Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Partonis an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 41 career top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career charted singles over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth19 January 1946
CitySevierville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
A lot of my own relatives didn't get to go to school because we were mountain people. You have to get out and work and help feed the family. My own dad couldn't read and write. And my dad was very proud of me.
I come from a family of 12, so I kind of got a little lost as a child.
I am confident that partnering my Dollywood Company with a great company like Gaylord will create something truly special.
George Jones was my all-time favorite singer and one of my favorite people in the world.
I love the energy of children. It makes me feel young. I'm just drawn to them. They're like magic to me. And they're drawn to me, the childlike part of me that never did grow up.
People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.
I always loved that old song 'Banks of the Ohio' - it was always such a man's song, so I've always wanted to record it.
I always think of myself as a working girl.
I always wanted to be loved.
I am a tender-hearted person, and I feel everything to the ninth degree.
I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy.
Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs an operation, somebody ain't got this, somebody ain't got that. Or to give the kids all a car when they graduate.
I love thinking, I love coming up with great ideas. I just get excited. Sometimes if I get a big idea, I'm just like a kid, like I've found a new toy.
I love traveling all over the world; but it's true: there's nothing like home.