DOLLY’S WORLD

Country music legend Dolly Parton has a new Christmas album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard holiday album chart and a new book detailing her career as a songwriter. Here’s a look at Dolly’s life and times:

Jan. 19, 1946

Dolly Rebecca Parton is born in Pittman Center, Tennessee. 1951

Parton writes her first song, “Little Tiny Tassel Top.” 1956

Parton begins performing as a regular singer on “The Cas Walker Show” in Knoxville. 1957

Parton makes her first recording, “Puppy Love.” A single is released but does not chart. 1959

Parton gives her first performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. She's introduced by Johnny Cash and then performs his song, “You Gotta Be My Baby.” 1962

Parton and her uncle Bill Owens are signed to a major record contract. She records “It's Sure Gonna Hurt” — which she wrote with Owens — but the single fails to chart, and Mercury Records drops them. April 13, 1963

Parton sings six songs for an album called “Hits Made Famous by Country Queens.” 1965

Parton and Owens sign a contract with Monument Records. 1966

Singer Bill Phillips records two Parton- Owens songs and hits the top 10 with both.

Jan. 21, 1967

Parton first appears on the Billboard country charts with two singles: “Dumb Blonde” and “Something Fishy.” July 1967

Parton releases her first fulllength album, “Hello, I'm Dolly.” Sept. 5, 1967

Parton first appears on a weekly syndicated country music series, “The Porter Wagoner Show.” December 1967

Parton and Wagoner hit No. 7 on the Billboard country chart with a duet of “The Last Thing on My Mind.”

Jan. 15, 1968

Parton and Wagoner release their first duet album, “Just Between You and Me.” 1968

Parton's first solo single for RCA Records, “Just Because I'm a Woman,” is released. 1968

Parton and Wagoner win the Country Music Association award for Vocal Group of the Year. 1970

Parton's version of Jimmy Rodgers' “Mule Skinner Blues ( Blue Yodel No. 8)” reaches No. 3 on the Billboard country chart. 1971

Parton's solo single “Joshua” becomes her first No. 1 hit.

1974

Parton's “Jolene” hits No. 1 on the country chart and No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Parton's next four singles also reach No. 1 on the country chart: “I Will Always Love You,” “Please Don't Stop Loving Me” — a duet with Porter — “Love Is Like a Butterfly” and “The Bargain Store.” In April, Parton leaves the Porter Wagoner television and road show. 1975

Parton wins the CMA Female Vocalist of the Year award. Sept. 13, 1976

Parton's first TV show, “Dolly,” premieres in syndication.

Feb. 14, 1977

Parton releases her first selfproduced album, “New Harvest ... First Gathering.” The single “Here You Come Again” spends five weeks at No. 1 on the country chart and peaks at No. 3 on the pop chart. 1978

“New Harvest ... First Gathering” makes Parton the first female country artist to have an album sell 1 million copies. Parton wins her first Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female for her album “Here You Come Again.” Dec. 19, 1980

“9 to 5,” starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Parton, is released. Parton's work on the film earns three Golden Globe nominations plus an Academy Award nomination for the title song. 1981

The song “9 to 5” hits No. 1 on both the country and pop singles charts. Parton wins Grammy Awards for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female and Best Country Song. She also is named Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year. July 23, 1982

Parton stars in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” with Burt Reynolds. Her remake of “I Will Always Love You” for the soundtrack earns her a Grammy nomination.

Oct. 29, 1983

“Islands in the Stream,” a duet with Kenny Rogers and written by the Bee Gees, hits No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart. 1986

Parton is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

May 3, 1986

The Dollywood theme park opens near Parton's hometown in Tennessee. 1987

The album “Trio” with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt hits the Top 10 on the Billboard album chart. It wins a Grammy, ACM Album of the Year and CMA Top Vocal Event awards.

1991

The album “Eagle When She Flies” produces another No. 1 single: “Rockin' Years,” a duet with Ricky Van Shelton. 1992

Whitney Houston records Parton's “I Will Always Love You” for her film “The Bodyguard.” The single spends 14 weeks at No. 1. 1994

Parton releases her autobiography, “Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business.”

1999

Parton embarks on a series of bluegrass albums. The first, “The Grass Is Blue,” wins a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. 2002

“Little Sparrow” wins a Grammy for Best Country Female Vocal Performance.

April 13, 2004

Parton is awarded the Living Legend Medal from the Library of Congress. 2005

Parton's song “Travelin' Thru” for the movie “Transamerica” earns her another Academy Award nomination. 2016

Parton re- records “Jolene” with the a cappella group Pentatonix and appears on the TV show “The Voice” singing with her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus.