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  1. " I Will Always Love You " is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, [ 1] the country single was released in 1974.

  2. Oct 25, 2019 · Parton explained that she wrote the "I Will Always Love You" when she was on the verge of striking out on her own and leaving the Porter Wagoner Show, a process she described as emotional...

  3. Apr 6, 2020 · Dolly Parton wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" (later made popular again by Whitney Houston) in 1974. Here's the true meaning behind the iconic lyrics.

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  4. Mar 23, 2021 · Dolly Parton wrote ‘I Will Always Love Youfor Porter Wagoner because he wouldn’t listen to her Parton and Wagoner continued to fight. Parton couldn’t take it anymore.

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  5. Mar 14, 2024 · Who wrote 'I Will Always Love You'? Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Live) Country legend Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973, for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was separating professionally after seven years.

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  6. Mar 14, 2024 · Parton's gratitude to Port Wagoner, pictured together in 1968, inspired her to write I Will Always Love You. But by 1973, Parton wanted to make the stage and TV screens hers alone. "I had come to...

  7. This all went down in 1973, and the following year Parton and Wagoner formally announced their split after a seven-year partnership. Said Parton: "I wrote that song to say, 'Here's how I feel. I will always love you, but I have to go.'" >>. Suggestion credit: Alexander Baron - London, England.