A Lifetime of Good Dolly Parton made her way to the stage With her iconic big hair and bright glittery outfit all eyes were on her The crowd jumped to their feet to clap and cheer Dolly was about to accept the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award It honored her long music career and humanitarian work Dolly has been writing and singing hit songs for more than 60 years
Dolly received her lifetime achievement award in 2016
An Early Start Dolly was born on January 19 1946 in Locust Ridge Tennessee She was part of a big family with 12 children They all lived together in a small one bedroom cabin Her whole family shared a love of music Dolly started writing songs when she was five When she was eight Dolly got her first guitar from her uncle Bill k Dolly with her uncle Bill Owens
When she was 10 Dolly started performing on local television and radio shows
