Today, Dolly Parton is one of the most successful singers in the world. But she had her fair share of struggles in her early career. As a teenager, she worked hard to get in the door of countless record labels. One finally gave her a shot. But after just one record, they decided to cut ties.
Dolly Parton signed with Tree Publishing as a songwriter
Parton’s Uncle Bill used to act as the “Jolene” singer’s manager. He and Parton knocked on doors all over Nashville. One day, the duo set their sights on Tree Publishing. Buddy Killen of Tree Publishing had off-handedly told Bill to stop by his office sometime, perhaps never thinking Bill would actually show up.
“He obviously didn’t know Uncle Bill,” Parton wrote in her 1994 memoir, Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “We walked into the outer office, with our guitars in tow,...
Dolly Parton signed with Tree Publishing as a songwriter
Parton’s Uncle Bill used to act as the “Jolene” singer’s manager. He and Parton knocked on doors all over Nashville. One day, the duo set their sights on Tree Publishing. Buddy Killen of Tree Publishing had off-handedly told Bill to stop by his office sometime, perhaps never thinking Bill would actually show up.
“He obviously didn’t know Uncle Bill,” Parton wrote in her 1994 memoir, Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business. “We walked into the outer office, with our guitars in tow,...
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In the summer of 1979, Conway Twitty earned his 22nd Number One hit with “I May Never Get to Heaven,” written by longtime friends Bill Anderson and Buddy Killen. Anderson had been enshrined in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame four years earlier, but has continued to have hits into the 21st century, including the multi-award-winning “Whiskey Lullaby,” written with Jon Randall. “I May Never Get to Heaven,” however, took a long, circuitous route to the top of the charts, yet along the way ended up being recorded by numerous artists — including the late Aretha Franklin,...
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