Dolly Parton's 76th Birthday Celebration - Music History Livestream

Jan 15, 2022  

(GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Event URL:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dolly-partons-76th-birthday-celebration-music-history-livestream-tickets-226788900707?aff=ebdssbonli
Cost:  Free

We invite you to come join us in celebrating country music legend and pop culture icon Dolly Parton's 76th birthday!

We'll learn about Dolly's inspiring life, listen to some of her best songs, and even see a few of her film and television clips.

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Parton's music includes gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist. She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. She has garnered ten Grammy Awards and 50 nominations.

In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You", "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred in films such as 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rhinestone, Steel Magnolias, Straight Talk and Joyful Noise.