Dolly Parton was raised in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee as the fourth of 12 children born to Robert “Lee” and Avie Lee Parton. In a 2000 interview with American Routes, Dolly spoke about her mother’s family and described them as being “very musical.”
Music was a major part of Dolly’s upbringing. She once explained, “I grew up singing in the church. My folks were always singing the old […] CONTINUE READING >>>