He is considered a musical legend
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American singer, songwriter, actress and producer Dolly Parton is turning 77 years old.
Parton was born on January 19, 1946 in Tennessee, United States. She is also a renowned writer and businesswoman. Considered as one of thes best country music singers.
He is one of the main artistic figures of this genre. For more than four decades, she has been recognized for her innovative side, particularly for her work from the 1970s and 1980s and for her distinctive voice; She is frequently referred to as “the Queen of Country.”
Parton rose to stardom in 1967when he joined the television program The Porter Wagoner Show, which was hosted by the musician Porter Wagoner.
They formed one of the most successful songwriting duos of the last century. As this duo began to disintegrate until their breakup in 1976, Parton solidified her solo career, marked by several critically acclaimed albums, including Jolene and All I Can Do, and iconic songs like “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love.” you».
But it was in 1977 when Parton achieved her first success within country pop, this thanks to her single: “Here You Come Again”which belonged to his album, which was called in the same way.
This album managed to sell more than a million copies, a figure that several of his following tapes reached.
New CD
The latest news about her is that she celebrated her birthday while announcing her new album, where she will sing with Cher and Paul McCartney.
It will be called Rock Star and will be published sometime this fall. He said said work would include versions of Prince, the rolling stones, led zeppelin, among others.
The singer said that planned to cover Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”whom he had asked to accompany him on the song.
Dolly Parton’s next work promises to be a tribute to rock music with the number of celebrities and legends that could collaborate with the artist, who in May of last year she was included in the Hall of Fame of this famous musical genre.
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