Dolly Parton
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01/18/1946
Locust Ridge, TN |
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| Born in a one-room cabin in Tennessee; she was the fourth of twelve children. |
| Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001; received the Library of Congress Living Legend Award in 2004. |
| Ranked by Billboard Magazine as the no. 1 female country artist of all time. |
| Cowrote her earliest recorded song, "Puppy Love," which was released when she was still in her teens. |
| Wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" which topped music charts on three separate occasions: her recordings in 1973 and 1982; and Whitney Houston's recording in 1992. |
