert F Thomas the physician who delivered her She announced a benefit concert to raise additional funds for the project The concert played to about 8 000 people 132 That same year Emmylou Harris and she had allowed their music to be used in a PETA ad campaign that encouraged pet owners to keep their dogs indoors rather than chained outside 133 With Tennessee Senator Bob Corker at the rededication ceremony for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in September 2009 In 2003 her efforts to preserve the bald eagle through the American Eagle Foundation s sanctuary at Dollywood earned her the Partnership Award from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service 134 Parton received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution at a ceremony in Nashville on November 8 2007 135 In February 2018 in honor of her father who never learned to read or write 136 she donated her 100 millionth free book a copy of Parton s children s picture book Coat of Many Colors It was donated to the Library of Congress in Washington D C 137 For her work in literacy Parton has received various awards including Association of American Publishers Honors Award 2000 Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval 2001 the first time the seal had been awarded to a person American Association of School Administrators Galaxy Award 2002 National State Teachers of the Year Chasing Rainbows Award 2002 and Parents as Teachers National Center Child and Family Advocacy Award 2003 On May 8 2009 Parton gave the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony for the University of Tennessee Knoxville s College of Arts and Sciences 138 During the ceremony she received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the university It was only the second honorary degree given by the university and in presenting the degree the university s Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said Because of her career not just as a musician and entertainer but for her role as a cultural ambassador philanthropist and lifelong advocate for education it is fitting that she be honored with an honorary degree from the flagship educational institution of her home state 139 In response to the 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires Parton was one of a number of country music artists who participated in a telethon to raise money for victims of the fires 140 This was held in Nashville on December 9 In addition Parton hosted her own telethon for the victims on December 13 141 and reportedly raised around 9 million 142 Her fund the My People Fund provided 1 000 a month for six months to over 900 families affected by the wildfires finally culminating with 5 000 to each home in the final month due to increased fundraising for a total of 10 000 per family 143 144 145 In 2018 the FBI honored Parton for her wildfire aid work awarding her the 2018 Director s Community Leadership Award at a ceremony at FBI Headquarters in Washington The honor was bestowed by Director Christopher Wray and was accepted on the Parton s behalf by David Dotson the CEO of the Dollywood Foundation 144 The impact of the fund s financial relief for the 2016 wildfire victims was studied by University of Tennessee College of Social Work professor Stacia West who examined the impact of cash transfers in poverty alleviation 146 West surveyed 100 recipients of the emergency relief funds in April 2017 on topics including questions on housing financial impact physical and emotional health and sources of support with a follow up survey conducted in December 2017 West found that the My People Fund in tandem with traditional disaster response gave families the ability to make decisions that were most beneficial to them and concluded that unconditional cash support may be more beneficial for disaster relief than conditional financial support 147 The report cited the impact of the monthly financial disbursements from the My People Fund on residents emergency savings Following the monthly disbursements of unconditional cash assistance participants were able to return to baseline financial stability reported prior to the wildfire and improve their ability to set aside savings for hypothetical future emergencies 148 Parton has been a generous donor to Vanderbilt University Medical Center VUMC Among her gifts was a contribution to the Monroe Carell Jr Children s Hospital at Vanderbilt Pediatric Cancer Program in honor of a friend Professor Naji Abumrad and her niece Hannah Dennison who was successfully treated for leukemia as a child at Children s Hospital 149 Vaccination Edit In response to the COVID 19 pandemic Parton donated 1 million towards research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and encouraged those who can afford it to make similar donations 150 She said I m a very proud girl today to know I had anything at all to do with something that s going to help us through this crazy pandemic 151 Her donation funded the critical early stages of development of the Moderna vaccine 152 In March 2021 Parton was vaccinated against COVID 19 at Vanderbilt University She labeled social media accounts of the occasion Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine 153 Parton strongly encouraged everyone to get vaccinated when eligible and performed a song celebrating her vaccination set to the tune of her song Jolene 154 155 The song included the lines Vaccine vaccine vaccine vaccine I m begging of you please don t hesitate Vaccine vaccine vaccine vaccine Cos once you re dead then that s a bit too late 156 Awards and honors EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by Dolly Parton President George W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush with the Kennedy Center honorees in the Blue Room of the White House during a 2006 reception From left singer songwriter William Smokey Robinson composer Andrew Lloyd Webber Dolly Parton film director Steven Spielberg and conductor Zubin Mehta Dolly Parton is one of the most honored female country performers of all time The Record Industry Association of America has certified 25 of her single or album releases as either Gold Record Platinum Record or Multi Platinum Record She has had 26 songs reach no 1 on the Billboard country charts a record for a female artist She has 42 career Top 10 country albums a record for any artist and 110 career charted singles over the past forty years 157 As of 2012 she had written more than 3 000 songs and sold more than 100 million records 158 As of 2021 she had appeared on the country music charts in each of seven decades the most of any artist 159 Dolly Parton has earned eleven Grammy Awards including her 2011 Lifetime Achievement Grammy and a total of fifty Grammy Award nominations the second most nominations of any female artist in the history of the prestigious awards 160 161 At the American Music Awards she has won three awards out of 18 nominations At the Country Music Association she has won ten awards out of 42 nominations At the Academy of Country Music she 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 Country Music Association s highest honor Entertainer of the Year 1978 She also has been nominated for two Academy Awards and a Tony Award She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her appearance in a 1978 Cher television special She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her music in 1984 located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood California a star on the Nashville StarWalk for Grammy winners 162 and a bronze sculpture on the courthouse lawn in Sevierville She has called that statue of herself in her hometown the greatest honor because it came from the people who knew her Parton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1969 and in 1986 was named one of Ms Magazine s Women of the Year In 1986 she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 163 164 In 1999 Parton received country music s highest honor an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame 165 She received an honorary doctorate degree from Carson Newman College Jefferson City Tennessee in 1990 166 This was followed by induction into the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001 167 In 2002 she ranked no 4 in CMT s 40 Greatest Women of Country Music Parton s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Parton was honored in 2003 with a tribute album called Just Because I m a Woman Songs of Dolly Parton The artists who recorded versions of Parton s songs included Melissa Etheridge I Will Always Love You Alison Krauss 9 to 5 Shania Twain Coat of Many Colors Meshell Ndegeocello Two Doors Down Norah Jones The Grass is Blue and Sinead O Connor Dagger Through the Heart Parton herself contributed a re recording of the title song originally the title song for her first RCA album in 1968 Parton was awarded the Living Legend Medal by the U S Library of Congress on April 14 2004 for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States 168 She is also the focus of a Library of Congress collection exploring the influences of country music on her life and career The collection contains images articles sheet music and more 169 In 2005 she was honored with the National Medal of Arts the highest honor given by the U S government for excellence in the arts The award is presented by the U S President On December 3 2006 Parton received the Kennedy Center Honors from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for her lifetime of contributions to the arts During the show some of country music s biggest names came to show their admiration Carrie Underwood performed Islands in the Stream with Rogers Parton s original duet partner Krauss performed Jolene and duetted Coat of Many Colors with Twain McEntire and Reese Witherspoon also came to pay tribute On November 16 2010 Parton accepted the Liseberg Applause Award the theme park industry s most prestigious honor on behalf of Dollywood theme park during a ceremony held at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 in Orlando Florida 170 In 2015 a newly discovered species of lichen found growing in the southern Appalachians was named Japewiella dollypartoniana in honor of Parton s music and her efforts to bring national and global attention to that region 171 In 2018 Parton received a second star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame inducted alongside Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris in recognition of their work as a trio 172 Parton was also recognized in the Guinness World Records 2018 Edition for holding records for the Most Decades with a Top 20 hit on Billboard s Hot Country Songs Chart and Most Hits on Billboard s Hot Country Songs Chart by a Female Artist 173 