Dolly’s hometown, Sevierville, Tennessee, honors her with the first Dolly Days. Many festivities were planned, including a Dolly Parade.

Porter Wagoner invites Dolly appear on hit syndicated television show, "The Porter Wagoner Show." Dolly performs Muleskinner Blues (video).

Dolly returns to Cas Walker's television show to perform her new single, "Dumb Blonde" alongside her Uncle Bill Owens.

Dolly Parton and her Uncle Bill Owens open Owe-Par Publishing Company allowing them to copyright their songs for themselves.

Dolly Parton marries Nashville, Tenn. native, Carl Dean on Memorial Day, May 30, 1966, in Ringgold, Georgia. She was 18 and he was 21.