Stella Parton
Stella Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, United States on May 4th, 1949 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 75, Stella Parton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Stella Mae Parton (born May 4, 1949) is an American country singer and songwriter.
Parton is best known for a string of country singles from the mid- to late 1970s, with her most popular being 1975's "I Want to Hold You In My Dreams Tonight."
She is the younger sister of singer Dolly Parton and actress Rachel Dennison, as well as the older sister of singer Randy Parton and actress Rachel Dennison.
Early life
Stella Mae Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee. She is the sixth of 12 children born to Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) and Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921–2000). Dolly Parton is her elder sister by three years. Stella and Dolly appeared on a Knoxville television station when she was seven years old, and two years later, she debuted on radio. Stella and her sisters Willadeene and Cassie formed a group that performed gospel music and became well-known in East Tennessee during this period. She began writing songs during her high school years. Marvin Carroll Rauhuff was married right before her high school graduation in 1966. By this time, she had one son by this marriage.
Recording career
Parton released her first album, In the Garden, in 1967 (a gospel project with Willadeene, Cassie, and their mother). Shortly thereafter, she moved to Washington, D.C., and began performing at the Hillbilly Heaven club. She formed Soul, Country, and Blues in 1975, debuting in Nashville. I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight. Its title track was a huge national success, boosting to the top ten in the country. In 1976, she was granted a major-label contract with Elektra thanks to her achievement. Carmol Taylor's 1977 duet, "Neon Woman," was somewhat successful, and she had three top 20 hits between 1977 and 1978, including "The Danger of a Stranger," "Four Little Letters" and "Standard Lie Number One." In 1979, she had an additional top-40 hit with her sister Dolly's book "Steady as the Rain." Elektra's first three albums were released in 1979. Stella performed a song with Kin Vassey for the soundtrack of the film Rhinestone, in which Dolly appeared.
Despite the fact that her chart success faded, she continued to tour after leaving Elektra in 1980, including Accord/Townhouse and Airborne. She is currently with Raptor Records. She has released 22 albums and has had 28 charting singles to date.
Parton has released a DVD of Live in Nashville of video from a 1990 concert in Nashville retrieved from the Attic Entertainment archives. It's the first in a planned Vintage Collection Collection Collection Series.
Survivor, Parton's album, was released in 2019. Survivor has a cover version of "Wake Me Up" by Avicii and Parton's interpretation of Bob Seger's "Like a Rock" in addition to eight original songs.