In 2020 Parton received a Grammy award for her collaboration with For King amp Country on their song God Only Knows 174 In 2021 she was included on the Time 100 Time s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world 175 Parton has turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice due to her husband s illness and the ongoing pandemic 176 In response to a 2021 proposal by the Tennessee legislature to erect a statue of Parton she released a statement asking the legislature to remove the bill from consideration saying Given all that is going on in the world I don t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time 177 In late 2022 Parton received a 100 million Courage and Civility Award from the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos According to Bezos the award was given to Parton because of her charity work focused on improving children s literacy around the world 178 Hall of Fame honors Edit During her career Parton has gained induction into numerous Halls of Fame Those honors include Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1986 179 Small Town of America Hall of Fame 1988 180 East Tennessee Hall of Fame 1988 181 Country Music Hall of Fame 1999 182 Songwriters Hall of Fame 2001 183 Junior Achievement of East Tennessee Business Hall of Fame 2003 184 The Americana Highway Hall of Fame 2006 185 Grammy Hall of Fame I Will Always Love You 1974 Recording 2007 186 Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Songwriter Category 2008 187 Gospel Music Hall of Fame 2009 188 Music City Walk of Fame 2009 189 Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame 2010 190 Grammy Hall of Fame Jolene 1974 Recording 2014 191 The National Hall of Fame for Mountain Artisans 2014 192 The Happiness Hall of Fame 2016 193 194 East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame 2019 Grammy Hall of Fame Coat of Many Colors 1971 Recording 2019 195 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022 In early 2022 she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 196 Parton initially declined the nomination believing that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was for the people in rock music 197 198 but after learning that this was not the case Parton said she would accept her induction if she were chosen for the honor 198 In May her induction was announced and finally on November 5 2022 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 199 200 Discography EditMain articles Dolly Parton albums discography and Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography See also Dolly Parton singles discography and List of songs recorded by Dolly Parton Studio albums Hello I m Dolly 1967 Just Between You and Me with Porter Wagoner 1968 Just Because I m a Woman 1968 Just the Two of Us with Porter Wagoner 1968 In the Good Old Days When Times Were Bad 1969 Always Always with Porter Wagoner 1969 My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy 1969 The Fairest of Them All 1970 Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca with Porter Wagoner 1970 Once More with Porter Wagoner 1970 Two of a Kind with Porter Wagoner 1971 The Golden Streets of Glory 1971 Joshua 1971 Coat of Many Colors 1971 The Right Combination Burning the Midnight Oil with Porter Wagoner 1972 Touch Your Woman 1972 Together Always with Porter Wagoner 1972 My Favorite Songwriter Porter Wagoner 1972 We Found It with Porter Wagoner 1973 My Tennessee Mountain Home 1973 Love and Music with Porter Wagoner 1973 Bubbling Over 1973 Jolene 1974 Porter n Dolly with Porter Wagoner 1974 Love Is Like a Butterfly 1974 The Bargain Store 1975 Say Forever You ll Be Mine with Porter Wagoner 1975 Dolly 1975 All I Can Do 1976 New Harvest First Gathering 1977 Here You Come Again 1977 Heartbreaker 1978 Great Balls of Fire 1979 Dolly Dolly Dolly 1980 Porter amp Dolly with Porter Wagoner 1980 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs 1980 Heartbreak Express 1982 Burlap amp Satin 1983 The Great Pretender 1984 Once Upon a Christmas with Kenny Rogers 1984 Real Love 1985 Trio with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt 1987 Rainbow 1987 White Limozeen 1989 Home for Christmas 1990 Eagle When She Flies 1991 Slow Dancing with the Moon 1993 Honky Tonk Angels with Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette 1993 Something Special 1995 Treasures 1996 Hungry Again 1998 Trio II with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt 1999 Precious Memories 1999 The Grass Is Blue 1999 Little Sparrow 2001 Halos amp Horns 2002 For God and Country 2003 Those Were the Days 2005 Backwoods Barbie 2008 Better Day 2011 Blue Smoke 2014 Pure amp Simple 2016 I Believe in You 2017 A Holly Dolly Christmas 2020 Run Rose Run 2022 Filmography EditMain article Dolly Parton filmography Theatrical releases 9 to 5 1980 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 Rhinestone 1984 Steel Magnolias 1989 Straight Talk 1992 Frank McKlusky C I 2002 Gnomeo amp Juliet 2011 Joyful Noise 2012 Published works EditParton Dolly 1979 Just the Way I Am Poetic Selections on Reasons to Live Reasons to Love and Reasons to Smile from the Songs of Dolly Parton Blue Mountain Press ISBN 978 0883960431 Parton Dolly October 1 1994 Dolly My Life and Other Unfinished Business HarperCollins ISBN 978 0060177201 Parton Dolly January 18 1996 Coat of Many Colors ISBN 978 0064434478 Parton