PARTON’S FIRST AWARD

Dolly Parton is posing with Porter Wagoner, Roy Clark, and Merle Haggard at the 1970 Country Music Association Awards. That evening, the pair won the Vocal Duo of the Year award, and in 1968, the duo also won the Vocal Group of the Year.

That same year, they were nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for their song “Just Someone I Used to Know.”

Next: this was just the beginning for Dolly, and her star would only shine brighter.