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Dolly Parton is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with "Hello, I'm Dolly." With steady success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s.
Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well. Still, she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her label, Dolly Records. Parton's music has made her a Grammy Award winner nine times over, and she received 47 Grammy nominations. She has had 25 songs reach #1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (she's tied with Reba McEntire).
In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors," and "9 to 5." She is also among the few to have received at least one nomination from the Academy, Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred in films such as 9 to 5 and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, as well as Rhinestone, Steel Magnolias, Straight Talk, and Joyful Noise.
In November 2019, a Netflix original series premiered called "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings," which features Parton as co-star and executive producer. The eight-part series takes viewers through Parton's storied music career. Parton is also the subject of the popular NPR podcast "Dolly Parton's America."
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