Dolly 2006 Dolly s Dixie Fixin s Love Laughter and Lots of Good Food Viking Studio ISBN 9780670038145 Parton Dolly 2009 I Am a Rainbow G P Putnam s Sons ISBN 9780141330105 Dream More Celebrate the Dreamer in You Riverhead Books November 5 2013 ISBN 978 1594631313 Parton Dolly 2020 Dolly 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books She just donated her 100 millionth The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved March 4 2018 Parton Dolly 2006 Dolly s Dixie Fixin s Love Laughter and Lots of Good Food from My Tennessee Mountain Kitchen Viking Studio ISBN 978 0 670 03814 5 Retrieved December 13 2012 Dolly s Dixie Fixin s official website accessed April 21 2014 Dolly Parton Charity Work amp Causes Look to the Stars Retrieved June 14 2014 Parton Pledges 500 000 to Hospital Associated Press December 13 2006 Retrieved February 12 2012 Emmylou Harris and Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson support PETA Archived February 11 2006 at the Wayback Machine AdPunch January 24 2006 Dolly Parton American Eagle Foundation and Bald Eagle Challenger Help Open New Bald Eagle Refuge Exhibit at Smithsonian s National Zoo American Eagle Foundation July 2 2003 Archived from the original on July 14 2014 Retrieved July 14 2014 Ms Parton was given the U S Fish amp Wildlife Service Partnership Award in recognition of her outstanding support for Bald Eagle conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System Dolly Parton s Imagination Library Expands to United Kingdom Reuters December 4 2007 Archived from the original on July 15 2014 Retrieved July 14 2014 Dolly Parton Book Donation backstory Shutterbulky com February 5 2022 Beaumont Thomas Ben February 28 2018 Dolly Parton gives 100 millionth free book to children The Guardian Dolly Parton Presents Commencement Speech University of Tennessee at Knoxville 2009 Archived from the original on September 30 2009 UT Knoxville Awards Dolly Parton Honorary Doctorate University of Tennessee May 8 2009 Retrieved July 14 2014 Nashville TV station airing live star filled telethon for Gatlinburg victims The Tennessean Retrieved December 27 2016 Dolly Parton Is Hosting a Telethon to Help Tennessee Wildfire Victims Country Living December 5 2016 Retrieved December 27 2016 Dolly Parton telethon raises 9M for wildfire victims NBC News Retrieved December 27 2016 Knoepp Lilly December 24 2019 How Dolly Parton Gave 12 5 Million And Unprecedented Research To Sevier County Blue Ridge Public Radio Retrieved May 4 2022 a b Cole Devan May 6 2019 FBI honors Dolly Parton for work following Great Smoky Mountain wildfires CNN Retrieved May 4 2022 Flanagan Andrew May 8 2017 Dolly Parton Provides Fire Victims Shoulder To Lean On NPR Retrieved May 4 2022 Trieu Cat February 21 2019 Social worker faculty member looks to alleviate poverty through studies community work The UT Beacon Retrieved May 4 2022 WBIR November 27 2017 UT professor studying financial emotional impact of My People Fund WBIR Retrieved May 4 2022 Nelson Kristi L April 19 2018 Gatlinburg wildfire survivors found cash most helpful for recovery says UT report Knox News Retrieved May 4 2022 Dolly Parton Makes Generous Gift to Advance COVID 19 Research at Vanderbilt Coronavirus COVID 19 Information for Employees and Patients www vumc org Lee Murry April 1 2020 Dolly Parton announces 1 million donation to Vanderbilt for COVID 19 research WJHL Tri Cities News amp Weather Retrieved April 1 2020 Dolly Parton honoured and proud to help Covid 19 battle BBC News November 18 2020 Ives Mike March 2 2021 Dolly Parton who helped fund the Moderna vaccine gets a dose of her own medicine The New York Times Archived from the original on December 28 2021 Madani Doha March 2 2021 Dolly Parton gets Covid 19 vaccination jokes she got a dose of her own medicine NBC News Retrieved July 20 2021 Covid 19 Dolly Parton marks vaccination with Jolene rewrite BBC Porterfield Carlie Dolly Parton Gets The Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Her 1 Million Donation Helped Fund Forbes We re jabbing Covid vaccine song remakes from Bob Marley to Madness The Guardian Dolly Parton Billboard Retrieved June 1 2020 Dolly Parton talks dreams love plastic surgery Yahoo November 29 2012 Archived from the original on February 4 2013 Retrieved April 8 2022 Dolly Parton breaks 3 Guinness World Records See the list Today Retrieved December 17 2021 Lambert Miranda February 12 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award Dolly Parton Grammy Com The Recording Academy Retrieved December 6 2012 Dolly Parton Chart History Billboard Billboard Retrieved July 10 2015 Dolly Parton leaves prints at Star Walk The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino California February 17 1988 p A2 Archived from the original on January 22 2019 Retrieved January 21 2019 via Newspapers com Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nashvillesongwritersfoundation com s164288 gridserver com January 19 1946 Retrieved August 19 2016 The Telegraph Google News Archive Search November 14 2018 Archived from the original on November 14 2018 Retrieved December 11 2018 Dolly Parton The Gettysburg Times June 21 1999 Retrieved July 14 2014 Dolly with a doctorate degree Baptist college bestows award The Spokesman Review July 30 1990 Retrieved July 14 2014 Nelson Parton Warwick and Joel honored by songwriting Hall of Fame The Bryan