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In 2001, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Songwriting Hall of Fame. Over the course of her career, Parton has written more than 700 songs. Among the biggest hits that she penned for herself are “Coat of Many Colors” (1971), “It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right” (1977) and “Two Doors Down (1977). “Jolene” (1974), which is arguably one of her biggest songs, went on to be covered by multiple artists including The White Stripes, the Pentatonix and Parton’s very own goddaughter, Miley Cyrus.
According to The Boot, Parton wrote a duet to sing with musician Willie Nelson called “Everything’s Beautiful (In Its Own Way). They recorded it, but it wasn’t released until 1982 on the The Winning Hand album, a compilation album by Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Brenda Lee.
One piece of trivia: many people think Parton wrote “Islands in the Stream”, her mega hit song with Kenny Rogers. In truth, it was written by the Bee Gees!
At the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards, the country icon was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media for her song “Girl in the Movies,” which she wrote with Linda Perry for the Netflix film, Dumplin’. The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 76th Golden Globe Awards.
Per the GRAMMY’s official website, Parton has been nominated for 49 GRAMMY Awards and has nine wins. Whew, what a career!
Written by: Nicki
