Dolly Parton

About

Blonde, flamboyant country singer who released twenty-six #1 Billboard hits, including "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors," and "9 to 5."

Before fame

She grew up alongside eleven brothers and sisters in a one-room cabin in Appalachia, Tennessee; she learned to sing at church.

Trivia

She received the nickname The Queen of Country Music after releasing more #1 hits than any other country singer in U.S. history. She co-owned Dollywood, a huge theme park in Tennessee.

Family life

She married Carl Dean on May 30, 1966, after meeting him in a laundromat in 1964. She had 11 siblings. Her parents were named Robert Lee and Avie.

Associated with

She composed the hit song "I Will Always Love You," which Whitney Houston would later cover.

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