Dolly Parton

lt to find a country performer who

has moved from her country roots to

international fame more successfully

than Dolly Parton. Her autobiographical single

"Coat of Many Colours" shows the poverty of

growing up one of 12 children on a run-down

farm in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. At 12 years

old, she was appearing on Knoxville television;

at 13 she was recording on a small label and

appearing on the Grand Ole Opry.

Her 1967 hit "Dumb Blonde" (which she's

not) caught Porter Wagoner's ear, and he

hired Parton to appear on his television show,

where their duet numbers became famous
.
During the mid-'70s, she established herself as

a country superstar, crossing over into the pop

mainstream in the early '80s, when she

smoothed out the rough edges in her music and

began singing pop as well as country. In the

early '80s, she also began appearing in movies,

most notably the hit 9 to 5. Though her savvy

marketing, image manipulation - her big dumb

blond stage persona is an act - extracurricular

forays into film, and her flirtations with

country- pop have occasionally overshadowed

her music at her core Parton is a country gal

and a tremendously gifted singer/songwriter.

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