Dolly Parton moved to Nashville in 1964, ready to both write and sing songs . Though she had achieved some success in her hometown, she struggled in her early days in the city. She began to achieve success not long after a country singer recorded a version of a song she wrote.
Parton sang uncredited backing vocals on the song, which began to garner some interest for her. Dolly Parton’s uncredited vocals on 1 song brought her a lot of attention Parton and her uncle, Bill Owens, wrote songs together over the years. In 1966, country singer Bill Phillips recorded a version of their song “Put It Off Until Tomorrow.
” Parton sang harmony on the song, though her vocals went uncredited. When it entered the Top 10 on the country charts, though, people thought this was due to Parton’s voice. “That was really the catalyst for Dolly and the thing that brought her to everybody’s attention,” said Bob Beckham, the president of Combine Music, in the book Dolly by Alanna Nash.
While Parton’s record label initially wanted her to sing pop songs, they saw how well her voice went over with a country audience. “She convinced me to cut her country. I was strictly going along with her obviously heartfelt wishes,” said Fred Foster, the founder of Monument Records.
“Now there was momentum picking up for her somewhat, because she sang on ‘Put It Off Until Tomorrow.’ Grandpa Jones said one time you could put Dolly in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and she would come through. So the.
