Dolly Parton

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  • Born Dolly Rebecca Parton on 19 January 1946 in Tennessee, US.

  • Whitney Houston's version is famously a love song, but a myth claims Dolly Parton wrote it as a bitter goodbye to a lover. Parton actually wrote it as a heartfelt farewell to her business partner, Porter Wagoner.

  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1977
  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1978
  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1980
  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1982
  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1985
  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1986
  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1990
  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1992
  • Nominated for the Favourite Country Female Artist by American Music Award (AMA) in 1994
  • Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) in 2011
  • Awarded the Musicares Person Of The Year by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) in 2019

  • Had 1 US Chart Number 1.
  • Included in UK's Most Streamed Songs chart. For more details visit BBC.
  • Included in Johnnie's Jukebox chart. For more details visit BBC.