DOLLY PARTON IN 250 WORDS (ish)
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Dolly Parton. But don't get too comfy, it is only 250 words (ish).
Dolly Parton in 250 words (ish)
Dolly Parton (b.1946) is an American singer-song writer known for country music. She is a multi-instrumentalist playing banjo, guitar, piano and harmonica. Parton has released a massive 50 studio albums, 6 live albums, 5 soundtrack albums and 154 singles. Dolly Parton has sold over 160 million albums and is the best-selling female country music artist of all time.
The studio album ‘Jolene’ contains two of Parton’s biggest hits ‘Jolene’ and ‘I Will Always Love You’. Released in 1974 it was Dolly’s thirteenth studio album. The latter being covered by Whitney Houston (for the film ‘The Bodyguard’) and Sarah Washington.
The song ‘9 to 5’ was written for the film of the same name in 1980 in which Dolly starred. It was also featured in the musical theatre version
of the film which features other Dolly Parton compositions. It premiered in Los Angeles in 2008 and is currently a hit in London’s West End.
Parton has collaborated with many artists including Kenny Rodgers with ‘Islands in the Stream’, Queen Latifah ‘He’s Everything’ and Willie Nelson ‘Everything’s Beautiful (in Its Own Way)’. During her career she has won over 150 awards including 39 BMI awards, 9 Country Music Association Awards, 11 Grammy Awards and 3 People’s Choice Awards. She also has her own theme park in Tennessee (Dollywood).
In 1986 The Dollywood Foundation
was created. This charity provides free books to children and gives scholarships to children. The foundation’s work still continues today and helps to provide support to people in America.
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