ShivamA singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, multi-instrumentalist, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, Dolly Parton does it all. But, there are many interesting and hidden aspects of her life that no one knows about. Did you know that she even tried to commit suicide? Probably not, this is just one of many. Let’s take a look at how this Tennessee girl, who came from an extremely poor family went on to become one of America’s living legends.
Birth
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in an extremely poor family. You can just imagine the condition in which she was brought up in, by the fact that she was the fourth child out of twelve. With her father being a construction worker and a farmer, he could only manage a single room cabin for his big family to live. Parton was a born artist and had started to perform in the church near her house in Sevierville, Tennessee. Born on January 19, 1946, seeing her talent her uncle gifted her a guitar when she was eight years old.