She Makes A Change
You could definitely say the pop music world’s huge loss was country music’s gigantic gain! After Dolly composed Bill Phillips’ biggest hit ever, she went on to sing some simple harmonies for him. This allowed her to transition from pop to country music. The first two country singles she released were huge hits!
On The Wagon
With her country music career blossoming, Parton was asked to appear on The Porter Wagoner Show. This performance is considered to be the launch point for Dolly’s flourishing career. Initially, her appearance was not a success and she was actually replaced with singer Norma Jean. However, the audience came to greatly prefer Dolly and were very vocal about it.