21 Fun Facts about Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton is the most celebrated female country performer of all time, pick up the May issue of Nashville Lifestyles for our exclusive interview.

by Nashville Lifestyles

May 4, 2014

5:00 AM

Number of songs written:

About 5,000 (according to Taste of Country)

A list of some of the people she's done duets with:

Brad Paisley, Willie Nelson, Porter Wagoner, Vince Gill, Queen Latifah

Where lucky fans got photos with Parton:

The first annual Country Music Fan Fair held at the Municipal Auditorium

January 21, 1967:

Parton made her first appearance on the Billboard country charts with two singles: “Dumb Blonde x93 and “Something Fishy. x93

The three most prominent female country music artists of 1972:

Lynn Anderson, Barbara Mandrell, and Dolly Parton (pictured with their names in the Walkway of Stars at the Country Music Hall of Fame)

Parton met former Beatle, Paul McCartney and his family:

Alongside Porter Wagoner backstage during the third annual Grand Masters Fiddling contest at Orpyland in 1974

Won Entertainer of the Year:

At the 12th annual CMA Awards in 1978

Number of Siblings - 11:

Stella Parton, Randy Parton, Rachel Dennison, Willadeene Parton, Cassie Nan Parton, Floyd Parton, Coy Denver Parton, Freida Estelle Parton, David Wilburn Parton, Robert Lee Parton, Jr., Larry Gerald Parton

Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame:

1986

How long Dollywood has been around:

Since 1986

How many people attend Dollywood each year:

About 2.5 million guests in a typical season

Debuts at the Grand Ole Opry:

1959 (this image is not from that performance)

Record label:

Dolly Records (past labels include RCA, Mercury, Warner Bros.)

Number of albums recorded:

50+ original albums; compilations, EP’s, and holiday albums bring the number up to 200+

Her net worth:

About $450 million

Number of books she's donated through Imagination Library:

45 million since she founded it in 1996

Honors:

Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Tennessee in humane and musical letters on May 8, 2009

Inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Hall of Fame:

2009

Number of shows/dates on her current Blue Smoke tour:

Random fact:

She’s the godmother of Miley Cyrus

With the release of Blue Smoke on May 13, Parton's discography count is now:

42 albums

Pick up the May issue of Nashville Lifestyles magazine for our exclusive interview with Dolly Parton.

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