By Apryl Lovera
10:35 AM PDT, June 6, 2024
Country legend Dolly Parton revolutionized the world of country music and beyond! The Tennessee entertainer earned a spot among the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2022. Now in 2024, ET takes a look at some iconic moments in Parton's life and career.
1965
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-73909160.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer Dolly Parton poses for a portrait in 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee.
1967
![Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Porter-Wagoner-Getty-74289543.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer Dolly Parton with her collaborator Porter Wagoner on the set of his TV show in 1967.
1970
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-74289535.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country star Dolly Parton's first solo hit song is Joshua in 1970.
1974
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-74289184.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton lands three more number 1 hit songs in 1974 like Jolene, Love Is Like a Butterfly and I Will Always Love you. Parton leaves The Porter Wagoner Show to pursue a solo career.
1975
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-74289947.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country superstar Dolly Parton poses for a portrait.
1975
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-515292860.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Singer Dolly Parton accepts the award as Female Vocalist of the Year during the CMA Awards on October 13.
1975
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-73998746.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer Dolly Parton performs in Los Angeles, California.
1976
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-84879971.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton performing onstage at the UK Country Music Festival.
1977
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-99740615.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Musician Dolly Parton attends at 4th Annual American Music Awards on January 31 in Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California.
1978
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-90879340.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Entertainer Dolly Parton with a horse during the Dolly Parton Concert after party at Studio 54 in New York City on May 22.
1978
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-953185402.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Singer Dolly Parton performing onstage at Day on the Green concert at Oakland Coliseum on May 28 in California.
1980
![Dolly Parton 9 to 5](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-159836102.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country star Dolly Parton in a scene from the film 9 to 5 on December 19.
1980
![Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Lily-Tomlind-Jane-Fonda-Getty-105326334.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
9-5 co-stars Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda on the red carpet at 9-5 New York City premiere after party at Luchows on December 14.
1984
![Dolly Parton Rhinestone](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-168583856.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer Dolly Parton stars in the Rhinestone film with Sylvester Stallone on June 22.
1984
![Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Sylvester-Stallone-Dolly-Parton-Getty-74718971.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Actors Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton receive their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.
1986
![Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Reba-McEntire-Getty-1238004838.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Singers Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire pose at The 60th Anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry special broadcast on November 21.
1987
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-831437484.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Dolly is an American variety show starring Dolly Parton on ABC from September 27, 1987 to May 7, 1988.
1987
![Oprah Winfrey and Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Oprah-Winfrey-Dolly-Parton-Getty-831437356.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey cozies up to Dolly Parton on Dolly show.
1987
![Dolly Parton and Hulk Hogan](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Hulk-Hogan-Getty-831437972.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Singer Dolly Parton marries wrestler Hulk Hogan in a wrestling ring on Dolly show during He's Got a Headlock on my Heart episode.
1987
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-831444020.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Host Dolly Parton gives a train tour of Dollywood on Dolly show in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The Dollywood theme park open the doors to the public in 1961.
1988
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-837272220.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Superstar Dolly Parton on set during Dolly variety show.
1989
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-457801772.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country star Dolly Parton during the musical performance on Saturday Night Live on April 15.
1990
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-882676238.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton getting ready to celebrate her birthday in January.
1990
![Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Kenny-Rogers-Getty-91141549.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Singers and friends Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers performing together on stage on January 1.
1990
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-480828406.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Musical guest Dolly Parton performs on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson on December 14.
1990
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-1394492729.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
American country star Dolly Parton receives an honorary doctorate by Carson-Newman College on October 21 in Jefferson City, Tennessee.
1991
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-950460292.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Musical guest Dolly Parton performing on The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago, Illinois on May 15.
1992
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-635887510.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country star Dolly Parton poses for a portrait in front of a Christmas tree during the holidays in Lake Tahoe, California on December 1.
1993
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-97529367.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Musician Dolly Parton celebrating at the Opening Weekend Celebration of Dollywood on April 24 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
1993
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-882667100.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country superstar Dolly Parton poses for a portrait with her guitar at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on January 1.
1994
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-75505280.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer and author Dolly Parton poses with her new book at the Borders Bookstore in Westwood, California on November 28.
1995
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-882666980.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton rides in the back of a convertible during the 10th Anniversary of her Dollywood theme park on April 1 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
1998
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-830071228.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country superstar Dolly Parton waves outside the Hard Rock Cafe in London, England while promoting her new album on September 18.
2000
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-482316610.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer Dolly Parton speaks during a luncheon address at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on March 23.
2001
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-2282206.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton arrives at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 32nd Annual Awards at Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City on June 14.
2001
![Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Reba-McEntire-Getty-2309931.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country star Dolly Parton visits backstage with Reba McEntire after seeing the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun at the Marquis Theater in New York City on June 15.
2002
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-566781843.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer Dolly Parton poses for photographers on October 8 at the Oxford Street HMV store in London, England.
2005
![Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Reba-McEntire-Getty-52203335.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Singers and friends Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire playing around on the set of The WB's Reba at 20th Century Fox Studios on February 15 in Los Angeles, California.
2007
![Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Miley-Cyrus-Getty-453300026.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Actress and singer Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton pose on the set of Hannah Montana.
2009
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-86307442.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Singer Dolly Parton on stage during curtain call at the opening of 9 to 5: The Musical on Broadway at the Marriott Marquis Theatre on April 30 in New York City.
2015
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-473019454.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country singer Dolly Parton performing Coat of Many Colors during the NBC Upfront Presentation on May 11.
2016
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-518982340.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Honoree Dolly Parton accepts the Tex Ritter Award onstage during the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2018
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-1069363094.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country star Dolly Parton all smiles at the premiere of Netflix's Dumplin' at the Chinese Theater on December 6 in Los Angeles, California.
2019
![Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Miley-Cyrus-Getty-1097608590.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Superstars Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus perform together onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10in Los Angeles, California.
2022
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2022-05/Dolly-Parton-Getty-1386382503_0.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
Country icon Dolly Parton performs on stage at ACL Live during Blockchain Creative Labs’ Dollyverse event at SXSW on March 12 in Austin, Texas.
2023
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2024-06/GettyImages-1813627362.jpeg?width=1024&quality=80)
The singer performs during the halftime show for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders game at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 23, 2023 in Arlington, Texas.
2024
![Dolly Parton](https://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/640xh/public/images/2024-06/GettyImages-2156369952.jpg?width=1024&quality=80)
The country music icon speaks onstage during the Kicking Off CMA Fest: A Special Conversation With Dolly Parton, hosted by ET's Rachel Smith, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 6, 2024.