DOLLY PARTON
DOLLY PARTON is the reigning queen of country music and an iconic songwriter, musician, actress and entrepreneur. In 1967 she became a star on Porter Wagoner’s syndicated TV show, winning two Country Music Association (CMA) Awards for Duo of the Year. As a solo artist she joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1969 and went on to win CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Honors two years in a row, and eventually Entertainer of the Year. Her first film was 9 to 5, which brought her an Academy Award nomination for the title song. She went on to star in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rhinestone, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk . She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and won countless awards, including eight CMA and seven Grammy Awards. She has taken more than 20 songs to No. 1, including the mega hit “I Will Always Love You.” In 1999, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006. She continues to tour extensively and release albums at a prolific rate, displaying her immense versatility in pop, country, bluegrass and blues. Dolly is also proud to be a successful author and creator of the Imagination Library, which provides books to pre-school children, and Dollywood, her theme park, flourishes in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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9 to 5
Marquis Theatre
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