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My Take
Dolly Parton is, to my mind, the most underrated songwriter America has ever produced — underrated precisely because the rhinestones and the wigs make people underestimate her. Jolene and I Will Always Love You are masterclasses in economy: plainspoken, devastating, built to last centuries. What I admire most is the strategy underneath the warmth; she has controlled her catalog, her image, and her business with quiet brilliance for six decades while never losing the common touch. The wig is armor, the giggle is diplomacy, and behind both sits one of the sharpest creative minds in popular music.
Overview
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman. After achieving success as a songwriter for other artists, Parton's debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, was released in 1967, commencing a career spanning 60 years and 50 studio albums.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dolly Parton
- Name (Japanese)
- ドリー・パートン
- Reading
- どりー・ぱーとん
- Born
- January 19, 1946 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Pittman Center, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / country singer / actor / singer-songwriter / banjoist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2005 National Medal of Arts
- 2011 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1978 American Music Award for Favorite Country Album
- 1978 Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year
- 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- 1981 Grammy Award for Best Country Song
- 1981 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- 1985 Favorite Country Single
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | All I Can Do | — | |
| Notable work | I Will Always Love You | — | |
| Notable work | Jolene | — |
6. Links
Guitarist — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.