Stella Parton
Stella Mae Parton, born May 4, 1949, in Sevierville, Tennessee, is an American
country singer and songwriter. Growing up as one of 12 children in a household
lacking running water and electricity, she began performing gospel music with
her siblings, releasing her first album, In the Garden, in 1967. After moving to
Washington, D.C., and later Nashville, she founded the label Soul, Country and
Blues and released her breakthrough album, I Want to Hold You in My Dreams
Tonight, in 1975. Its title track reached the country top 10, leading to a
contract with Elektra Records in 1976. O...
