Dolly Parton, born January 19, 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee, the daughter of a tobacco farmer and his wife. Her grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher, and many of her singing was done in church. She married Carl Dean in 1966 in Ringgold, Georgia, two years after they met at a laundromat on her first day in Nashville. They celebrated 45 years of marriage in May 2011. She created Dollywood, a theme park in Tennessee's Smoky Mountains.
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Contains a lengthy history of the website itself, which has been online since 1998. It also has sections dedicated to Dolly's tours, past as well as future, when those are available, listings of her awards and nominations, discography, lyrics, and an archive full of articles about her.
http://www.dollyon-line.com/
The focus of this website is the entertainment portion of Dolly's life and includes her biography and awards she's won, news about her and her businesses, updates on upcoming tours, numerous photographs, and a fan section.
http://dollypartonmusic.net/
Dolly Parton's Official Website
The official Dolly Parton website has links and sections on all aspects of the star's life, including her recordings, Dollywood, her Splash Country water park, and the Imagination Library.
http://www.dollyparton.com/
Features information about and tickets for Dollywood. One may read about upcoming attractions at the theme park and the DreamMore Resort, new rides and attractions, and the opportunity to buy tickets and season passes online.
http://www.dollywood.com/
