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Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner's weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind", was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton's 1977 single "Here You Come Again" was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers "Islands in the Stream", both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings. Non-musical ventures include the creation of Dollywood, a theme park in the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee, and her efforts on behalf of childhood literacy, particularly her Imagination Library. She has composed over 3,000 songs, the best known of which include "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper for Parton, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors","9 to 5", and "My Tennessee Mountain Home". Parton is one of the most successful female country artists of all time, and with an estimated 100 million in record sales, she is also one of the best selling artists of all time in any genre. As an actress, she starred in the movies ''9 to 5'', ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'', ''Rhinestone'', ''Steel Magnolias'', ''Gnomeo & Juliet'', ''Straight Talk'', ''Unlikely Angel'', and ''Joyful Noise''.

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Better Day Album 2011-06-28 itunes amazon
The Essential Dolly Parton Compilation 2010 itunes amazon
Just Because I'm a Woman Album 2008-09-26 itunes amazon
The Tour Collection Compilation 2008-06-09 itunes amazon
Backwoods Barbie Album 2008-02-26 itunes amazon
The Very Best of Dolly Parton Compilation 2007-03-05 itunes amazon
All I Can Do / New Harvest...First… Album 2007 itunes amazon
Travelin' Thru Single 2006-02-18 itunes amazon
Those Were the Days Album 2005-10-11 itunes amazon
Collections Compilation 2005 itunes amazon
Best Of Compilation 2004 itunes amazon
The Collection Compilation 2004 itunes amazon
The Bluegrass Collection Compilation 2003-10-23 itunes amazon
Greatest Hits Compilation 2002-12-23 itunes amazon
RCA Country Legends Compilation 2002-02-19 itunes amazon
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