Today is special!! On January 19, 1946, Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in Tennessee, America. Avie Lee Caroline and Robert Lee Parton Sr. were her parents, and together they produced 12 kids. They were a small-town Appalachian family. Even though there were financial difficulties in the family, Parton has said that her father was the brightest person she knew since he was a successful businessman. Parton has introduced to music at a young age thanks to her mother, who played the guitar and sang, as well as her own experiences singing in church. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZtyvGOgVaE