No Place Like Home
Growing up, Dolly was the fourth out of 12 children and she has since described her family as “dirt poor.” In Dolly’s early songs, “Coat of Many Colors” and “In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad),” she outlines her family’s poverty. Nonetheless, after her fame, she restored her old family home together with her brother, Bobby. Only this time around, they added electricity and plumbing.
No Place Like Home
A Bag Of Grain
Dolly Parton’s father did whatever he could to provide for his children. The clearest example of this was when Dolly was born. Her father traded a bag of grain with the doctor, ensuring that he would deliver his daughter. Now how’s that for a good ol’ country transaction?
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A Bag Of Grain