Times Associated Press June 16 2001 Retrieved July 14 2014 Fischer Audrey May June 2004 Dolly Parton Living Legend Library of Congress Honors Famed Singer Songwriter Library of Congress Retrieved February 12 2012 About this Collection Dolly Parton and the Roots of Country Music Digital Collections Library of Congress Library of Congress Retrieved March 30 2019 Dollywood wins Applause award for theme parks News yahoo com November 16 2010 Archived from the original on January 18 2016 Retrieved August 19 2016 Allen Jessica L Lendemer James C 2015 Japewiella dollypartoniana a New Widespread Lichen in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern North America Castanea 80 1 59 65 doi 10 2179 14 036R2 ISSN 0008 7475 S2CID 85576896 Powerful Country Women Getting Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame Taste of Country Dumb Blonde Archives Morris Andrea January 27 2020 Dolly Parton and For King amp Country Take Home Grammy for God Only Knows CBN News Retrieved June 1 2020 O Connor Roisin September 16 2021 Miley Cyrus calls Dolly Parton a saintly even godlike figure for Time 100 list The Independent Retrieved November 10 2021 Samantha Kubota February 1 2021 Dolly Parton turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice TODAY com Payne Ed February 18 2021 Parton says no for now to statue at Tennessee Capitol WECT6 News Retrieved February 18 2021 Country star Dolly Parton gets 100m award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos BBC News November 14 2022 Retrieved November 14 2022 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Retrieved April 8 2016 Small Town of America Hall of Fame dollyparton com June 26 1988 Retrieved April 8 2016 East Tennessee Hall of Fame dollyparton com October 12 1988 Retrieved April 8 2016 Dolly Parton Inductee Country Music Hall of Fame Archived from the original on July 1 2014 Retrieved April 8 2016 Dolly Parton National Songwriters Hall of Fame Retrieved July 23 2018 JA East Business TN Hall of Fame Retrieved April 8 2016 Gordon Duane Year In Review 2006 Dollymania net Retrieved April 8 2016 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees Grammy org Archived from the original on June 26 2015 Retrieved April 8 2016 Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame 2008 Inductees Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Wilkes Heritage Museum Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Retrieved April 8 2016 GMA Hall of Fame Dolly Parton gmahalloffame org Archived from the original on February 26 2018 Retrieved April 8 2016 Music City Walk of Fame visitmusiccity com Retrieved April 8 2016 Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame Inductees Country Gospel Music Association Archived from the original on December 26 2016 Retrieved April 8 2016 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees Grammy org Archived from the original on June 26 2015 Retrieved April 8 2016 National Hall of Fame for Mountain Artisans dollyparton com April 5 2014 Retrieved April 8 2016 The Happiness Hall of Fame happinesshalloffame com Retrieved May 23 2016 Life Lessons from Dolly Parton on Beauty Marriage and Happiness O The Oprah Magazine Retrieved May 23 2016 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees Grammy org October 18 2010 Retrieved March 30 2021 Freeman Jon February 2 2022 Why Dolly Parton Damn Sure Belongs in the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Y all Rolling Stone Retrieved February 3 2022 Colarossi Natalie March 14 2022 Why Dolly Parton rejected Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination Newsweek Retrieved March 14 2022 a b Dreams do still come true in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson NPR org Retrieved April 29 2022 Arnold Chuck May 4 2022 Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame inducts Dolly Parton against her wishes New York Post Retrieved May 4 2022 Lydia Farthing November 9 2022 Dolly Parton Inducted Into Rock amp Roll Hall Of Fame musicrow Retrieved December 22 2022 Bibliography EditParton Dolly 1994 Dolly My Life And Other Unfinished Business HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 06 017720 1 Whitburn Joel 2005 Top Country Songs 1944 2005 Billboard Record Research Inc ISBN 978 0 89820 165 9 Further reading EditCash Johnny 1998 Cash The Autobiography ISBN 9780061013577 Miller Stephen 2008 Smart Blonde Dolly Parton Music Sales Group ISBN 978 0 85712 007 6 Nash Alanna 1978 Dolly Los Angeles California Reed Books ISBN 978 0 89169 523 3 Pasternak Judith Mahoney 1998 Dolly Parton Sterling Publishing ISBN 978 1 56799 557 2 Parton Dolly 2012 Dream More Celebrate the Dreamer in You Putnam Pub Group ISBN 9780399162480 Reporter Morley Safer June 7 2009 Dolly Parton The Real Queen Of All Media 60 Minutes CBS Archived from the original on May 17 2013 Retrieved November 22 2010 Smarsh Sarah October 2020 She Come by it Natural Dolly Parton and the Woman Who Lived Her Songs Scribner ISBN 978 1 9821 5728 9External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Dolly Parton Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dolly Parton Official website Dolly Parton at IMDb Dolly Parton Archived July 1 2014 at the Wayback Machine inductee page at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dolly Parton amp oldid 1131192341, wikipedia, 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