Although Dolly Parton handled all the vocals, the lyrics came from Wagoner. Mr. Grand Ole Opry wrote all 10 songs on My Favorite Songwriter, including “Lonely Comin’ Down”, “Do You Hear the Robins ...

For much of this album she’s on tantalising form, at her most compelling when these contradictions are given freest expression. “Can’t Be That Wrong”, full of faux-naif incredulity that the adulterous ...

Parton released seven singles before Hello, I’m Dolly hit record store shelves. The first six were non-album singles. Then, she chose “The Little Things” as the lead single from the album. All seven ...

On Jan. 4, 1969, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Parton’s Opry honor came after the musician released three albums in 1968: Just Because I’m a Woman, her second solo album (and ...

Before Dolly Parton was a country megastar, she grew up in a poor family in rural Tennessee. She wrote her first song at age 5 and played her first show at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry at 13. Her ...